The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-13

WITHOUT any preliminary treaty.
had worn itself out and they forgot IT
The Major had taken great fame.
to her. insisting upon her presenc,
and her fathers at the ANDERSON fam
lily dinner at the Mansion every Sun
day evening. She knew how to fir
with old people, he said, as she sa
next him at the table on one of these
y Sunday occasions; and he had Away:
liked her father. even when Eugene
was terror long ago. "Oh, yes
he was" the Major laughed when She
demonstrated. "He came up here
with my son George and some Others
for serenade one night. and Eugene
stepped into bass fiddle, and the
poor musicians just gave upl Thai
serenade was just before Isabel was
married-and don't you fret, Miss
Lucy: your father remembers it well
enough The old gentleman burst
into laughter, and shook his finger al
Eugene across the table. "The fact
/ is, the Major went on hilariously, 81
believe If Eugene hadn't broken that
bass fiddle and given himself away
Isabel would never have taken vii.
bur! I shouldn't be surprised If that
was about all the reason that Wilbur
got her! What do pOu think, viii.
burr?
Il shouldn't be surprised" said viii
bur placidy. IF yOur notion is right
I'm glad Gene broke the fiddle. He
was giving me hard runl"
The Major always drank three
glasses of champagne at his Sunday
dinner, and he was finishing the third
"What do you say about it, Isabel?
BY Jove" be cried, pounding the
table, shes blushingi"
Eugene was as pink as Isabel, but
he laughed without any sign of embar
rassment O,ler than his. heightened
color. "Theres another importan
thing-that is, for me-" he said. 1T
the only thing that makes me forgiv,
that bass yiol for getting in my way.
what is it," the Major asked
"Lucy' said Morgan gently.
Isabel gave him a quick glance, al
warm approval and there was muir
muir of friendliness round the table.
Summer glided by evenly and quick
ly enough, for the most part, and a
the end seemed to fly. On the las
night before George went back to b,
Junior his mother asked him conf
IDENTIFY if it had not been happ,
summer.
He hadh't thought about it, he an
swered. "Oh. l suppose so. Why?
II just thought it would be nice t,
hear you say So" she said, smiling
TITS seemed to me that it must hay
been happy summer for yOu-a rea
summer of roses and wine'-withou
the wine, perhaps, Gather We rose
while We mayor was it prlmroses
Time does really fly, or perhaps it.
Ike the sky-and smoke"
George was puzzled. ut strikes m
you're getting mixed. l don't Sc
much resemblance between time am
the sky, or between things and smOk
wreaths; but do see one reason yOI
like Lucy Morgan so much. Sh,
talks that same kind of wistful
mOony way sOmetimes-I don't meal
to say l mind it in either of you, be
cause l rather like to listen to il
and you've got a very good voice
mother. It's nice to listen to, no mat
Ter how D1fInh
so on, you talk Sos Lucy's, for tina
matter; and see why you're con
genial. She talks that way to he
father, too; and he's right there witt
the same kind of CUFF. Well, it's al
right with mel I've got plenty It
think about when people drool alongr
She pressed his hand to her cheek
and tear made a tiny warm streal
across one Of his knuckles.
For heavens sake!" he said
What's the matter? Isn't everythin,
all right2"
You're going away! 1 never car
bear to see you go-that's the mos
Of it. I'm little bothered about your
Iatner, 100.
"Why?"
ut seems to me he looks so bad |
Everybody thinks So"
What nonsensep George laughed.
Hes been looking that way all sum.
mer. He isn't much different from
the way he's looked all his life, tina
can see. What's the matter wit
himT
"He never talks much about his
business to me, but l think he's been
worrying about some investments he
made last year. l think his worry
has affected his health"
What investmentsT George de
manded. HE hasn't gone into Mr..
Morgan's automobile concern, has
hep"
NO" Isabel smiled. 1.-THE auto
mobile concern is all Eugene's, and
it's so small 1 understand it's taken
hardly anything. No; your father has
always prided himself on making only