Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-01-15
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At this he laughed, but not very
heartily, and walked slowly to the
house, leaving her bending over a rose
bush, and shade more pensive than
The most pensive garden lady In any
Victorian engraving. Next day,
Il happened that this same "Vendo-
nahv or "Rides-BOwn-E Everything" be-
came the subject Of a chance CONVEX
satiOn between Eugene and his old
friend Kinney, father Of the fre-topped
Fred. The two gentlemen found them
selves smoking in neighboring leather
chairs beside a broad window at the
club, after lunch.
Mr.. Kinney had remarked that he
expected to get his family established
at the seashOre by the Fourth of July,
and. following a train Of thought, he
paused and chuckled. "FoHrth of July
reminds me-" he said. "Have you heard
what that George Minafer is doing?"
'Eo, / haven't" said Eugene, and his
friend failed to notice the crispness Of
the utterance.
@WelI, sir" Kinney chuckled again,
re beats the devil My boy Fred told
me about It yesterday. He's a friend
Of this young Henry Akers, son Of F.
P. Akers Of the Akers Chemical COM
pany. II seems this young Akers asked
fred If he knew a fellow named Nina
Ter, because he knew Fred had always
ayed here, and young Akers had heard
some way that Minafer used to be an
Did family name here, and was sort Of
curious about 1t. Well, sir, you re-
member this young George sort Of dis
appeared, after his grandfather's
death, and nobody seemed to know
much what had become of him
though did hear, once or twice, that
Be was stlII around somewhere. Well,
sir. he's working for the Akers Chem
lcaI company, out at their plant on the
Brownsville road"
He paused, seeming to reserve some
hing to be delivered only upon inquiry,
and Eugene offered him the expected
question. but OILY after a cold glance
tkrough the nose-glasses he had lately
found 1t necessary to adopt. "What
aOes he dO2"
Kinney laughed and slapped the arm
bf his chair. "He's a nitro-glycerin ex-
Rertr
he was gratifed to see that Eugene
vas surprised. If not, indeed, a little
Bartled
"He's whatT'
aHe's an expert on nitro-glycerln.
Doesn't that beat the devil Yes, sir
Young Akers told Fred that this
George BIinafer had worked like a
Aounldog ever since he got started
Dut at the works. They have a special
plant for nitro-glycerin. way off from
he main plant, o. course-in the
woods sonewhere-and George Nina
sorAs been working there, and lately
they put him in charge Of 1t. He over
bees shooting oil wells, too, and shoots
EN- himself, sometimes. They aren't
allowed to carry It on the railroads,
TOu know-haye to team it. Young
Al1ers says George rides around over
the bumpy roads, sitting on as much as
three hundred quarts of nitro-glycerin
My Lord Talk about romantic tum-
5fesI re he gets blown sky-high some
day he won't have bigger drop, when
be comes down, than he's already had
Don't It beat the devil! Young Al5ers
said he's got ell the nerve there's in
the world. Says he gets fair salary,
and should think he ought to Seems
60 me I've heard the average life in
That sort Of work Is somewhere around
four years, and agents don't write any
Insurance at all for nitro-gIycerin ex-
Derts. HardlyP'
'SNo." said Eugene. Il suppose not"
Kinney rose 70 80. ''Well, It's
pretty funny thing 9~etty odd, mean
and / suppose It would be pass
arouad-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. so he gave II up. Fred'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 wantea
- uell George about, and borrowed
II little from old Frank Bronson. Paid
him back, though Don't know how
FreTs wife heard It. Women do hear
ihe darndest things r.
aThey do Eugene agreed.
swell, I'm or TO the store" said Mr..
Kinney brislsly yet be lingeced. q
suppose we'll all have to club in anG
keep old Fanny out Of the poorhousa
lf be does blow up. From all / hear
les usually only & question Of time.
They say he hasn't gOE anything else
10 depend an"
"A suppose not"
"Wegl--I wondered" Kinney hesl-
tatea. II was wondering why you
hadn't thought Of finding something
around your works for him. You used
b Be such d tremendous friend Of the
iamilyT thought perhaps you-Of
lnurse 4 knov he's q queer lott know