Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-21

soeat in n perfectly casual steady voice he sad
Have you had a pretty good holiday JimE
That's goodrhas should be- We've enjoyed
a pretty good time together. my son; haven't "e'
"C;reati II was dandy vacation!
Tbere ca me another silence ON the boys 1ace isct
ed a slight retrospective smile as ne mchliiiy ,
~ Two weeks now ending with the impending aeparut
w, w. "b cbool certainly he splendid time. His father
hnd engineered all sorts of parties ana aiuse'i, w.
hm-schoolboy gatherings at the Ice RINK s,
smh ,,,tir dances in their home to which school
comrades and children Of old friends were piuaen; 'n
J., the Bronx to the Aquarium to the N",uIi i''7''''
~ ,oa,,. yyonderfu evenings home together -.
rhe boy had gone with his father to see the Wizard
NJ o. TO see Nazimova in "rhe Gomez - D.D So.
VI ra, ~ Int in line with theories OF Celand Senior
Id sea yYksFsrll Port Arthur2 at me iPpo'9k5%5f
70 near ,h' @ had strollcd on Fifth Avenue. viewed
M nrooraas of the new marble tower then peihs Jun
on Madison square had unched tosener , " rts listed
diped al shery's. motored through al ,lt t.
Goyernors Islund and the Navy Yard-tne a,e @ h,,Ie
vous somewhat empty OF interest shcc 1 tbe rlobe
s "a ,,,rtcd on is pacific voyage around uie Bioo
.,a,.e thcv had together since the boy le,u d @
from saint James school for the ChfiStnaS i bo,r
Ieand senior had strven to III every "',s IN, yn
;. hio .on,s dav with something pleasant 10 pe 'e"'
sa III breakfast had read aloud inc na, me he
- horo-and his administration; GoVeloI ~ A.
S S ,s adn,instration; the cumberouh coming - y, @
shu ms Iiatnut climes; local squabbles concerhi's
.taI ~ a,bways All that intelligent anu ,''n5
pioJeooua -, inn,v and begin think about. oieliiu
boy ought " i Of tb. breakfast lbefor this reason
nn also to fiji in every minute win penS" @ roraver
st the grief now two Year, @ ,hpsaten the sence.
fresh creep in between worus a a" "
between them with sudden tea's' j., ,h. ne. Of the
pnt two years is q long long time IN 'te '' and vet
A1se ~. life of a fourteen year-oo IVY ~
sa,,nate shadow Of his mother stu oil. ~
ror him the sunny sparkle of the wi.s 80 90,
,oi, across his clear young eyes now, W3S2S&ER
zen zen ao9 1 adc them sombre and deehis2E3sEdss ~
G & ANU Ne was going back boarding sshocl, anu Hi 1'
memories we, t the boys face: understood; but now
chose to remain silent, not nterVehs ,sa,np them
So memory gently enveoped thell po' 7
,,rv sti together, there in the pii ed
~ st th hov,s mother had been so Intimately hIns.
with preparations for returning 10 81 ] @ distant and a
"a d,vs which already had begun 10 seen ann v,tay
cd oays WI t 1,olund Juniorto tenderly ana N,.' ,
. mari of them--that now. wheh 'iie w otn nossessng
y pan' ~ ~ aternnl desire for her was again po p,rn
ness the @ ia the imminence familiar departure
Celand senior let it come 10 'he o'''
avert it. ~ tni,r both sat gazing into the
:, ~ ,ard There was cat on the wi'e" .h r,ne of
% ,it w. laundress-probably the ias' u "a az IN the
ilzie, the n tarndress---stood bare-armed IN . n
cnld pnning damp clothing TO 'ho ,Ia rms steaming
corr c",", p den cothes pins, her parboileo arms 80 ne
fun OF wooae, ,i seniors glance fell again upon th M
~ onE ans ts swallowed nothing stared sli"'S m me
n1in,ed dial wher, ship creuhhui ,,t tecisinn
souaring his big shoulders i"
lhe boy go W hau NJ they assisted each other with over
re little withered butler TOOK 'e aont wy Iat .,
eo' na hrown- stone steps to the car a ilo @ S,ari
r,ther and son spinning ao"s '
orty-second street ,.,or,,re forced John Celant
TO an unnatural, off haho s,ie.S s,t -
the parting amounted TO ho o- AZ ,,o, linz" he asked
Going to be soou NV "
casually humorous osd
nndd and snlsd' nj
lns pos i"ht And jim, stick to your Asen'a,, n,, -
,,attcr how You hate IT, ha,co % u wv
,,t on your class hockey te'
..,rl do my best - ,,,,,
p,an' "o - 1ry for the La. ,eam, too And JIM
YES father ,,, ru,y what's good an'
you're all right So s"f' you XIV"
what's bad
"Yes, sir - o,,,,,. con,e tn m,
No matter what happens, you can Always con " "
you thoroughly understanI that
Yes father A., of,,i, of M,
"yon.ye never known what 1t is to be aiitno o' ny
have your"
The hoy smiled broadly; said no. hin,
,Nsv.r he afraid of me. Jim. That's one '"'"t 81,
.,uldnt stand. I'm always here All I'm mere VA ~
rnr is YOU! DO YOU really understand me
Yes father" - ,.,,.a near tn
Rcd. capped porter, father and son matted me'' "
r,w1cd train gate inside the vast railroad st''io''
t,ieland Senior said briskly; ,.a ,,ck
.cood- hv, old chap. Sec you Mt Easter "oou 'uo"
send me anything YOU write IN '"e way "