The Washington herald., 1920-11-03
DY OCCUPATION and com
- mon consent he was the
son of his father, and that was
very plain.

, leave me in my old age. lie is d
good SON
The general swung around. and
/ laid a large forefinger upua The
/ bosom Of his friend. Much oc the
generals success had been due to
his dexterity in establishing swift
lines Of communication be'w cen
cause and effect.
Governor" he said. with d keen
look n his big, oX-like eyes. you've
been complaining to Billy about
your rheumatism.
Ny dear general replied tho
governor. stif1y. my son is -. IIs
is quite capable of deciding 81, 81
questions for himself. And ]. n-
his parent feel it my duty to sta,
that your remark abOuJ-er-rh,
matlsm is a mighty poor shot from
a very small bore. sir. aimed al a
purely personal and private afaIu-
ton.
III you will allow me" rerort.d
the general, you've afflicted the
public with il for some time. and
twas no small bore, a. that.
This first tin between the TWO old
comrades might have grown into
something more serious. but for lh,
fortunate interruption caused 10y
the ostentatIoUs approach OF COL
Titus and another one Of the court
rctnue from the right country. To-
whom the general confded the cod
died statesman and went his way.
After Billy had so effectuauy en-
tombed his ambitions. and taken
the Vel, SO TO speak. in d sOnncr,.
he was surprised TO discover how
much lighter Of heart and haDpl,~
, he felt. He realized what d Ions.
restless struggle he had maintained
and how much he had lost by falling
10 cul the simple but wholesome
pl"asures by the way. His heart
| warmed now to E.mviHe and the
| friends who had refused 10 SGT him
upon pedestal. 1t was better. L.
I began to think. to be Billy and
| his fathers son. and to be hailed
familiarly by CHEEKY neiEhbors and
! Er"wn-up piaymateS. than To Doe
.ycIr honor" and sit among >Irar-
S'rs. hearing. maybe. through Tie
. a--unt Urs of learned counsel. rE.-
( o.u mans feeble voice c-vlrg
. What would / do without you. us
~CTi'"
Billy began to surprise his a.-
. o-alntAnceS by whis,linE as 80
walked up tn" street: others l.. els
''unded 10y siapping them ll~r. -
Srertiuily upon their bach> 80 .
rakIng up old anecdotes he had ur-
lad the time TO recollect for YEAR
Though he hammered away ~ r.-
.-W cases . = thOrouEhly as ,v,r. N..
found more time for relaxation ..r..
the company Of his friends some
. OF the younger set were acraarrv
after him to Join the go!f c'u. 4
striking proof "f his abandorm,u.
10 obsCUritv was his adoption Of 4
most Undignified. rakiSh. Iill.r sof.
. nat. rrscrvinE the "plUE" for Suu-
DAY and state occasions RiI-E Wis
d be -innlnE 10 enjoy ElmvIIlc. luoucn
. that lrrt weren't burEh had ncrIyrt,..
! t crown him with bay and msr;-,.
All the while Uneventrul pea, ,
Rervaded Eimville. The govern .
continued to make his trlamuna
parades TO the postofirc WITH ..-
/ general as chief marsha, for 81.
slight squal that had rinp..G .r
/ friendship had. to all iuE.-a'lur.-
been forgotten by both
But one day FlmNr" uare ru
sudden excitement Thr rtws had
come that a TOURING nr >fdont.a'
party would homer I-mNI'Tr b, a
twenty -minut, stop. Nh, Executive
had promised a five minute address
from the balcony of the Palace
. Hotel.
Elmv;IIc arose as one man-,nat
man being. Of course. Gen. D,T,.--
bauGh-ro receive bccominE1y tho
chieftair Of all the clans Tho
train with tho tiny Stars and stripes
futtcrinE from tac engine pilot ar
rived. ElmvIlIc had done her h,st.
There were hands. flowers. car
riageS. uniforms. banners. and COM
mittees without end. High school
girls in white frocks impCdcd the
steps OF tho party with roses strewn
nervouSly in lunches The Chieftain
had seen It ali bcfOre-scOres OF
times. He could have pictured it
exactly IN advance. from the blue
and-EraN speech down to the small
est rosebud. Yet his kindly smile
| of int-res, greeted Elmville's dis
play as if it had been the only and
original.
In the upper rotunda of the Palac,
Hotel the towns most ilustrious
were assembled for the honor Of be-
| ing presented to the distinguished
| guests previous TO the expected ad-
! dress. Outside. Elmville's inElor-
lOuS bul ldlllollt masses ullfN tic
streets.
Here. in the hotel Gen. Dcnen-
1 baugh was holding in reserve Elm
! ville's trump card. EImvillc knew:
/ for the trump was a fixed ono. and
its lead cOnsecrsted by archaic
! custom.
At the proper moment Governor
| Pemberton, beautifully venerable,
maGnificently antique, tall. para
mount. stepped forward upon the
arm OF the general.
! ElmviIle watched and harllod with
/ hated breath. Never until now -
when a Northern President or tho
| United States should clasp hands
with the former War Governor
! Temberton would the breach be en-
tirely closed-would the country be
made one and indivisible-no North.