The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

frankly.
4 Thought you were coming home some
time soon. Bui?" he said you and your
folks7"
They had been having lunch with Mr..
Little. and he, having busine9. had sus-
sested matinee and furnished tickeU.
I'VE are-directly my father finishes his
business here" said Bill. little flushed
-wen-but-say he says your
fathers going to stay here and turn English
mani He says he's never going home-says
your mother won't let him
MY mater-- Bin wanted to say some
thing in her defense, but he cboked on the
words He stared at TED. dismayed. horri-
1ed- For the nrst ttme the secret fear that
had been mounting In him had been e1-
pressed . The governor wont do that" he
cried nerceay. Hes an Am.rican-you
bet
-weil-thats what every ones saying
that's an / know" said Ted. -An the men
my Dad meets-Americnns here guess be
heard It first from Mr.. White. Hes news
paper man. and guess he knows what he's
talking about"
Il guess he doesn't- said Bill Not II
be saws things like that, You mind your own
business, young Ted."
-oh, all rght-I was only telling you
what I'd heard You needn't get stuny.
Keep your shirt on-as you'd say!"
Bill dined with his mother. alone, that
evening: an unusual privilege And he
gained the courage to speak to her.
Mother-we are going home, aren't we?-
he said.
-why-I don't know She looked at
him curiously. 1t was hard for Mrs. Halliday
to realize that Bill was growing up: that
before SO very long she would have two
men, instead Of one. TO manage Do you
want to. 20 very much, Bill? How do you
know you'd Like American You can't TO
member it,
NO BUTTS home aIHil.
She frowned-
Its home here, too isn't It. Bnl7 You've
grown up here. You like school, don't your
He nodded And swaythIing? All your
friends are here. Don't you want to go 10
the university when they dor
He shook his head iaaha
Il want to go to Princeton
you must talk to your father she said
you don't quite understand. suppose. Bill
But your father is a very important man
Some one has to live here to look after busi-
ness for his hrm- Some one viii have to
do that. always We've thought that you
could do IT. when your father retires. And
IT will be better II you're really an Engiish-
man.
But I can't be that, Mother. I'm an
Americana
DO you know what IT means when any
one is naturalized. Bin?-
He just stared at her.
"n your father were to be naturalized- for
instance, he'd be an Engltshman, afterward
And you and I would be English, too. be-
cause we belong to him
-But-he won't be, Mother! He-he
couldnt-"
Hes thinking about it Bill I suppose
you will have to decide for yourself later.
when you're twenty-one. But Just now your
father has to do what seems bsst TO him
-It-t's not fair-"
Bill That's rude Your manners haven1
been very nice since you have been going
Little, isn't it?-
I'm sorry. Mother. But
we won't talk any more about n. dear
Your father win talk to you, when he has
made up his mind
Bill tried to see his father before he went
back to school for the long term But IT wa,
almost as il Mrs Halliday sought to prevent
q meeting between thsrn- Nor did Bm se<
much more Of Ted Never had he seen q
much of his mother during his holidays. II,
lunched with her at the c.rkan; once ahs
took him with her 30 Paris nU . weekend
went shopping: be homo ~f.. psWAs en.
IN for tea
He was glad to get back to school He val
made . prefect; Trail major bad not eon'
back. having gone to Sandhurst The Heat
talked to him soberfy OF his new respond
bflities. and Bill was rather awed 1t wal
something to be one Of those TO hold II
charge traditions that had come dow
through centuries. The school was
medieval foundation.
The quarrel between him and Tsd va.
forgotten Ted impaired al his knowisdr
of the art of curvins ball. so that Bill. vh,
had always been a good slow bowler, becam
almost invincible. Then. too. he and Te.
played tennis Il sether. and in long hours o