Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08
car. We'll drop Mr.. King at his home"
When at last = they: were seated in.
the limousine. the angry lady lifted

the. brakes in q. wag of, speaking sr..: ,r.r :,
,,"I am astonished that you would go
to luncheon with, this young man who
has insulted yor." she said. =:
.: Phyllis began to cry; ,..,s :, -
Turning to young Gordon King, the
Indignant lady added y II think your
are. dlsreputable boy. You must
never. come to my house again; :;
never .,s,.; ~; ..:Sj,! t,al :, ;j J,
he. made no answer and, left the-ear.
without a word at the door .2f, the
King residence. - !4g,, ..lisy, (: =;
There: were miles {; and miles ., OF
weeping on the way. home:. Phyllis:
| had recovered her .somposuTe bit beo
gan; again. when. her mother marked,
II wonder. where you. learned TO drink
| champagne and cognaci and. !: i smoke:
| cigarettes" as If her. own: home had
not been a. peffeet, t,aca denny Of: dfssl-
/ patton: The: girl: sat in:a-corner,; her
es.cOyered with : her: handkerchief
and tue only words she uttered. on the
| way home we're, these:5 Don't tell
'father L, T., ,-e :, ,r;s,.S
While this was. happening, Mr. 1Ba::
ker confided his troubles to Judge:
Crookev In the iatter's- office: The.
Judge heard him through: l;.and then
delivered another, notable opinion, to
Wit 'Thefe are. many: subjects on
which, the Judgment Of the: average
man is 81 little value, but Ia the, mat,
l.terpf bringing up a daughter It Isnpt
to be sound. sAlso there are many
subjects Oh which the Judgment :of the.
average woman rnayE: 4 BE, trusted. but
In the matter Of: bringing up q daugh:
ter it IS apt TO be unso4nd: i say
this' sfts5 sSHs sSFfy Years 3 oSssry:
sWhat lIss & ths reason ~ M Baker n:
!. %Weli, d daughter has Is Sc, pre-:
pared to, deal With men, the 5jadge
J. Went on! !."TIie masculine semperaa:
I inert is: involved An all; the. critical:
problems OF: Her life. q Naturally the.
average man IS pretty Well informed
on the: subject OF men: You have
.prospered these late years. You hive
been so busy, getting rich. that: you
have just used your home to eat and.
sleep in, You can't do a home any
good by eating: and snoring and read
Ing a. paper In. It." ~. ::i:.g,.
3. aaMy wife would have her, own: way:
there, said Baker . : -. :r !,
""That doesn't alter the fact ,thatsyoui
have neglected your home. Youf have
let, things slide. You wore Yourself.
cut In this matter: Of money getting.
You: were. tired: when. you got ;hope,
at night all. inf ms. they say THE
bank was THE .mmain thing with you.
r repeat that you, let things slide at
home and the longer they sslldestlhe
faster they slide when they're sgofhg
down hill. z y on can. always count on,
that in case Of Sliding. , -; ~, :!I:J Il:
%,The young have a taste for velocity;
and often Fit: comes so. conntaBl%
| Fast. that they don't know, what to do
with 1t. SO they're apt to get their
necks. broken unless there's some. one
to put on the brakes. strrb, .;;,.,; !,
Mr.. Emmanuel Baker arose and be-
gan to stride up and down, the room.
Upon my word, tudge!',I ! don't
knoW. what to DO" he exclaimed: =
AThere's only one thing to ,do.a Go
and find the young people and. give
them your blessing. If you can. dis,
cover a spark of, manhood In, the fel-
low, make the most Of it. The changes
are against that: but let us hope for
the best, Above >all, I want you to pc
gentle 18th Pauline. You are more
to blame than. she is."'',. ,.s.!:..st ,
Il don't see how i, can spare the
time. but ri have to-" said Baker.
Time! Fiddlesticks I" the judge ex.
claimed: dWhat a darn, fool money.
makes Of q. mani; You have lost your
sense of proportion, your appreciation
of values. BIZ Pritchard used TO talk
that way to me: He has. BEEN lying,
twenty years In his grave. BE hadn't
"a minute, to. spare until one day he fell
:dead-then, leisure and lots Of leisure,
1t. would SEEM and the business has
doubled since he quit worrying about
it. MY friend, you can not take argent
into Paradise, but the soul of Pauline
lis a different kind Of property, It.
might be help to you there. Give
plenty Of time to this Job, and good
luck to, you" II :;
: The, spirit Of: the DID,: dead days
spoke in the voice of the ,judge-.-spoke
with a. kindly dignity. 1t had vever;
been the voice Of Justice, tempered
with .Mercy--the most feared: and re-
spected voice In the upper. counties.
His grave. .smooth-shaEen, face, ! his;
kindly. gray eyes, his noble brow with.
its crown Of white hair were. fitting.
accessories Of the throne OF Justice
and Mercy. u. A. u =: ..::-:. s:,,.
!. "I'll 60 this afternoon, Thank you,
judge!" said Baker. as he left !. the
Office. =: .....,.: .. -. ,.;.,..--.
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Pauline had announced in. her letter!
that her husbands neme was Herbert"
middleton. Mi. Baker sent telegram
m PonlIne to sDprIse her. Of his arrival