The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-05-07
The House That
Jack Bou hit
BY DORA NOLAN.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q,
30 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
There are many Uncle Johns IL
this world, but outside o ancient
melodramas few MS mean MS Jocl
Flyers However. jacks uncle was
dead. and because of the little for.
tune which he had broken the Ten
Commandments to accumulate. In
less than six months after his demise
II bulgPd the hip pocket OF his nephew
10 the form Of A large roll of bills.
Then the nephew sat down md
made ont score against his Uncle
John There was the time when n
hundred dollars would have saved his
fathers life and the expenses Of the
pltIful funeral. II had taken his
mother ycnr Of scrImpng and work
ing by gaslight 10 pay them Then
her Illness ut the time when he, Jnck,
had Just started IN on his first lob
he would never forget thu We'll II
was too Int TO do anything for his
mother now. but somewhere IN INA
biz city there were men and women
In Just such distressing circumstances
he would srarch them out ana make
Uncle John. dad do for them what
Uncle john living had refused 10 do
for his assn Kin. AS for touching any
Of the money himself the idea was
rcpngnnut NJ Jack He didu1 mood II
BUf N 1hnrc should b. any Icff ne
would make uHcDc John give him q
present 1hr da nckIol ill., srnar IN
humorl
1ac a.a with which Jack Errcr4
rad on a. the items ou rLat -ruro
would make convincing arruarnf
for thc divide oyorythiugur c1unlty
variety "f so-inli7ts. Now, III qucst ~.
some slight remembrance for himself
We find lncl stroling down TINT
brond avenue known the world over
for IFS display Of luxury ard lovely
women, and lingering three $1,000
bills, all that remained OF the mIser's
hoard
JACK was IN ing, without much IN
terest, AT n display of dewdrops Of
the millionaire variety when he no
ticed girl gazing Intenty into the
window of the next store Exclusive !
Shop Of Original Creations" the sign
read. He moved on and stood beside
her. by Jove," he exclaimed inward |
~. "thnt girl might he natures own
model Of feminine beauty and all the |
others on this avenue. In their con
ventlonal getups, mere copies and |
adaptations of the original"
Jacks eyes followed those Of the |
girl to the gown they were fastened
upon. well. I'll eat my haiti" This
exclamation on Jack's part was invol-
untary ms well al audible and was
called forth by the embroidered Dor
der on the gown in question.
This extraordinary theme consisted
Of the same motive repeated several
times-a small shinglcd cottage snug
Cling close TO the ground. II was only
step from It's lntticed porch to n lit
tic garden hid out in paths and blaz-
Ing with flowers OF the grandmother
variety. Across the front of tho
house stretched row Of dormer win
dows and above them red brick
chimney puffed curls Of silvery smoke.
Al Jack Flgers' exclamation the gIrI
turned TO look ut him: the situation
seemed TO Jack TO call for some fur
Their remark. SO with his usual d.
RICHNESS, Tn settling scores with
Uncle John by spending his money in
the Inst way he would want II spent.
II you want that dress. why. he'll play
fairy godmohcr"
The girl started like one waking
from n dream "How absurd I" she
answered. IT'S the house | want not
the dress-I designed TINT myself- ;
with these words she vanished into
the shop.
Jack Flyers had seen the only thing
ne wanted on the avenue, and he I
could not go In and buy It. cash down S
Also there was that business trip to {
me West he was due TO start on the I
next day; II didn't leave him much 6
time. II he could only do something I
10 make her think Of him occasionally
""'N Ht WIS gone SQunr1nR his |
shoulders and taking frmer hold on
Ms stick, Jack opened the door of the
hftle shop and walked in.
Could ] speak with the-er-archi- &
rect OF the house depicted on that !
gown In your Window" he inquired Of I
me saleswoman who came forward. &
l will ask madame" replied the r
clerk, and disappeared behind screen T
~ The rear of the shop. Miss Has q
Wings" a voice called. s
Carol" echoed another one. "You i
are wanted out in font" e
! thought" began Jack without pre- v
smb'e when Miss Hastings stood be- n
'V'e MIN, that perhaps you would be II
y Kind as to tell me whether there is &
'uch a little house-in the flesh I o
"eah' II so. ] wish to buy IT," G
'arol Hastings answered as direct p
~ aes II eXists-in my dreams v
ou one can't buy dreams with p
''uney not even with Uncle Johns" I