The Ordway new era., 1919-12-26

wen survive, Georgie-you VIII. cs-
pec.ally. For my part I'm little too
old and too accustomed TO fall back
on somebody else for supplies to start
big fight with life: I'll be content
with just surviving, and can do 1t Oh
an undred-dollar-a-year con-
sulship. An ex-cOngressman can al
ways be pretty sure OF getting some
such job. and I hca- from Washing
ton the matters about settled. So
much for me! But you-of course
you've had poor training for making
your own way. but you're only boy
after all, and the stun of the old stock
is in you. It'll come out and do some
thing. I'll never forgive myself about
that deed: it would have given you
something substantial 10 start with.
Still. you have little tiny bit, and
you'll have little tiny salary. too !;
and of course your Aunt Fauny's here.
and she's got something YOU can fall
back on II you get too pinched. until l
can begin TO send you n dribble now
and then"
Georges little tiny Bit was six
hundred dollars which had come to
him from the sale of his mothers fur
niture; and the little tiny salary"
was eight dollars week which old
Frank Bronson was to pay him for
services rs a clerk and student-at-
law. George had accepted haushtily,
and thereby removed n burden from
his uncle's mind.
Anderson himself. however, had not
even "tiny bit;" though he got his
consular appointment. and to take him
to his post he found IL necessary to
borrow two hundred Of his nephew's
six hundred dollars. ut makes me
sick. George" he said. But I'd bet
ter get there and get that salary start
cd. OF course Eugene would do any
thing In the world, and the fact is he
wanted TO. but felt that-ah-under
the circumstance
Never - George exclaimed, growing
red. Il can't Imagine one of the fam
iIy-" He paused. not finding it
necessary to explain that 'the fam
lily" shouldn't turn q man from the
door and then accept favors from him.
Il wish you'd take more"
Anderson declined. lone thing I'll
say for you. young George: you have
Mt stincy bone in your body. That's
the Anderson stock in you-and l like
it,"
He added something to this praise
of his nephew on the day he left for
Washington. He was not TO return.
but to set forth from the capital on
the long journey TO his post George
went with him to the station, and
their farewell was heightened by the
trains being several minutes late
Il may not see you again, George" !"
ANDERSON said. and his voice was n
little husky as he set q kind hand on
the young mans shoulder. Its quite
probable that from this time on We'll
only know each other by letter-until
you're notified as my next of kin that
there's an old valise to be forwarded
TO You, and perhaps some dusty curios
from the consulate inantelpiece. Well.
it's an odd way for US to be saying
good bye: one wouldn't have thought
II, even a few years ago, but here We
are. two gentlemen OF elegant appear
ance in a state OF bustitude- We can't
ever tell what will happen at all, can
We! Life and money both behave Ike
loose quicksilver in a nest OF cracks
And when they're gone we can't tell
where-or what the devil We did with
'em But believe I'll say now-while
there isn't much time left for either
OF US TO get embarrassed about it-l
believe III say that I've always been
fond of You. We all spoiled you ter
rihly when you were little boy aad
let you grow up en- prince-and
must say you took TO it. But you've
received a pretty heavy Jolt, and /
had enough Of your disposition. myself,
at your age. TO understand little Of
what cocSsure youth has to 80 through
inside when il tnds that it can make
terrible mistakes Well. with my train
coming into the shed. you'll forgive
me for saying that there have beei,
times when l thought YOU ought to be
hansed-bu, I've always been fond
of you. and nov like you, And JUS
for last word; there may be some
body else in this town who's always
felt about you like thAt-fond Of YOU
l mean. no matter how much II seem
ed You ouSh; TO be h2nsst- Yo1 might
try Hello, l must run IN send
back the money IS fast as they pay
me-so, sood bye and God bless yoC-
Georsie.~
he passed through the gates waved
his hat ehee-ily from the other side
Of the iroa screen and Was lost frun
sight in the kurryine crowd And IS
he dissppezret- an pnexPected poisa-
ant loaelinsSs fen upon his nephew 80
heavily and 50 suddenly ths. he had
no energy 70 recoli frNou the shock 1;
seemed TO hin that the last fragDetl:
OF his familiar v7o-ii hxd disappeared
leaving hlza all alone forever
"a ~ .N.-.-a sh.ursr .h-.,,-.-s,