Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-11

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apartment building instead of these
houses"
"An apartment building! Here3"
eyes; that was my idea"
George struck his hands together de-
spafringly. can apartment house! Oh,
my Lord!"
Don't worry! Your grandfather
wouldn't listen to me, but he'll wish he
had, some day. He sticks it out that
apartment houses will never do in a
town of this type, and when pointed
out to him that dozen or so of 'em
already are doing, he claimed it was
lust the novelty, and that they'd all be
empty as soon as people got used to
'em. So he's putting up these houses"
'Is he getting misery in his old
age?"
"Hardlyi Look what he gave sgd
ney and AmeliaG'
II don't mean he's a miser, OF
course" said George. "But why on
earth didn't he sell something or other
rather than do a thing like thisY
"As a matter of fact" Anderson re-
turned coolly, 81 believe he has sold
something or other, from time to
| time"
81 suppose you're Joking-Or trying
to!"
'That's the best way to look at it"
ANDERSON said amiably. "Take the
whole thing as a joke-and in the
meantime, if you haven't had your
breakfast"
ST HAVEN'T"
."Then if 1 were you I'd go in and get
some. And"-paused, becoming seri-
GUS sand if 1 were you wouldn't
say anything to your grandfather
about this"
81 don't think could trust myself
to speak to him about il" said George
"I want to treat him respectfully, be-
cause he is my grandfather, but don't
believe could If talked to him about
such a thing as this"
And with gesture Of despair, plain
" signifying that all too soon after
leaving bright college years behind
him he had entered into the full
tragedy of life, George turned bitterly
upon his heel and went into the house
; for his breakfast.
! His uncle, with his head whimsically
upon one side, gazed after him not al
together unsympathetically. Being
philosopher he was not surprised, thai
afternoon, In the course Of drive ht
took in the old carriage with the Ma
jor, when George was encountered
upon the highway flashing along In hi
. runabout with Lucy beside him ant
: Pendennis doing better than three
minutes.
HE seems to have recovered" Am
berson remarked.
> 81 beg your pardon"
"Your grandson" Anderson ex
e planned. 'He was inclined to melan
U choly this morning, but seemed joll,
4 enough just now when they passes
= u.s."
"What was he melancholy about
Not getting remorseful about oil tn
: money he's spent at college, was he?
L The Major chuckIed feebly, but wit
sufficient grimness. Il wonder wha
L he thinks I'm made Of" he concludes
e ENORMOUSLY.
"Gold," his son suggested, addin
gently, land he's right about part o
you. father"
"What part2"
"Your heart"
The Major laughed ruefully. 81 sur
pose that may account for how heav
1t feels, sometimes, nowadays. Thi
town seems to be rolling right owe
that old heart you mentioned, Georg
rolling over it and burying it under
When / think Of those devilish work
men digging up my lawn, yelIin
around my house"
"Never mind, father. Don't think c
1t. When things are nuisance it's
good idea not to keep rememberin
EN-"
81 try not to-" the old gentlema
murmured. 81 try to keep remembeI
ing that / won't be remembering AM
thing very long" And, somehow col
WINGED that this thought was q mirtl
full one, he laughed loudly and slappe
. his knee. "Not so very long now, m
boyl' he chuckled, continuing to ecll
his own amusement. ''Not so veE
long. Not so very longI"
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