The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-16
sooth Harrington

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found himself impelled in the direc-
ton Of correspondence, and presently
wrote q letter-not Q reply to his
Aunt Fanny.
Dear Lucy: No doubt you VIII b sur
pftDsd at bearing from mo 20 soon again.
to the one received from you since getdng
back to the old place. hsar you have
bsen making comments about me at the
theater, that some actor was more demo-
cratic In his manners than I am, which
DO not understand. You know my theory
Of life because I explained 1t to you on
our arst drive togsthsr. when told you
things feel Ike the way spoke to you
Of my theory Of life. I believe those who
are able should have Q true theory Of life.
ard I developed my theory Of life long.
long ago.
Wen. here ut smoking my faithful
bsiaf pips. INDUCING In the fragrance OF
NY tabae q look out on the campus
are different with me- from the way they
were way back In freshman year. ! can
~ now how boyish In many ways was
then. believe what has changsd me- -
much a. anything was my visit home at
the time I met you. 30 sit here with
my faithful beiar and dream the old
dram. over =, II v:ss. dreaming Mn Ct ,t =.
last night before We parted. and you told
me- the good news you were going to 1--we
thero, and would ind my friend waiting
for ne when I get homo next summer.
win b Glad my friend will b waiting
Ter me. am net capable OF friendship
except for the very few. and. looking back
WSsu I a asi & I could I' f.si . srsss
ffisndship for anybody-espscally girls.
Here In the Old place Do mot bstasvs In
6elng hail-felloW-Well.mot with eveey
Ten. DICK aad Harry Just because -
hAppono 10 b Q clas0mato any more than
Do It hons. whore have always oeen
careful who I was seen with. largely on
account Of the family. but also because
boeu to encourage real intimacy from but
Tie few.
From several letters from my mother.
and one from Aunt Fanny hear you are
seeing . good deal Of the family since I
lsft. hope sometimes you think OF the
member who = absent got . silver
frans for your paotoeraph IN New York:
Sas0 . AV9p - va AAsJ 0DDAs ~ - essS Sss.S
girls Photograph ever took the trouble
to havs framed, though. - told you
frankly, have had any numbse Of other
giris' photographs, yot al were only pa1B-
ing fanoaes, and oftsntimss I have quss-
t3eosd In years. past II was capable Of
much friendship toward the feminine se1.
which ! usually found shallow unttl eur
youf photograph I say to myself. AT
last. ct last hses = ens that win ast
provo shallow"
Trssnd, this u from your frisnd.
q. 4. u.
Gsoegs's andeipations were not dis
appointed. When h. came home in
June his friend was awaiting him; at
least shs was - pleased to ~ him
again that for Q few minutes aftse
their arst sneoantsf che was Q little
breathless and q great deal g3oWing.
and quiet withal
Lucy and her father weeo living Ut
the Ambsrson hotel. while Morgan ct
his small machine shops built b
western outskirt Of ths town; end
George gsumbled about tie shabbi.
mess and the old-fashioned loek q the
hotel. tho0gh Il was '.still the best In
the place. Of course" He rsmeo.
strated With his grandfather. dselar.
Ing that the who'll Andersen Estate
would b getting run down and out
at heel II tA1AsD weren't taken In
haAd pretty sooa." He Urged The
general need Of rebuilding. rsoovat.
Ing. vanishing and lawsuits. But IL
Major. declining to hear him out, In.
tesrupted Qussulously. saying that b
had enough b botAsf him without aAy
advice from 0eorss; and retired to
his library. going % far % 10 lock
the door audibly.
"sscond childhoodt" 0sorgs nut.
tered. shaking his had: and ~
thought sadly that the Major had not
long to live. However. this surmise
depressed him for only . moment o.
%. OF course people couldn't b a.
psctsd 10 live 6eesvsr. and II would
b Q good thing to have someone Ia
charge q The Estate who wouldn't
let II ct to looking 70 rusty that rifI.
ra6 dared to make fun Of II. For
George had lately undergone the an.
noyancs Of calling upon the Aortans,
In the rather stufy red vslours and
gilt parlor Of their apartment ct The
hotel. one evening when Nr. Fred.
srick Kinney also was q caller, and
NJ. Kinney had not been tactful. In
fact though b. adopted q humorous
tone Of voice In expressing sympathy
for people who, through the city's
poverty In hotels, were obliged to
stay at the Anderson. Mr.. Klnnsy's
lntention WAS Interpreted BY the
other visitor % not at oil humorous,
but On the contrary. personal and Of.
fensive.
George rose abruptly. his face the
color Of wrath. .0ood night, Miss
Morgan. Good night. NJ. Morgan. I
shall take pleasure 10 calling at some
other time when q more courteous
sort Of people may be present"