The diamond drill., 1919-08-30

whicn ne says Is a term he prefers 10
-'horseless carriages" Your Uncle George
sold me he would like 60 invest In this
factory. aa George thinks there Ia a fu-
tnre for automobiles perhaps not for gem
eral use. but as an interesting novelty.
which people with sufficient means would
Ike 10 own for their amusement and the
sake OF variety. However. he said Mr..
Morgan laughIngly declined his offcr. as
Mr.. M was fully able 10 finance this ven-
ture. though not starting In a very large
way. Your uncle said other people are
manufacturing automobiles In different
parts OF the country with success. Your
father Is not very we'll. though he Is not
actually lll. and the doctor tells him he
fought not to be so much at his office. as
kthe long years OF application Indoors with
mo exercise are beginning TO affect him
~sunfAvorably, but / believe your father
would die n he had 10 give up his work.
which II all that has ever interested him
-outside or his family. I never could un-
.derstand IT, Mr.. Morgan took your
srnother and me with Lucy 20 see Mod
g1eska in Twelfth Night yesterday eve
lining. and Lucy said she thought the duke
looked rather like you, only much more
democratic In his manner. Hoping that
You are finding college stii as attractive
Aas ever,
n sssx.s AUNT FANNY.
George read one sentence In this
sletter several times. Then he dropped
sfhe missive In his waste basket to
sJoin the clipping, and strolled down
jthe corridor of his dormitory TO bor-
jrow copy of Twelfth Night" Hav-
: ing secured one he returned TO his
-study and refreshed his memory of
sthe play-but received no enlighten-
sment that enabled him to comprehend
.Lucy's strange remark. However. he
found himself impelled In the dlrec-
q tion OF correspondence, and presently
wrote n letter-n0t reply TO his
AUNT Fanny.
Dear Lucy: No doubt you will be sur
-sprised at hearing from me so soon again.
ESPECIALLY as this makes two I'm answer
Ito the one received from you since getting
back 10 the old place. I hear you have
sbeen making comments about me at the
shcater, that some actor was more demo-
3~atic In his manners than am. which
-sso not understand. You know my theory
- life because explained II 10 you on
Jour first drive together. when l told you
NJ would not talk to everybody about
taangs feel like the way I spoke to you
4 81 my theory OF IIfe I believe those who
8are able should have a true theory Of life,
mad developed my theory OF life long,
gAong ago.
Well, here / sit smoking nay faithful
tsriar pipe, indulgng IN the fragreaco OF
Pray >tabac as look out on the campus
rom my many -paned window. and things
are different with me frow the way they
'were way back In freshman year. can
tsee&ow how boyish IN msay ways I was
../%N Asll wAaf Ana -.
IISsch as anything was my visit hone at
0erume ! met you. So SIT here with
lsAY faithful briar and dream tho old
Screams over as II were. dreawiug OF the
"wqtzes We waltzed together and OF that
bkast hight before we parted, ass yea told
nae the rood news you we<e gctsg 20 live
--ss<ere. and would find nay friesd waiting
! ksr sae when get home next ss1sner.
will be glad my friend wiN he waiting
= kDr me. am not capable OF friendship
except for tho very few. and. lookisg back
over my life. remember there were times
when I doubted IL I could feel great
tkiendship for anybody especially girls
-@Itere In the old place do not believe In
sbeing hail-fellow- -well-met with every
E-rom. Dick and Harry just because he
happens 10 be a cassmate any more than
~ do at home. where have always been
7sareful who I was seen with. largely on
Saccount OF the family but also because
nay disposition ever since my boyhood has
been TO encourage real intimacy from but
hhe few.
From several letters from my mother,
land one from Aunt Fanny hear you are
seeing good deal OF tho family since
left. / hope sometimes you think OF the
member who is absent. / got a silver
srame for your photograph In New York.
and keep II on my desk. IL IL the only
girls photograph I ever took the trouble
10 have framed though, as I told you
frankly. have had any number OF other
girls photographs yet all were only pass
Ing fancies. and oftentimes I have ques-
toned In years past II was capable OF
much friendship toward the feminine sex
which | usually found shallow until our
own friendship began. When I look at
your photograph | say to myself. AT
last az last here Is one that will not
prove shallow"
Friend. this is from your friend.
q. A. NJ
Georges antlclpatlons were not dis
appointed. When he came home In
June his friend was awaiting him; nj
least she was so pleased to see him
again that for a few minutes after
their first encounter she was little
breathless and n great deal glowing.
and quiet wlthal.
Lucy and her father were living nj
the ANDERSON hotel. while Morgan got
his small machine shops built In n
western outskirt OF the town: and
George grumbled about the shabbI.
ness and the ola-fashloaed look OF the
hotel, though u wns "stlll the best in
the place. OF course" He reIaon-
stratcd with his grandfather, declar-
Ing that the whole Andersen Estate
weuid be getting run down and out
nt heel II things weren't tnken In
hand pretty soon.n lie urged the
general need Of rebuilding, renovat-
Ing vanishing and lawsuits But the
Major. declining to hear hlm cut, in-
terrupted querulously, saying that he
had enough TO bother him without any
advice from George: and retired TO-
his library. going 50 far as 10 lock
the door audhly
GIt