The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-11


Dear Lucy: No doubt you win be sur
prised at hearing from me SO soon again.
especially as this makes two In answer
to the one received from you since getting
back to the old place. / hear you have
been making comments about me at the
theater. that some actor was more demo-
cratic in his manners than am, which
do not understand. You know my theory
of life because / explained IL to you on
our first drive together, when l told you
/ would not talk to everybody about
things / feel like the way / spoke to you
OF my theory OF life. / believe those who
are able should have a true theory OF life,
and l developed my theory OF life long.
long ago.
Well here I SIT smoking my faithful
briar pipe. indulging in the fragrance OF
my tabac as l look out on the campus
from my many-paned window. and things
are different with me from the way they
were way back in freshman year. / can
sec now how boyish in many ways ! was
then. l believe what has changed me as
much as anything was my visit home at
the time l met you. So / sit here with
my faithful briar and dream the old
dreams over as II were, dreaming OF the
waltzes we waltzed together and of that
last night before we parted, and you told
me the good news you were going to live
there and l would find my friend waiting
for me when get home next summer.
/ will be glad my friend will be waiting
for me. l am not capable of friendship
except for the very few, and. looking back
over my life remember there were times
when 1 doubted II could feel a great
friendship for anybody-especially girls
Here in the old place / do not believe in
being hail-felow-well-met with every
Tom. Dick and Harry just because he
happens to be a classmate any more than
do at home. where l have always been
careful who / was seen with, largely on
account of the family. but also because
my disposition ever since my boyhood has
been to encourage real intimacy from but
the few.
From several letters from my mother,
and one from Aunt Fanny hear you are
seeing a good deal OF the family since 1
left. hope sometimes you think OF the
member who is absent. got silver
frame for your photograph In New York,
and keep it on my desk. Ii is the only
girls photograph l ever took the trouble
to have framed. though, as I told you
frankly. l have had any number OF other
girls photographs. yet all were only pass
ing fancies. and ottentimes have ques-
toned IA years past II / was capable of
much friendship toward the feminine sex,
which I usually found shallow until our
own friendship began. When I look ct
your photograph / say to myself. AT
last. at last here Is one that win not
prove shallow"
Friend. this is from your friend.
G. A. NJ.
Georges anticipatlons were not dis
appointed. When he came home In
June his friend was awaiting him: at
least she was so pleased TO see him
again that for a few minutes after
their first encounter she was little
breathless and a great deal glowing,
and quiet withal.
Lucy and her father were living at
the Anderson hotel. while Morgan got
his small machine shops built in a
western outskirt of the town; and
George grumbled about the shabbi-
ness and the old-fashiened look OF the
hotel, though II was "still the best in
the pace. of course" He remon-
strated with his grandfather. declar-
ing that the whole Anderson Estate
would be getting run down and out
at heel IL things weren't taken In
hand pretty soon." He urged the
general need of rebuilding, renovat-
ing, vanishing and lawsuits. But the
Major, declining to hear him out. in.
terrapted querulously, saying that he
had enough to bother him without any
advice from George; and retired to
his library, going so far as to lock
the door audibly.
Second childhood George NUT.
tered. shaking his head; and he
thought sadly that the Major had not
long to live. However, this surmise
depressed him for only a moment or
so. OF course people couldn't be ex.
pected to live forever. and II would
| charge of the Estate who wouldn't
let II get to looking so rusty that riff
raft dared TO make fan OF II. For
George had lately undergone the an
noyance of calling upon the Morgans
in the rather stuffy red velours and
gilt parior of their apartment at the
hotel. one evening when Mr.. Fred
erick Kinney also was a caller. and
Mr.. Kinney had not been tactful. In
fact, though he adopted a humorous
tone of voice In expressing sympathy
for people who. through the city's
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stay at the Anderson, Mr.. Kinney's
intention was interpreted by tn,
other visitor as not at all humorous
but, on the contrary, personal and of
fensive.
George rose abruptly, his face tn,
colof of wrath. Good night. Mis-:
Morgan. Good night, Mr.. Morgan.
shall take pleasure in calling at sons
other time when a more courteou.
sort Of people may be present"
"Look hereW the hot-headed FREQ
burst out. "Dont you try TO make m,
out a boor. George Minaferl i WASH
limiting anything at you; simply for
got all about your grandfather own
ing this old building. Don't you tr,
TO put me In the light of c boorl
won't"
But George walked out In the yer,
course of his vehement protest. anS
II was necessarily left unfinished.