The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-11

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keep me out in the open air. But II
perhaps your finances
"Oh. it isn't that 50 much. the "id
gentleman laughed uncomfortabl!.
guess we could still afford new morse
or two. if need be"
II thought you said"
The Major waved his hand airiiy.
"Oh. few retrenchmentS where
things were useless. And if you want
this thing 50 very much
ITS not important enough To bother
about. really. of course
We'll. lets wait till autumn, then.
said the Major in Il tone of relief.
We'll see about it in the autumn, II
you're sill in the mind for it then.
You remind me IF ii. along in Sep
tember-or October. Wen see what
can be done" He rubbed his hands
cheerfully. Wen see what can he
done about it then, George. Wen
see"
And George. in reporting this con
yprSation to his mother. was rueiuily
humorous. an fact. the old boy
chcered up 50 much he told her.
you'd have thought he'd got Il real
load off his mind. OF course | know
he's anything but misery; still | can't
help thinking he must be sailing lot
of money away. | know prices are
higher than they used Ia he, but he
doesn't spend within thousands al
what he used To, and we certainly
can't be spending more than we always
have spent. Where does it all 20 to-
Uncle George told me grandfather had
sold some pieces of property, and ii
! looks little queer. | have faint
| suspicion, not that he's getting misery
not that at all-but that old age has
! begun to make him timid about money.
! There's no doubt about it, he's get
| ting a little queer: he cant keep his
mind on Il subject long. Right in IN"
| middle of talking about one thing he II
+ wander off To something else; ana l
| shouldn't Ice surprised if he turned
! out 10 W. IL lOI DtAttl VII 'l'ii '"' Va
us guess"
Isabel had bright idea. George
! Instead of tandem wouldn't ii inter
est you To get one of Eugene's aut"mo-
| bileS:"
Il don't think so. They're fast
enough, of course. In fact, running
one of those things is getting To be
quite on the cards for sport, and
people 90 all over the country in EN-
But they're dirty things, and they keel
getting out of order, 80 that you're
always lying down on your back in the
mud and
ooh. no." she interrupted eagerly
Haven't you noticed: The way they
make them now you can get at most OF
the machinery from the top. dC
think you'd be interested, dear"
George remained Indifferent. POS
sibly-but | hardly think So. l know
lot of good people are really taking
them up but still"
But still what?" she said as h,
paused.
, buI Sllii-Nell. Null''Nt III
little old-fashioned and fastidiouS. bu
I'm afraid being sort of engine
driver never will appeal 10 me
mother. Its exciting. and I'd like tina
part of it, hut still it doesn't seem t.
me precisely the thing Il gentleman
; ought TO do. Too much overallS an,
monkey wrencheS and grease! No;
believe I'd rather wait for Septembe
and tandem, mother.
Nevertheless George sometimes con
scented to sit in an automobile, Will
waiting for September, and he FIRE
quently went driving i'm one Of Eu
genes cars with Lucy and her father
He even allowed himself to be escort
ed with his mother and Fanny throug
the growing factory, which was now
aS the foreman of the paint shop in
formed the visitors, turning out IA ca
/, and a quarter day.
From the factory Eugene took ther
to lunch ut Il new restaurant. jus
/ opened in the town, Il place which SUI
priSed Isabel with its metrOpOlita
air. and. though George made fun q
. her, in whisper, she offered every
i thing the tribute of pleased eXclam;
Il tons; and her gayety helped Eugene
{ to make the little occasion almost
n festive one.
81 Georges ennui disappeared in spit
-. " himself. and he laughed to see hi
= mother in such spirits. Il didn't knO'
! mineral waters could go to person
), head" he said. ''Or perhaps it's TIL
. place. 1t might pay to have Il new re-
. taurant opened somewhere in tow
q every time you get the blues"
= "No." Isabel said, what makes N
% laugh 50 much at nothing is Eugene
= factory. Wouldn't anybody he deligh
ed To see an old friend take an ide
. out of the air like that-an idea tn;
;, most people laughed at him for
wouldn't any old friend of his |