Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-01-08

! The Magnificent Ambersons
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
BY DoAnds. uss& cuupu


two other old darkies that worked foI
grandfather so long, and ten to each
OF the servants here"
@And you gave me thirty-six,s she
said thoughtfully, 'fOF the first
months rent, in advance"
did I? I'd forgotten. Wei, with
about a hundred and sixty in bank
and our expenses a hundred a month,
it doesn't seem. as IL this new place
"Still," she interrupted, 1--WE have
paid the first months rent Ia advance,
and it does seem to be the most prac-
teal"
George rose. "See here, Aunt Fanny, .
he said deeisiveIy. "You stay here and
look after the moving. Old Frank
doesn't expect me until afternoon,
this first day, but I'll 60 and see him
now"
It was early, and old Frank,
Just established at his big, flat-topped
desk, was surprised when his prospec-
tive assistant and pupil walked IN. he
was pleased, as, well as surprised, how
ever, and rose, Offering a cordial old
hand. ''The real flareI' he said. "The
real flare for the law. That's right !
Couldn't wait till afternoon to beginl
I'm delighted that you"
Il wanted to say George began,
but his patron cut him OF.
''Wait just a minute, my boy. I've
prepared a little speech OF welcome,
and even though you're i've hours
ahead of time, I mean to deliver It.
First of all. your grandfather was my
old war comrade and my best client;
for years prOspered through my CON
nection with his business, and his
grandson is welcome in my Office and
to my best efforts in his behalf. But 1
want to confess, George, that during
your earlier youth 1 may have had
some slight feeling Oe-well, prejudice,
not altogether in yalr favor; but what
ever slight feeling it was, it began to
vanish on that afternoon, a good while
ago, when you stood up to your Aunt
Amelia Anderson as you did in the
Majors library, and talked tOaher as a
man and gentleman should. I saw
then what good stuff was In you-and
] always wanted to mention It. I think
you'll find an honest pleasure now in
industry and frugality that wouldn't
have come to you in a more frivolous
career. The law Is a jealous mistress
and stern mistress, but AZ
George had stood before him In
great and increasing embarrassment
and he was unable to allow the adj |
dress TO proceed to it's conclusion.
II can't do itr' he burst out. 81
can't take her for my Mistress
'What?"
tive come to ten you, I've got to
lind something that's quicker. II
can't"
Old Frank got little red. ''Let's sit
down." he said. "What's the trouble?'
George told him.
The old gentleman listened synpa-
thetically, only murmuring: eWen, |
weIll" from time to time, and nodding
acquiescence.
''You see she's set her mind on this
apartment" George explaiA,d. "She's
got some old cronies there, and / guess
she's been looking forward to the
games Of bridge and the kind Of harm
less gossip that goes on in such places.
Really, it's a life she'd like better than
anything else-better than that she's
lived at home, really believe. It
struck me she's just about got to have
II. and after all she could hardly have
anything less"
This comes pretty heavily upon me,
you know" said cid Frank. II got her
into that headlight company, and she
fooled me about her resources as much
as she did your Uhcle George. was
never your fathers adviser, If you re-
member, and when the insurance was
turned over to her some other lawyer
arranged it-probably your fathers.
But 1t comes pretty heavily on me, and
feel a certain responsibility
"Not at oil. I'm taking the response
oility." And George smiled with one
his mouth. 'TH tell you how
t is, sir" He flushed. and, LOOKING ont
# the streaked and smoky window be
tide which he was sitting, spoke with
difficulty. II feel as if-as II perhaps
had one or two pretty important
hings In my life to make up for. Wen,
can't. I can't make them up TOTO
whom I would. It's struck me that,
is couldn't, I might be a little decent
o somebody else, perhaps-lf / could
manage It'll Tnever have been particu
arly decent to poor old Aunt Fanny
"0h, ! don't know: / shouldn't say
hat. A little youthful teasing-I
loubt II she's minded so much. It
Gems TO me she's had a fairly com
Ortable Hfe-up TO now-h she was
disposed to take It that way
'But up to now Is the important
hing" George said. Snow Is now
nd you see / can't wait two years to
e admitted to the bar and begin 70 !
ractice. I've got to start In at some 4
hing else that pays from the start, \
nd that's what I've come to You 6
bout ! have an idea, you see.n
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