Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-08


 gave fifty apiece to old Sam and those two other old darkies that worked for grandfather so long, and ten to each of the servants here"
 And you gave me thirty-six," she said thoughtfully, flor the first months rent, in advance"
 Did I? I'd forgotten. Well, with about hundred and sixty in bank and our expenses a hundred a month, it doesn't seem. as if this new place"
 "Still," she. interrupted, i've have paid the first months rent in advance, and it does seem to be the most prac- tical-"
 George rose. "See here, Aunt Fanny" he said decisively. "You stay here and look after the moving. Old Frank doesn't expect me until afternoon, this first day, but I'll go and see him now"
 =. 1t was early, and old Frank, just established at his big, flat-topped desk, was surprised when his prospec- tive assistant and pupil walked in. He was pleased, as well as surprised, how ever and rose, offering a cordial old hand. "The real flare! !'' he said. "The real flare for the law. That's right {! Couldn't wait till afternoon to begin :! I'm delighted that you"
 q wanted to say" George began, but his patron cut him off.
 "Wait just a minute, my boy. I've prepared a little speech of welcome, and even though you're five hours ahead of time, I mean to deliver it. First of all. your grandfather was my old war comrade and my best client !; for years I prospered through my con nection with his business, and his grandson is welcome in my office and to my best efforts in his behalf. But I want to confess, Georgie, that during your earlier youth 1 may have had some slight feeling of-well, prejudice, not altogether in your favor but what ever slight feeling it was, it began to vanish on that afternoon, good while ago, when you stood up to your Aunt Amelia Anderson as you did in the Majors library, and talked to her as a man and a gentleman should. I saw then what good stuff was in you-and l always wanted to mention it. think you'll find an honest pleasure now in industry and frugality that wouldn't have come to you in a more frivolous career. The law is a jealous mistress and a stern mistress, but a."
 George had stood before him in great and increasing embarrassment :; and he was unable to allow the ad- dress to proceed to it's conclusion.
 q can't do it!'' he burst out. q can't take her for my mistress"
 "What?"
 ''I've come to tell you, Eve got to find something that's quicker. l can't"
 Old Frank got a little red. Lets sit down." he said. "What's the trouble?"
 George told him.
 The old gentleman listened sympa- thetically, only murmuring: ''Well, well !" from time to time, and nodding acquiescence.
 
 apartment" George explained. "She's got some old cronies there, and guess she's been looking forward to the games of bridge and the kind of harm less gossip that goes on in such places. Really, it's a life she'd like better than anything else-better than that she's lived at home, I really believe. It struck me she's just about got to have it. and after all she could hardly have anything less.''
 "This comes pretty heavily upon me you know," said old Frank. q got her into that headlight company, and she fooled me about her resources as much as she did your Uncle George. I was never your fathers adviser, if you re member, and when the insurance was turned over to her some other lawyer arranged it-probably your fathers But it comes pretty heavily on me, and l feel certain responsibility"
 Not at all. I'm taking the responsi- bility." And George smiled with one corner'of his mouth. ''Ill tell you how it is, sir" He flushed, and, looking out of the streaked and smoky window be side which he was sitting, spoke with difficulty. 'I feel as if-as if perhaps l had one or two pretty important things in my life to make up for. Well, l can't. I can't make them up toto whom I would. It's struck me that, as couldn't, might be a little decent to somebody else, perhaps-if I could manage it! never have been particu- larE decent to poor old Aunt Fanny"
 "Oh, I don't know: I shouldn't say that. A little youthful teasing-I doubt if she's minded so much. It seems to me she's had fairly com fortable life-up to now-if she was disposed to take it that way"
 "But up to now is the important thing" George said. "Now is now and you see I can't wait two years to be admitted to the bar and begin to practice. I've got to start in at some thing else that pays from the start, and that's what I've come to you