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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-08-03
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vez de l'amarne Monteanxi, ror Que
m Eombre &c Ia aldea cue Sc llamaba
ell senior Director, venia periodjcamen
lie q revisar ma Ibreta que ME per-
tenecia.
POGO tempo despucs, el director de
II asiStonc!a declara que 70 era de-
masiado inteligente para guardian va
cas-, Y me env.an i Onzaun . apren-
der q cerrajero. Moses despues mu-
~rieron los que ne habian nutrido, Y
experiments gran d3lor, pues habian
eido buenoS conmigo, y NE dediqu6 al
trabajo sin descanso, hasta donlinar
IN oficio Y enconces NE traslade 4 Pa
ris con IA esperanto de e~sclarecer las
sombras que o~cu.tan mi n~acinaiento.
Y entire tanto, sonora, decidme 81 mi
madrc viva aim.
-iVive? iDios MIC. que feIiz soy!
IiYo saba bien que ella no habia nuer
to, lie he visto tantas veces en- mis- en-
SAC.4SS-
como me Ia figure? Alta, bella,
Distinguish, jovcn todavia, cor ojos
dulccS ytristes, y n iiadema lie
cabellos blancos....
-iAh, ella no es mas alta que vos!
Como 50 forma uno los ideales!
Entertainments. Muchas wees NE
he preguntado que razon tan imperio
sa Ia oblig6 abandonarme a Ia Asis-
~tencia. Pero jamas, os 10 juro, he
admitido. nj por un lnstante, Ia hipo-
tests de que ella tuvo Ia ~intencion de
deshacerse de mi. Por muy malos sen
~timientos seria inspirado 70 81 suposi-
clones tan afrantosas germInasen en-
mi cerebro.
Io pienso que Ia pobre mujer ha O.
brado. bajo el imperio de una dolorosa
necesidad. Y que un terrible drama Sc
ha d~esarrollado alrededor de mi cuna.
A veces me figure a mi madre bajo
los rasgos de una joyen hija de fani-
liza educada en- los austeros principles
de Ia religion ~cristiana, Y cuya mo
cencia cae en- las garras de IN indig-
no seductor; a veces, como I pobre
muier casada con TN hombre celoso y
brutal, y que escucha las proposicio-
mes del amante que ella adora.
70 imagine las torturas de este a.
nor disimulado hasta 10 ~inverosinil,
Y ell alumbramiento clandestIno y IA
~desaparici6n del nino, traza viva de
Ia falta
-Pero vos sonreis, 20 me equivo-
co, sin duda-
Mi buena madre empleada en- IN
restaurant? jEstais segura de clio?
Instrumentation no es Ia palabra,
estoy espantado. Es verdad que 20
no habia pensado jamas en- que pu~
desc ser una t~rabajadora; 20 IA vela
elegante, esbelta, 0 las manos hlan-
cas-.
En- mis- gustos, en- mis- ideas, hay
ciertas intuiciones ineNplicables; yo
!, me suponia venijo de mas alto origen.
Puede ser que nj nodriza sea Ia res
ponsabIe de estas ~quimeras; ella ME
repetia con f~recuencia, cue 20 debia
ser un hijo de ricos, porque me habia
recibido envuelto en- una mantllla de
ibatista ornada de valencianos. De /
mitaci6n sin duda. I'm Ell campo no
Sc conocen esas cosas!
-Afirmais vos que ESQ pasaba en-
.I167O: 70 soy del 81; Geste idilio ha
durado mas de dos amos?
-iApenas dos meses! 5Pero en-
, t~onces, mi padre?
Mi madre no 10 conocia? jQus
~pretendeis vos? 70 no os compren-
do. Continual. os 10 ruego, habeis
dicho ~desmasiado. para callar ahora,
-iEs possible, Dios MIC! Nj nadre
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A VERANEAR A GALVESTON

GALVESTON, Texas, Julio 81
P~rocedente de Houston, Texas, sc
~encuentra en- esta ciudad, a donde
Ia venido a pasar i corta tempo
rada de vacaciones de verano, Ell
senior G. Cara Martinez. comercian-
te mexicano radicado hace tempo
en- aquella poblaci5n del Estajo.
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isl 70 pienso con frecuencja en-
mi madre? Con dectr, seno-a, que
no ha pasado IN dia dssde que 20 ten
go Ia edad de Ia raz6n, sin cue haya
r-eflexionado en- los medios &c descu-
brir su retiro..... iEs tan triste
sentirse aislado, sin ningdn ser en- Ell
rundo que nos de 81 afecto! Cuando
por Ia ma1ana desciendo por Ia Gale
BeLeville : considero el hormiguero
de n~egociantes cue me rodean, tengo
~ccnc!encia de estar mas solo en- medic
de este mundo de genie, que I'm eXplo-
rador en- e. desierto. Els verdad que
hay muchos provincianos desorienta-
dos en- Paris, pero cllos han dejado 4
Ia sombra del campanario natal, pa
dres queridos cuya ternura nega hasta
ellos.
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fue ESQ = mi padre Ct huGsped an6-
nimO..-...
-Ciertamente 20 hubjera prefe-
rido ignorar esta ignominia, pero es-
toy muy leios de pensar que mi ma
Dire no mereczca alguna indulgencia.
Adivino cue no TODD ha sido rosado
en- su ~eXistencia, y que ha debido
expiar cruelmente su falta. La mi
seria ha debido ser su mas fiel COM
panera, Y HE eXplico que haya sido
forzada d abandonarme.
-....--
No, no soy el que debe juzgar
ST. conducts Y no rermito que Sc Ia
insulte en- mi presencia. ;Ah! o.
sois una amiga singular desde hace
media bora no cesais de oicmela como
Ia mas VII de las ~crituras. GQuien me
asegura, despu6s de TODD, que vos no
mentis? GPuede ser que persigais
algun objeto? y Il cuando vos no
hubierais hecho sino reproducir IL Yer
dad, 20 tendria razon en- ~rechazaros
porque Is a~bominable borrar una ma
Dire del espiritu de su hiio.
-Ltorais? ?. $500. Que tonic soy,
Mi madre! 70 Ia buscaba lejos, Y Ia
,r,-o I-f,--, Il, Nil Nh -arIE,
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No Gcudais a Ia ~asiste7cia de fal
q de discretion. 81 s~upieseis cuantos
falsos manejcs he tentado antes de ob
tener Ell mc7lor dato. 81 no hub!ese
usado del engano, 70 i~gnoraria aun
uuescra -existencia Solamente q fuer
"a de andar en- las oficiEas, he termi-
nado por encontrar un ujier, cue IS
el del pueblo donde 70 fui educado.
Sin saber NADIA, el ha ojeado mi pa
peleta Y me ha Gado copia de IA nota
escrita al margen con lapiz azul y di-
&c: Sonora VeEran. 20, Gale Legen-
DIRE, Sc iuteresa per Ia salud del nj
no, de- parta de su madre, cue reside
en- provincial. Sc puede i~nformarla,
en case de faIiecimicnto.
Esta prec;osa indication ME ha lie
gado aver: como 10 veis: no he per-
dido ell tempo.
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-iOh! Como Sc puede decir que
ma madre no Sc allegro de volver a
yer a su hijo? Cuando 70 lie olga 10
dispuesto que estoy a amarla, a vene-
rarIa q rodearla de respeto, estoy Sc
guro que ella me abriria los brazos.
-vos deseais que entire tanto os
cuente mi historic. Ella es muy SEN
ella. Hasta Ia edad de doce amos,
he sido educado en- una aldea, por una
familia de ~labradores. Y a pesar de no
haber conocido mas papas que las ga
Ilinas, de haber recibido mas cose-
chas cue besos, 20 no he Sido trata-
do NAL
Durante m1cho tempo crei que los
buenos aldeanos eran mis- padres, pc
70 un dia, en- Ia escuela, IN camara-
da Sc vengo de mi, ~tratandome de nj
nc encontrado. Todo e. dia ballaron
estas dos palabras en- mi cabeZa, sin
poder eXplicarme 81 sentido precise,
' en- Ia noche, al volver a casa, inte-
rrogu6 a Ia, madre Martina, Es YER
dad, me ha dicho ella, que til no eres
nuestro hijo, Y uuien te 10 ha dlcho
es un malvado. Pero que importa ESQ,
pues que nj madre Y 20 te queremos
mucho. Y ella me abrazo para con-
solarme.
\ Y entonces comprendi INA nultitud
de cosas cue me parecian obscuras;
Dor que 70 me llanaba Berthalin. en-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-08-03

-Serenaos, sonora, 20 SOY IN joven
honrado, y no tengo, ~creedmelo ningu
IA mala inte1cion. Fos adivinaiS Que
Is 10 cue ne trae aqui: 70 Sc cue vos
~conoc:steis q mi madre, Y 70 vengo a
rogaros que me ayld6is q en~contrar-
Ia
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fue ESQ = mi padre cI hu6sped an6-
nimO......
The Washington times., 1919-12-28

formal dancing in the big ballroom
atop their house, where so many
pleasant parties have been given since
they came to Washington.
At the Congressional Club there1l
be an informal reception during the
afternoon hours to which the men,
bers' friends have been invited, and
in the evening therell be a dance for
the club members, their sons and
daughters and enough young men to
ge round.
There is always an informal recep-
tion at the Washington Club on New
Year Day, and this year the newly
organized Women's City Club will
keep open house during the afternoon,
with officers OF the club on hand to
welcome the guests. A dance will
bring the days festivities to a close.
And I mustn't forget the cat home"
at All Souls Church, Fourteenth and
L streets. 1t has been arranged for
the various organizations connected
with the church to keep open house
in the parish hall on New Year after
noon from 4 to o'clock, and a cordial
invitation is extended to the church
members and their friends to drop in
during the afternoon. The pastor,
the trustees and the presidents of the
different church organizations will
receive. There will be music and re-
freshments and good fellowship will
be the order OF the day.
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May Return without
Secing the President.

1t seems not unlikely that Viscount
Grey. who is scheduled to return to
England during the early days of
January, will get away without ever
having called officially upon Presi-
dent Wilson. Meanwhile, there is a
continuous round of entertaining for
him. The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand gave a dinner for
him on Tuesday night; on Wednes-
day-Christmas eve-he was the
guest of honor at luncheon given
by the Belgian Ambassador and
baroness de Cartier, and last evening
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, chair
man of the Foreign Relations Com
mlttee of the Senate, and Mrs. Hitch
COCK had dinner party for him
The Lansings have already enter
tanned Lord Grey. This, however,
was earlier in the season when it was
hoped that the President would soon
De able to resume his official duties,
SO the dinner in his honor was her
aided as informal" and "unofficial."
mere seems to be a difference of
opinion as to whether Lord Grey is
coming back to Washington after his
VISIT home or whether he is bringing
MS mission here to a close His ap-
polntment to the post at Washington
was admittedly temporary and he ap-
pears In the diplomatic list as "am-
pasSaoor on special mission
Some people say that Viscount Grey
is only going home to give Mr.. IJov1
George some first hand information
on the actual state of mind of tho.
American people with regard to inter-
national RELATIONSHIPS a man who
has always had a sympathetic und.r-
standing of the American point of
v1ew-and that hen be back before
iohS: Others contend that he is
lea'lns Tor goOd-unless he should
come pack for a visit in a privat"
capacity Both factions hint that
they have their Information rrsf
hand and-well, at any rate the un
certainty leaves us with a fruitful
topic of conversation
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stfli q Far Cry
From Good Old Days.
Even so, II will be a far cry from
the good old days when the Presi-
dent received all and sundry at the
White House at noon, beginning with
the Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps and
so on down the line; when the Secre-
-tary OF State entertained the entire
diplomatic corps at breakfast; when
eyery Cabinet officers residence was
the scene of a big reception: when
every hostess with any pretense TO
place and position received during
the afternoon; when every pretty
eirl was asked to assist at one or
more tea parties and when every
bachelor buttoned himself into his
afternoon clothes or his uniform
the streets OF Washington were gay
With gold lace-and devoted the after
boon TO a round OF visits.
ii When President Wilson first came
70 the White House he did away with
that most picturesque and typical of
American institutions, the New Year
public reception. The war in Europe
made the diplomatic breakfast i'm
possible, since one-half of the corps
ras not speaking to the other half.
and our entrance into the conflict
put the quietus on Cabinet reception,
and other official and SENT official
functions.
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But, mercy. how do ramble. Mrs.
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Lansing will not be at home on New
Year afternoon-I can we'll believe
that breakfast for over a hundred
guests would be quite enough enter
tanning for one day. Mrs. GLASS is
away and will not be back until
January 3. Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Hous-
ton have decided against receiving on
January Indeed, Mrs. Baker and
Mrs. Daniels are apparently to have
the only Cabinet receptions of the
afternoon.
Mrs. Lane, in fact. will not observe
her afternoons at home at all this
year as her physician forbids her be-
ing much on her feet and one can't be
hostess at a big reception without
standing for hours. Mrs. Houston, au
contrarie, will receive on "Wednesday
afteroon, January Z. and will he at
home each Wednesday thereafter dur
ing the season. Mrs. Palmer and Mrs
Burleson also expect TO be at home on
wednesdays after the first of January,
The President and Mrs. Wilson sx-
pect to have Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs.
Sayre with them over the New Year
They were expected last night-,and
l presume they arrived-comine down
especially to help their father ceIe-
orate his sixty-third birthday today.
So great is the demand for tickets
for the New Year ball for Columbia
Hospital that Mrs Frank b. Freyer.
vice chairman of the ball committee,
has had to have a new supply printed.
And the boxes are entirely sold out.
Mrs. Lane, as chairman of the ball
committee, will be assisted in receive
ing by Mrs. Daniels. who will come
TO the ball from her own New Year.
reception during the afternoon: Mrs.
Henry b. Learned, president of the
women's board. Mrs. Frank S. Bright,
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count Grey: the Japanese Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Shidehara; the Italian Am
bassador, Baron AveZzana; the Peru
Wan Ambassador. Senior Pezet; DR..
Jacobo Varela. minister of Uruguay;
Prince Casimir Lubomirski, minister
Of Poland, ct al.
Moreover, several of these new
corners, notably Mr.. Shidehara, Baron
Avenzzana, with his charming Amer
lean wife, and Prince Lubomirski,
with Princess Lubomirska, were
guests of Secretary and Mrs. Lansing
last week at the first of their annual
series of dinners for the diplomats,
dinners which are quite as Official
in character as a function may be.
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sports; and at present the possib III
ties suggests range from Sir Robert
Borden, premier of Canada, to Si-
Auckland Geddes, brother of Sir Eric
Geddes. The two Geddeses are per-
haps the most amazingly versatile
young men in English public life to-
day and Sir Auckland would certain
ly find a warm welcome await.ng
him in Washington.
Sir William Tyrrell and Ronald
Campbell are, you know, to 60 ba TX
to England with Viscount Grey, and
the Henry Getty Chiltons are also
leaving, worse luck. Mr.. Chiffon, who
is first secretary of the embassy here,
is to be counselor at Rio de Janeiro,
and will start some time in January
for his new post. Mrs. Chiffon and
the children are to remain here until
spring with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lord O'Brien.
The Wilierts-Sir Arthur and Lady
| Willert-are going home il. March.
No, of course, they're not with the
embassy, but they've been so closely
affiliated with the embassy people
that l always think of them in that
connection. They are now in Ber-
muda on a months holiday. but are
coming back here before closing their
house and sailing for England. 1t
seems to be extremely doubtful
whether, once at home. they will
come to Washington again-and how
they will be missed here. Mr.. Casey
William Casey-is taking Sir Ar
thurs place here as Washington cor
respondent for the London Times. He
and Mrs. Casey have taken an apart
ment at the Altamont. They arc both
charming, are on excellent terms with
the embassy folk and have already
made many friends in Washington.
But, mercy. how / do ramble. Mrs.
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PURITAN MAIDS.
Miss Peggy Martin and -
Miss Betty Grove.

ago, but discontinued during the war.
Mr.. Butler always gets together a
group of the most distinguished men
in Washington, Cabinet officers, rank
ing officials, distinguished jurists,
scientific men, a sprinkling of army
and navy officers. a diplomat or two,
and so on. His guests look forward
to his New York breakfasts for one
year to another for there's always a
feast of reason and a flow of SOUL
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New Year Gayety
Of SuhAueA Kind.

For several years. in consequence,
there was little to distinguish New
ear Day from any other day. This
rms, however, the prospect looks
nrighter.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Saker viii keep open house in a more
OF less informal fashion. with the par
aceiar object of receiving the army
onicers on duty in Washington and
the vicinity.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be at home to society in
general and the navy in particular.
fhey viii have a number of pretty
girls to assist, a section of the Marine
Band will play. and there will be in
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Revtval of Diplomatic Breakfast
And Benefit Bali At Willard to
Feature Mezv Year Celebration
~ EAR SUSAN:

New Year Day apparently have of its radi
donal branc this The revival of that hmehonored func
the diplomatic breakfast after lapse of will
doubedy be the outstanding feature calendar
addition there will receptions the Cabinet homes
three big private receptions will
clubs will house. there be the big
brilliant ball at the Willard for the benefit of Columbia Hospital ball
in which official society is particularly interested.
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Mrs. Gist Blair plans
Holiday Breakfast.

Another particularly pleasant fea-
ture of New Year Day will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Gist Blair's breakfast at Grass
lands, the smartest of Washington's
country clubs. They will have per-
haps seventy-five or a hundred guests.
notably distinguished gathering:
and in entertaining thus they are re-
suming a custom interrupted by the
war.
The Washington times., 1919-12-28
Betting On Successor
Becomes Indoor Snort,

Bettng on who the next British
ambassador would be has long been
one OF our most interesting indoor
The Washington times., 1919-12-28

Charles Henry Butler will also give
one of his famous "Montsweag Farm
breakfasts, inaugurated many years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-09-30
GOT THE WRONG IMPRESSION sKLLFUL IN USE OF POISON
Grandfather Was Convinced His Pet
Had Joined the Church, and Re-
loiced Accordingly.

She is a newspaper woman and her
grandfather formerly was local
preacher of circuit fame. He is very
much interested in her religious state
and worries because she does not at
tend church every Sunday night
The other evening she went TO
church TO write story about the new
organ. the purchase of which had been
made possible by her stories in the pa
ner. So she took grandfather with her.
knowing that while he could NOT near
much of the services. still he would en-
Joy being in the church.
At the close of the sermon came a
sunrise for the newspaper woman,
THE minister announced: Miss D, who
wrote the stories which brought the
money for our organ. is with us to-
night and would like for her to come
nm in front so that all of US may see
her and shake her hand"
Grandfather saw his grandchild adj
vance to the front of the church and
also saw the people begin shaking her
hand. He had not heard word the
r0;nister had said, but still he had the
memory of camp meeting days TO in
form him of what was happening.
They convinced him that his grand
daughter had joined the church and
with handshaking the people were
welcoming her into the fold. So he
did his part. He rose TO his feet and
hogan shouting at the top of his voice.
indianapolis News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-09-30
South African 5ushmen Had Weapon
Which in Other Hands Might
Have Been lnvincble.

The buShmen, Africa's pygmies of
the South, who succumbed so quickly
to civilization, are becoming rarer
every day. Famine. wars and the white
mans encroachments have killed off
thousands.
The one great achievement of these
children of the woods is their skillful
use of poisons. In the hands of more
subtle people the poisoned arrow might
have been an invincible weapon. but
for the bushman it only delayed inev-
liable defeat.
The bushman's arrow is a toy of
light reed until he turns it into a
certain death dealer by covering the
tip with one of his favorite poisons
A certain caterpillar of the jungle, the
most ven0mous snakes and spiders,
poisonous roots and leaves all yield
their power to kill to the use of these
natives
Special men of the tribe prepare the
poisons for their purpose, usually heat
ing them in a dish before dipping the
dart into them. While waiting for their
poisonous brew to cook, athe poison con-
coctOrs dance about the fire in excite
ment at the coming hunt or combat
Skulking in GREATNESS silence upon an
imaginary enemy. they suddenly leap
up and discharge the fatal arrows
after which they shift easily to the
part of the victim, and writhe and
howl with all tho agony of tho hunfad
Exhaustion and the completion of the
poison put an end to this vivid re-
hearsal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-09-30
1t proves to be a happy
cotilIion for George and
Lucy.
(To BE CONTINUED
GETS WRONG VIEW OF LIFE
Person of Undecisive Character Can
Hardly Be Brought to See Things
in Right Light.

A person of undecisive character
wonders how all the embarraSSments
in the world happened to meet exactly
in his way, to place him just in that
one situation for which he is peculiarly
unadapted, but in which he is also will
ing to think no other man could have
acted with facility or confidence. In
capable of setting up a firm purpose
on the basis of things as they are. he is
often employed in vain speculations on
some different supposable state of
things, which would have saved him
from all this perpleXity and irresolu-
ton. He thinks what q determined
course he could have pursued if his
talents, his health his age, had been
different; If he had been acquainted
with some one person sooner: If his
friends were, in this or the other point.
different from what they are; or If
fortune had showered her faxors on
him. And he gives himself as much
license to complain as if all these adj
yantages had been among the rights of
his nativity, but refused. by malig-
nant or capricious fate. to his life
Rev. John Foster.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-09-30

Of only Mr.. Morgan and his daughter.
George went into the house at once.
He found his father reading the
evening paper in the library. "Where
are your mother and your Aunt Fam
N.Y." Mr.. Minafer inquired. not look
ing up.
They're coming" said his son; and
casting himself heavily into a chair.
stared at the fire.
His prediction was verified a few
moments later; the two ladies came
in cheerfully. christening their fur
cloaks. 'It's all right. George" said
Isabel. "Your Uncle George called to
US that Pendennis got home safely.
Put your shoes close to the fire, dear.
or else go and change them"
Look here" said George abruptly
How about this man Morgan and his
old sewing machine? Doesn't he want
to get grandfather to put money into
it? Isn't he trying to work Uncle
George for that? Isn't that what he's
up to-"
1t was Miss Fanny who responded.
''You little silly!' she cried, with sur
prising sharpness. what on earth
are you talking about? Eugene Nor
gan's perfectly able to finance his own
Inventors these days"
"He strikes me as that sort of
man." George answered doggedly.
Isn't he. father?'
Minafer set down his paper for the
moment HE was fairly wild young
fellow twenty years ago." he said,
glancing at his wife absently. He
was like you in one thing, George: he
spent too much money-only he didn't
have any mother to get money out of
grandfather for him. so he was usu-
ally in debt. But l believe I've heard
he's done fairly we'll of late years.
No, l can't say / think he's swim
dler, and / doubt if he needs anybody
elses money to back his horseless car
riage."
"WeH, what's he brought the old
thing here for, then? People that own
elephants don't take their elephants
around with 'em when they go visit
ing. What's he got it here fOr?"
"rm sure l don't know" said Mr..
Minafer, resuming his paper. you
might ask him.
Isabel laughed and patted her hus-
bands shoulder again. Aren't you
going to dress? Aren't we all going
to the dance?"