The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-03-06
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went into court for settlement, there
wasn't any," George ANDERSON said
that is, when the settlement was con-
Guided there was NO estate. He re-
preached himself bitterly for not hav
Ing long ago discovered that his IA
Their had never given Isabel deed to
her house. Sand those pigs, Sydney
and Amelia" he added, for this was
another thing he was bitter about.
'AThey won't do anything. I'm sorry
I gave them the opportunity of making
polished refusal. The estate was bad
ly crippled. even before they took out
their third and the third they took
was the only good Part of the rotten
apple. Well, 1 didn't ask them for res
titution on my own account, and at
least 1t will save you some trouble,
young George. Never waste any time
writing toSthem; you mustn't count on
them"
II don't" George said quietly. ~
don't count on anything"
"Oh, we'll not feel that things are
quite desperate" Anderson laughed,
but not with great cheerfulness
well survive, Georgie-you will, es-
pecially. For my part I'm little too
old and too accustomed to fall back
on somebody else for supplies to start
big fight with life; I'll be content
with just surviving, and can do 1t on
an acknowledgements con-
sulship. An ex-congressman can al
ways be pretty sure of getting some
such job. and l hear from Washing
much for me! But you-of course
you've had poor training for making
your own way, but you're only boy
after all. and the stuff of the old stock
is in you. It'll come out and do some
thing. I'll never forgive myself about
that deed; 1t would have given you
something substantial to start with.
Still, you have little tiny bit, and
you'll have little tiny salary, too !;
and of course your Aunt Fanny's here,
and she's got something you can fall
back on If you get too pinched, until
can begin to send you a dribble now
and then"
Georges little tiny Bit was six
hundred dollars which had come to
him from the sale of his mothers fur
niture; and the "little tiny salary"
was eight dollars a week which old
Frank Bronson was to pay him for
services as clerk and student-at-
law. George had accepted haughtily,
and thereby removed a burden from
his uncle's mind
Anderson himself. however, had not
even a ''tiny bit;" though he got his
consular appointment, and to take him
to his post he found it necessary to
borrow two hundred of his nephew's
six hundred dollars. ut makes me
sick, George" he said. "But I'd bet
ter get there and get that salary start.
ed. OF course Eugene would do any
thing in the world, and the fact II he
wanted to, but felt that-ah-under
the ircumstances@"
"Never /" George exclaimed, growing
red. II can't imagine one of the fam
lily" He paused, not finding 1t
necessary to explain that "the fam
lily" shouldn't turn q man from the
door and then accept favors from him
II wish you'd take more"
ANDERSON declined. zone thing I'll
say for you, young George; you have
MT stingy bone in your body. That's
the Anderson stock In you-and like
itw
He added something to this praise
of his nephew on the day he left for
but to set forth from the capital on
the long journey to his post. George
went with him to the station, and
their farewell was heightened by the
trains being several minutes late.
II may not see you again, George"
ANDERSON said, and his voice was 4
little husky us he set kind hand on
the young mans shoulder. Its quite
probable that from this time on we'll
only know each other by letter-until
you're notified as my next of kin that
there's an old valise to be forwarded
to you, and perhaps some dusty curios
| from the consulate mantelpiece. Well,
! it's an odd way for us to be saying
good bye; one wouldn't have thought
1t, even few years ago, but here we
are, two gentlemen of elegant appear
nnce In a state of bustitude. We can't
ever tell what will happen at all, can
we? Life and money both behave like
loose quicksilver in nest of cracks.
And when they're gone we can't tell
WHEREOF what the devil we did with
'em But l believe I'll say now-while
there isn't much time left for either
of us to get embarrassed about it,
believe I'll say that I've always been
fond of you. We all spoiled you ter
rfbly when you were little boy mad
let you grow up en- prince-and
must say you took to 1t! But you've
received n pretty heavy jolt, and l
had enough of your disposition, myself.
at your age, to understand little Of