Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-22
SMART CHILDREN
By MARY LOUISE coRMIER.l
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Il say, pater, can you let me have
/ $50 on ACCOUNT" There was the usual
/ solicitouS expression on William Syl-
{ veSter'S young face as he made his IA
miliar request. Old John Pennyriekle
I dropped his copy of the Evening Ga
zette and his mild gray eyes looked
/ out troublously at the boy from behind
barricade of shabby, misshapen spec
/ tacleS.
you haven't spent all of your all
5owance this early, WHIP he demand
ed. "Why, when I was your age an al
'owance like that would Keep me in
funds for year"
but, pater, this is the Twentieth
century" William SylveSters stock
wall was delivered with the open exas-
peration of seventeen. Besides, in a
/ One-horse town like Needs. SO a
I month is barely enough TO get by on
+ and keep up appearances, l mean 20
( The boy in concluding shot an appeal
ing sidelong glance ut his mother.
And that lady, whose ruling ambition
was 10 see her children firmly and
safely established lin the right class"
/ rallied to his defense.
"Sylyester is right" she declared in
! the judicial tone Of one used TO hand
ing down final decisions; 1T is only
reasonable to expect that the son of
one Of Needs leading citizens should
keep up a decent 'front.'"
I was thinking of the sore" said
''pater," Offering feeble defense.
1--WE had to sell that last lot of hard
ware at a loss, Business is pretty dun
/ just now. you know"
business again, Mrs. John Penny
nickle's crisp voice pounced upon the
word scornfully. DO you consider
business more important than your
children's future? l must say, John
Pennynickle-"
ooh, all right, mother, all right"
capitulated the old man hastily. Any.
thing, he told himself to escape an,
/ other of Carries tongue-laShingS "YoU
come around TO the store in the morn.
ing win, and I'll fix you up"
Thanks. pater," William Sylvester
flashed a look of triumph in his
mothers direction Then he turned
back 10 his father with an apologize
grin.
Il wouldn't have asked you for this"
he explained, IF it wasn't for the fact
that Norry and Christine are coming
home next week They'll probably
bring along some Of their swell friends
/ and well, you know what that means
pat4r.'
Yes" Pater knew what IT meant
wsl enough. Money! Each time the
children came home from college he
made feverish trips to the bank. He
would do so again
Norris was the first to tap the pa.
I rental resources. He and college
chum were planning to establish Il sum
mer restaurant
"Mints Of money IN 1t, pater,' he
cenfided earnestly. "Al l need TO
start in with is about $500 You could
let me have that much, couldn't youf'
Pater let him have it. No sooner was
/ this affair concluded than Christine re.
vealed her plan for an elaborate black
and white frolic
"Tust a little welcome home party"
she told her father sweetly. please do
this for me, pater darling % And Of
I course "pater darling" did
Christines little party was pic
tUresque affair that cost several hun.
bred dollars. Needs flocked to It and
enjoyed itself hugely.
The day after the black and white
fro'ic pater was knocked down by an
auiomble on South Main street. His
family was deeply shocked.
'But I didn't suppose anything could
ever happen to pater" Christine
moaned to Doctor Stanton when they
went to visit Pennynickle In the Hill
side hospital.
"Oh, yes" he responded with thnly
yelled sarcasm. You know even the
best machine made is subject to wear
and tear. In paters ward the chill.
dred fingered about uncomfortably and
blamed themselves mercilessly for the
calamity once outside-they blamed
each other Only Carrie seemed genu-
ineIy affected by the accident.
I'm ashamed Of myself, John" she
whispered to the bandaged figure on
the hospital cot We've all been driv-
ing you like an old workhorse-"
pater reached up and patted her
hand
IT'S all right, mother" he mumbled
weakly. We've had TO think Of the
children's lecture, you know Don't
worry. I'll BE- out Of here In a week 4"
But he was wrong Il was whole
month before he was able Ia leave the
hospital At home he found two let
tiers awaiting him.
One, containing n bin, vas from
Christine, WHO was In the White noun
teins. Incorporating from p nervous
breakdown" The other was from Nor