Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-01-08

built for himself the most magnificent
@Ansion the Midland City had ever seen.
CHAPTER II.-when the majors
laughter married young WILDER Minafer
the neighbors predicted that as Isabel
ls0uld never really love Wilbur all her
49, cSS would be bestowed upon the children
George Anderson Minafer,, but his up
Wtnging and his youthful accomplish
nents as a mischief maker were quite in
Seoping with the most pessimistic predic-
CHAPTER III.-By the time George
Hent away to college he did not attempt
Eere about the most important family in
no world. At a ball given in his honor
Hnen he returned from college, George
nonopolized Lucy Morgan, stranger and
ne pretttest girl present, and got on ia
nOusly with her until he learned that a
queer looking duck" at whom he had
Vaeen poking much fun, was the young
primer resident of Bigburg, and he was
Recurning there to erect factory and to
Rutld horseless carriages of his own in
fention.
CHAPTER IV.-Eugene was an old ad-
pzArer OF Isabels and they had been en-
Eaged when Isabel threw him over be-
I&use of some youthful indiscretion and
narried Wilbur Minafer.
CHAPTER V.-George makes rapid
WOgress In his courtship of Lucy.
CHAPTER v.-While driving with
Acy, next day, George allows the horse
o get beyond control and the animal
Terturns the cutter, spilling George and
teorge is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER VII.-George reveals intense
lslike of Morgan, whom he suspects of
nAnciAI designs his uncle grand
ather. His aunt Fanny Minafer, to his
reat establishment, sharply rebukes him.
CHAPTER VIII.-Home on vacation,
teorge has heart-to-heart talk with his
lother, in which the state of the family
nances and his fathers failing health,
9th figure. George is optimistic as to
9th.
CHAPTER IX.-Hearing rumors con-
srning Lucy and her suitors-in particu-
tr Fred ktnney-George urges her to
3nsent to a formal engagement of mar
age, but Lucy refuses
CHAPTER X.-George becomes annoyed
gossip which connects his mothers
anne with Eugene Morgan, and x4l.fftfu
Dukes his Aunt AMelt 4or her remarks
hpR.,sl]li Annt Fanny Is sympa-
= suf somewhat bewildering.
vPTER xI.-The sudden death of his
er Following graduation. recalls
gorge from college.
CHAPTER XII.-Lucy and George talk
ideals of life, which they find surpris-
Igfy different and part in something
HIGH very nearly approaches quarrel.
"Just thoughtless, dear. You didn't
70 that what you said tonight"
swell, I'll not say anything of that
rt again where he can hear it.
here, isn't that enough?"
'But, George" she said earnestly,
1ou would like him, if you'd just let
Iurself. You say you don't dislike
m. Why don't you like hip-? can't
lderstand at all. What is it that you
mt"
''There, therey' he said. Its all
ght, and you tOddle along"
''But, George"
'INow, nowl really do want to get
to bed. Goodnight. old lady"
'But. George, dear"
SIN going to bed, old lady so good
CHIT"
Thus the interview closed perforce.
@ kissed him again before going
1wly to her own room, her perplcx-
evidently not dispersed; but the
beet was not renewed between
I'm the next day or subsequently.
r did Fanny make any allusiOn to the
ptic appreciation she had bestowed
on her nephew after the Majors
OF very successful little dinner"
)ugh she annoyed George by looking
him oftener und longer than he
ed to be looked at by an aunt.
1e successfully avoided contact
h Lucy's father, though Eugene
ne frequently to the house, and
mt several evenings with Isabel and
my; and sometimes persuaded them
the Major to go for an afternoons
toring. He did not, however, come
lin to the Majors Sunday evening
ner, even when George ANDERSON
urned. Sunday evening was the
e, he explained, for going over the
axis work with his factory man
RS.
When Lucy came home the autumn
} far enough advanced to smell of
ming leaves, and for the annual
torials, in the papers, on the purple
e, the golden branches, the ruddy
It, and the pleasure of long tramps
The brown forest. George had not
I'd Of her arrival, and he met her,
the afternoon following that event,
khe Sharons', where he had gone in
secret hope that he might hear
3ething about her. jamie Sharon
just begun to tell him that she
rd Lucy was expected home soon,
n having "a perfectly gorgeous
"-information which George re-
led with no responsive enthusiasm
hen Lucy came demurely in, a
Der little autumn figure in green
brown.
e cheeks were flushed ard her J
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