The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-26

belong to me.r
"Tn try to remember" she said.
and thoughtfully lifted to her face
the bouquet of violets and lilies, a
gesture which George noted without
approval.
Look herei Who sent you those
flowers you keep maxim such fuss
overT
HE did"
"Who's her"
'The Queer-looking duck"
George feared no such rival; he
laughed loudly. II s'pose he's some
| old widowerP' ne said, the object
thus described seeming ignominious
enough to a person of eighteen, with
| out additional characterization.
| Lucy became serious at once. "Yes,
he Is widower," she said. II ought
to have told you before: he's my ia
| ther."
George stopped laughing abruptly.
| well. that's n horse on me. II I'd
known he was your father of course
I wouldn't have made fun of him. I'm
SORRY"
Nobody could make fun Of him."
she said quietly.
"Why couldn't they7"
at wouldn't make him funny: 1t
would only make themselves silly"
Upon this George had a CLEAN of
intelligence. 'Well. I'm not going to
make myself silly any more, then; I
don't want to take chances like that
with you. But 1 thought he was the
Sharon girls uncle. He came with
| than"
yes" she said; I'm always late
10 everything: wouldn't let them
wait for me. We're visiting the
| Sharons."
About time knew thatl You for
get my being so fresh about your fa-
ther, will you? OF course he's a dis
Notwithstanding man, in way"
Lucy was still serious. "Tn a
wayf" she repeated. You mean,
not In your way. don't your
George was perplexed. "How do
you mean: not In my wayf
People often say in a way and
rather distinguished looking or
rather so-and-so. or rather anything.
i
they. It's kind of snob slang. i
think. OF course people don't always
| say rather or in a way to be su-
| perior."
II should say noti 1 use both of
'em a great deal myself" said George.
| "one thing don't see. though !:
| What's the use Of a man being six
feet threef Men that size can't
handle themselves as well as a man
about I'VE feet eleven and half can"
| George was a straightforward soul.
at least. "see herei" he said. "Are
you engaged to anybodyT
"No."
Not wholly Modified. he shrugged
his shoulders. you seem to know a
good many peoplel Do you live In
New York;"
mo. We don't live anywhere"
What do you mean: you don't live
| anywhereT
| We've lived all over" she answered.
but that was before I was born"
What do you keep moving around
so for? Is he a promoter?"
mo. He's an inventor"
"What's he invented?"
Just lately" said Lucy, "he's been
working on a new kind of horseless
carriage"
well. Tn sorry for him." George
said. in no unkindly spirit. "Those
things are never going to amount to
anything. People aren't going to
spend their lives lying on their backs
In the road and letting grease drip in
their faces"
"Papa'd be SO grateful" she re-
turned, "if he could have your ad-
vice.
Instantly Georges face became
flushed. II don't know that I've done
anything to be insulted forr' he said.
ticularly fresh"
mo. indeedl"
"Then what do you"
| She laughed gayly. " don'ti And
don't mind your being such a lofty
| person at all. 1 think it's ever so
interesting-but papa's a great mani"
"Is he?" George decided to be
good-natured. "Well, let us hope SO.
l hope so, I'm sure"
Looking at him keenly, she saw that
the magnificent youth was incredibly
sincere In this bit of gracIousness.
She shook her head In gentle wonder.
''Im just beginning to understand"
she said.
Understand whatT
"Whnt 1t means to be a real Am
berson in this town. Papa told me
something about 1t before we came,
but see he didn't say half enough |"
George superbly took this all for
tribute. did your father say he
knew the family before he left here?"