The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-12-26
CHAPTER xv-contInusd.


III
Tim not sure. George. When was
your age I was like you In many ways
especially In not being very cool.
headed, 80 can't say. Youth can't be
trusted for much, except asserting
itself and fighting and. making love-
"Indeedi- George snorted. MAY ]
ask what Won think I ought to have
doneT
Nothing"
'NothlngT" u~crge echoed, mock.
Ing bitterly. II suppose you think /
mean tn Let ny mothers good name"
"forr mothers good namew Am
bersor cut him Off impatiently. mo
bcd1 has good name In bad mouth.
NOBODY has a good name In a silly
north, either. Well. your mothers
mare was In some silly mouths, and
all you've done was to go and have
a soene with the worst old woman gos-
sip In the town--a scene that's going
to make her into a partisan against
yo4r mother, whereas she was mere
prattler before. Don't you suppose
she'll be all over town with this to-
morrow? And she'll see to 1t that
everybody who's limited anything
about poor Isabel will know that
you're on the warpath; and that will
put them on the defensive and make
them vicious. The story will grow as
1t spreads and"
George unfolded his arms to strike
bis right fist into his left palm. But
do you suppose I'm going to tolerate
such things?" he shouted. "What do
you suppose I'll be doingw
"You can do absolutely nothing"
said Anderson. Nothing of any use.
The more you do the more harm you'll
do"
"You1l seel I'm going to stop this
thing II have to force my way into
every house on National avenue and
Anderson boulevard"
His uncle laughed rather sourly but
made no other comment.
"Well. what do you propose to dor
George demanded. do you propose
TO sit there"
eyes"
and let this riffraff handy my
mothers good name back and forth
among them? Is that what you pro
pose to do2'
"Its all I can do" Anderson re
turned. 'Tt's ali any Of us can de
now: Just sit still and hope that the
thing may die down In time In spite
Of your stirring up that awful ole
woman"
George drew a long breath, then ad
vanced and stood close before hi,
uncle. "Didn't you understand m'
when told you that people are say
ing my mother means to marry thi!
manT
Eyes. understood you"
"You say that my going over ther'
has made matters worse" George wen
on. "How about 1t II such a--such III
Do you think that would make peopl
believe they'd been wrong In saying
you know what they cay"
"No," said ANDERSON deliberately
IT don't believe 1t would. But
wouldn't hurt Isabel and Eugene, 1
they never heard of 1t; and II they dit
hear Of It, then they could take thei
choice between placating gossip or iiv
ing for their own happiness. II the!
have decided to marry"
George almost staggered. Goo
heavenI" he gasped. "You speak Of l
calmlyw ~
Anderson looked up ut him inquir
tx.xI,, AyxyIx, ehn,,IInsk fhau vv,orru 4
they want tor he asked. tits thei
own affair. I don't see anything pre-
cisely lnonstrous about two people get
ting married when they're both FREE
and care about each other. What
the matter with their marrying7"
ut would be monstrous I" Georg
shouted "Monstrous even II this hor
rible thing hadn't happened, but nov
In the face Of this--oh, that you cal
sit there and even speak Of It'll You
own sisteri OH He became inco
hcrent. swinging away from Anderson
and making for the door, wildly ges
turing.
.For heavens sake don't be so the
atrical !" said his uncle. and then. see
ing that George was leaving the room
"Come back here. You mustn't speal
n your mother Of thisi"
sDon't tend to-" George said indis
tinctly, and he plunged into the bil
dimly lit hall. He went home and 60
hat and overccat without seein
either his mother or Fanny. Then h
left word that he would be out 70
dinner and hurried away from tn
house.
He walked the dark streets Of Am
berson addition for an hour, then wen
downtown and got coffee at a restau
rant. After that he walked through
the lighted parts Of the town until tel
o'clock, when he turned north ant
came back to the puriieus Of the Add
tion. He walked hercely. though hi
feet ached, but BY and By he turnet
homeward. and, when he reached thu
MAJORS, went in and sat upon tn
steps Of the huge stone veranda Il
front-an obscure figure IN that Ionell
land repellent pIacs. An lights wer'
ieut at the Maori and finally. aftel
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