The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-06

Tor yeefafI pS0&ptrcu through my con-
nscti0n with his business. and his
grandson n welcome In my ONCE and
10 my best efforts In his behalf. Hut
want 20 confess. George. that during
your earlier youth may have had
some slight feeling Orwell. prejudice.
not altogether In your favor but what
ever slight feeling Il was, II began 10
vanish on that afternoon. good while
ago. when you stood up 10 your Aunt
Amelia Anderson as you did In the
Majors library. and talked 10 her an a
man and gentleman should. saw
then what good stun was In you--and
i always wanted TO mention n. i think
you'Il find nm honest pleasure now In
industry and frugaiily that wouldn't
have come 10 you In more frivolous
career. The law Is jealous mistress
and a stern mistress. but ar"
George had stood before him In
great and increasing embarrassment |:
and he was unable To allow the ad-
dress to proceed To Its conclusion.
II can't do I'll" he burst out. II
can't take her for my mistress"
"Whati"
-i'ye come TO tell you. TIE cot 10
find something that's quicker. L
can't"
Old Frank got little red, Lets sit
down." he said, whats the troubIer'
George told him.
The old gentleman listened sympa-
thetically. only murmuring; "weli.
welll" from time TO time. and nodding
aequlescenee.
"You See she's set her mind on this
apartment" George explained. "She's
got some old eronies there. and guess
she's been looking forward 20 the
games of bridge aud the kind OF harm
less gossip that goes ON In such places.
Really. It's life she'd like better than
anything else--better than that she's
lived at home. really believe. IL
struck me she's just about got 20 have
H. aud after all she could hardly have
anything less"
This comes pretty heavily upon rae,
you know" said old Frank. II got her
into that headlight company. and she
fooled me about her resources as much
as she ala your Uncle George. l was
never your fathers adviser. II you TO
member. aud when the insurance was
turned over to her some other lawyer
arranged it-probsbly your fathers.
But Il comes pretty heavily on me, and
l feel certain responsibility"
"Not at all. rm taking the responsi-
bllity." And George smiled with one
corner OF his mouth. "Pll tell You how
II 10. sir" lie flushed. and. looking out
Of the streaked and smoky window be-
side which he was sitting. spoke with
difficulty. Il feel as if--aS Il perhaps
l had one or two pretty important
things Ia nay life to make up for. Well.
1 can't. / can't make them UP TOTO
whom l would It's struck me that,
as 1 couldn't, 1 might be little decent
to somebody else, perhaps-lf could
manage II never have been particle
larly decent to poor old Aunt Fanny"
"Ob. don't know: shouldn't say
that A little youthful teasing-I
doubt II she's minded SO much. 1t
seems to me she's bad a fairly com
Portable life--up to now--if she was
disposed to take IL that way"
-But up 10 now IL the important
thing" George said "Now Is now
and you see can't walt two years 20
be admitted to the bar and begin %
practice. I've got to start In at some
thing else that pays from the start,
and that's what I've come 20 you
about have an idea. Won see"
swell Pm glad OF thatF' said old
Frank. smiling. n can't think Of any
thing just at this minute that pays
from the start"
II only know OF one thing. myself"
What IN it1p
George flushed again. but managed
10 laugh AZ his own embarrassment II
suppose Pm about as ignorant of busi-
ness as anybody Ia the world" he said.
But I've heard they pay very high
wages 10 people In dangerous trades
I've always heard they did. and Pm
sure II must be true. l mean people
that handle touchy chemicals or high
explosives--Inen In dynamite factories,
or who take things of that sort about
the country In wagons. and shoot oil
wells. ] thought I'D See II you couldn't
tell me something more about IL. or
else introduce me 10 some one who
could. and then i thought I'd see II l
couldn't get something OF the kind to
do as soon as possible. 1 wanted to
get started today II could"
Old Frank gave him a long stare. At
flrst this scrutiny was sharply incred-
ulous; then IL was grave finally II de-
veloped into a threat Of Overwhelming
laughter; forked vein In his fore
head became more visible and his eyes
seemed about To protrude.
But he controlled his impulse; and.
rising. took up his hat and overeoat.
"All right" he saisl. III you'll prom
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