The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-01-01


,spyrisht b. Doubleday. Page 3 Company.
CHAPTER xxiI-contlnusd
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At this he laughed, but not very
seartily, and walked slowly to the
,ouse, leaving her bending over a rose
,ush, and shade more pensive than
he most pensive garden lady in any
Victorian engraving. Next day,
{ happened that this same "vendo.
,ah" or "Rides-Down-Everything" be-
:ame the subject Of a chance CONVEX.
sation between Eugene and his old
friend Kinney, father Of the fire-topped
fred. The two gentlemen found them
,elves smoking in neighboring leather
hairs beside a broad window at the
hub. after lunch.
Mr.. Kinney had remarked that he
expected to get his family established
1t the seashore BY the Fourth of July,
md, following q train of thought. he
,aused and chuckled. Fourth of July
reminds me-" he said. "Have you heard
what that George Minafer Is doing?"
mo, haven't" said Eugene, and his
.riend failed to notice the crispness Of
he utterance.
swell. sir" Kinney chuckled again,
1t beats the devil! My boy Fred told
ne about 1t yesterday. He's friend
II this young Henry Akers. son Of F.
?. Akers Of the Akers Chemical COM
,any. 1t seems this young Akers asked
fred IL he knew fellow named Nina
!er. because he knew Fred had always
ived here. and young Akers had heard
tome way that Minafer used to be an
I'D family name here. and was sort of
furious about it. Well. sir, You re-
member this young George sort Of dis
appeared. after his grandfather's
Heath, and nobody seemed to know
much what had become Of him
hough I did hear. once or twice, that
ie was still around somewhere. Well,
DIR. he's working for the Akers Chem
cal company. out at their plant on the
rhomasville road"
He paused. seeming to reserve some
hing to be delivered only upon inquiry.
and Eugene offered him the expected
question. but only after a cold glance
through the nOse-giasses he had lately
found 1t necessary to adopt "What
B aoes he dot"
KinnsS laughed and slapped the arm
II his chair. "He's a nItro-glycerin ex.
psstr"
he was gratined to see that Eugene
vas surprised. II not, indeed. a little
startled.
"He's whatr'
Hes an expert on nitro-glycerin.
doesn't that beat the dewitt Yes. sir
Young Akers told Fred that this
George Ainafer had worked like Q
Aoun'dog ever since he got started
out at the works. They have . special
plant for nitro-glycerin. way of from
the main plant. o course-in the
woods somewhere-and George Nina
esrs beea working there, and lately
they put him In charge Of It. He over
nee shooting oil wells, too. and shoots
En- himself. sometimes. They aren't
allowed to carry 1t on the railroads,
you know-have to team II. Young
Ake1 says George rides around over
ths baapy roads. sitting on n much ~
three hundred quarts Of nitro-glycerin
Ny Lord! Talk about romantic tum-
blesi II he gets blown sky.high some
day be won't have bigger drop. when
10 comes down. than he's already had
Don't Il beat the devil! Young Akers
said he's got oil the nerve there In In
he world. Says he gets fair salary.
and ! should think he ought to! Seems
b ~ iva heard the average life In
dat sort OF work 10 somewhere around
eosr years. and agents don't write any
tnssrancs at all for nitro-giycerin e.
3srta. Harhly!"
No." said Eugene. II suppose not. "
Kianey rose to 90. swell. it, Q
prstty funny thing-pretty odd. mean
and I suppose II would be pass
around.the-hat for old Fanny Minafer
II he blew up. Fred told me that
they're living In some apartment house.
and said George supports her. He was
going to study Law, but couldn't earn
enough that way to take care Of
Fanny. % he gave II up. Frcd's wife
told him all this. Says Fanny doesn't
DO anything but play bridge these
days. Got to playing too high for
awhile and lost more than she wanted
- tell 0eorsis about. and borrowed
Q little from old Frank bronson. Paid
him hack. though. Don't know bow
Treds wife heard II. Women Do hear
he dasndest thingsi"
They d." Eugene agreed.
swell. TN OF to the store" said Mr..
Kinney brtskiy: yet he fingered. II
suppose we'll all have to club 10 and
kssp Old Fanny out Of the poorhouse
Il 10 DOES blow ~. From ali I hear
Usually only . question Of tine.
~ ~ she hasn't got anything saee
70 6speaA o."
Il suppose not"
"ws,l-l wondsred-" Kinney hest.
tatsd. Il was wondering why you
Aadat thousht Of finding something