Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-12-01
Winning a Job
and Son-in-Law
By HARRIET JENNINGS.

Like a man running Into a shower OF
gold. a pauper finding a diamond IN
the dust Of the street, an invalid sud
denly discovering an elixir Of life, Du-
gald Morris gave a great shout as he
read in newspaper he had picked up
on a park bench a brief, but to him a
vitality suggestive item. 1t ran: Hon
Orable Walton Reeves Of Colorado,
newly elected congressman, is at the
Hampton hotel"
A vivid picture dream ran riot In the
mind Of Morris. It seemed as though
a sudden blaze Of golden sunshine had
come to illumine a life beset with
clouds. He had drifted here to the
nations capital with his motherless
daughter, Beulah, hoping to find some
governmental position.
Dugald Morris was trifie depressed
when he impaired to his daughter the
inspiring information that he had
found a real friend at last. When her
father named Walton Reeves a
strange culver crossed Beulah's face.
Ten she flushed, and when the story
was ended she said simply:
II would ask no favOrs Of a person
who has possibly long since forgotten
us, and who probably has newer ac-
quaintances to consider, and it may be
some other Reeves"
"Oh, no. It was to Colorado our
friend went. I'll be glad to see him,
outside Of what help he may give me
in getting a political job"
Beulah turned aside as If to busy
herself at her work. There had been
a romance to the going away Of Wal
ton Reeves. He had never asked Beu-
lah to be his wife, but plainly as could
be he had indicated to her that he
would think constantly Of her while
away.
Beulah had put aside the shattered
remnants Of that old love dream.
She said nothing as her father got
ready the next morning to call at the
Hampton hotel. Her heart ached a
bit, but she did not mind that now.
Dugald Morris arrived at the hotel
to find that the Hon. Walter Reeves
occupied Suite A on the parlor floor.
He was admitted to the ante room.
An Oficious usher asked his business.
II want to see Walt Reeves" replied
Dugald In his blunt, friendly way.
"SOrry, sir" announced the usher, g
few minutes later, "but Mr.. Reeves
doesn't know you"
whats that" fairly shouted Nor
ris. "Walt Reeves doesn't know me
me, Dugald Morris, who-oh, sayl
there's some mistake"
Il have reported my message, SIR"
the man incisively, and
waiting for the visitor to vacate the
room.
Dugald Morris bowed his head on his
hands. In a flash 1t had occurred to
him that Walton Reeves did not want
to know him.
young man." he spoke, his voice
quivering, ''yOu go back to your master
and tell him that old Dugald Morris Is
In this room, wants the eighty-seven
dollars he paid out for him five years
ago, and that he won't stir a peg from
here until he gets it-with INTEREST,""
whats that?" voiced a portly, dig
nified man, appearing at the doorway
Of the inner room. "Dugald Morris?
Eighty-seven dollars? Jones, you had
better call an officer"
'NOt until 1 see Walton Reeves r. de-
elared Morris stanchly.
Il am Walton Reeves" announced
the newcomer.
,"Eh, you? eh, I've made a mistake,
and I'm sorry to have troubled YOU"
said Morris in crestfallen way. "You
zee, knew a Walton Reeves years
lgo at Frankfort and l thought"
ooh, you mean my nephew and |
lamesake," smiled the congressman,
something in the earnest, honest. face
# Morris appealing to him. HE Is
ny secretary. This way, Mr. Morris"
The high heart Of hope and delight
# DugaId Morris rose chOkingly as
wo minutes later the real object Of
IFS search gave him the welcome Of
lis lifeI And then explanation
money sent TO Morris at Frankton, re-
urned unclaimed. And finally, vital,
ager question from the young man:
"And Beulah-that is, Miss Morris?
The isis still singleY
ooh, yes :, she would never leave her
Id father" Wanted Morris.
He changed his mind, as coming
ONE two evenings later, puffed up a
rifle with the consciousness of at last
aving a fat government Job, he found
wo consciously smiling persons on the
orch.
"It's all right, Mr.. Morris" observed
Walton Reeves with a gay, happy
lugh. "Beulah isn't going to leave
on, and neither am ! we are simply
Ding to take you in to live with both
us"