The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25

know-it's just. underneath the one
you're masquerading in tonight. You
ought to have changed 1t more II you
wanted a disguise"
"Twenty yearsw said Mr. Kinney.
at makes some difference In faces,
but more in behaviorl"
at does !" his friend agreed with
explosive emphasis.
They sat and smoked.
However" Mr.. Morgan remarked
presently, II still dance like an In.
dian. Don't your"
"No. leave that to my boy Fred
He does the dancing for the family"
II suppose he's upstairs hard at
itr
"No, he's not here" Mr.. Kinney
glanced toward the open door and
lowered his voice. "He wouldn't come.
1t seems that a couple of years OF
20 ago he had a row with young
George Minafer. Fred was president
Of literary club they had, and he
said this George Minafer got himself
elected instead, In an overbearing
sort Of way. Fred's very bitter about
his row with George Aipafer. He
says he'd rather burn his foot on
than set 1t inside any Anderson house
or any place else where young Geor-
gle is."
"Do people like young Minafer gen.
erallyr
II don't know about generally I
guess he gets plenty of toadying; but
there's certainly lot Of people that
are glad to express their opinions
about him.
whats the matter with him7"
"Too much Anderson, 1 suppose,
for one thing. And for another, his
mother just fell down and worshiped
him from the day he was born. He
thinks he's little tin god on wheels
and honestly it makes some people
weak and sick just to think about
himl Yet that high-spirited, intellf-
gent woman, Isabel Anderson. actu-
ally sits and worships himl You can
hear 1t in her voice when she speaks
to him or speaks of him. You can see
1t in her eyes when she looks at him.
Ny Lordl What does she see when
she looks at him?"
Morgan's odd expression Of genial
apprehension deepened whimsically.
"she sees something that we don't
aee." he slid.
"What does she seer
"An angel"
Kinney laughed aloud. "Well, II
she sees an angel when she looks at
George Minafer she's a funnier wom-
an than I thought she wasi"
Perhaps she is," said Morgan. "But
that's what she sees"
only known him an hour or so. In
that time have you looked at George
and seen an angel7"
mo. All I saw was a remarkably
good-looking fool-boy with the pride
Of Satan and set of nice new draw
ing-room manners that he probably
couldn't use more than half an hour
at time without busting"
Then what"
Mothers are right" said Morgan.
Mothers see the angel in US because
the angel Is there. II it's shown to
the mother the son has got an angel
to show, hasn't he7 When a son cuts
somebody's throat the mother only
sees It's possible for misguided an
gel to act like a devil-and she's en-
tirely right about thatw
Kinney laughed and put his hand
on his friends shoulder. II remem-
Der what a fellow you always were
to argue" he said. "You mean Geor-
gle Minafer is as much of an angel
as any murderer Is, and that Georges
mother is always right"
I'm afraid she always has BEEN"
Morgan said lightly.
The friendly hand remained upon
his shoulder. "She was wrong once,
old fellow. At least, 20 1t seemed to
me-"
NO" said Morgan, q little awk-
wardly. NO
Kinney relieved tho slight embar.
rassment that had come upon both
Of them: he laughed again. "Wait till
you know young Georgie q little bet
ter" he said. Something tells me
you're going to change your mind
about having an angel to show, II you
see anything Of himl"
you mean beauty's in the eye Of
the beholder, and the angel is all In
the eye Of the mother. II you were
. painter, Fred, you'd paint mothers
With angels eyes holding imps in
their laps. Me. I'll stick to the old
masters and the cherubs"
Mr.. Kinney looked at him musingly.
Somebody's eyes must have been
pretty angelic" he said, ''if they've
been persuading you that George
Minafer Is a cherub I"
"They are" said Morgan heartily.
"Theyre more angelic than ever"
And as a new flourish Of music sound