Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-20

his head hiRh and r0u nm the sxsS~v
to His f,tbsr's in~, nfscs .aL;ns NJ
sto,rs thrcc NJ :, t;mo '"e
If was rather d,sordor,v 49,,
There wo. du.t wharo ",Sos.eLs ,i',g. a 9mce:
be there wasn't mucb in tha f,r,,,.,,ra
line and nine .tenths NJ tbs ,aw ,n,ro.
ON the shelves nec,led rsh,nIinv W.,
Jimmy like the Mace
James Seymour looked i'm from b,s
faded as his son impetuous,v noyrp,l
out the stcry of Kitty's ultilnatum.
We'll. son." he said at length.
you'll have to settle 1t for yourself.
! haven't made much Of mysc'f--b'''
always thought Kitty liked INC I"
that. Still. It Is bad business lcttin,
tie right girl go IL you can help your
self. Ia think 1t over. -
Jimmy went down the stairs one nj
a time. lie stopped to look at his fn.
Tiers battered tin sign. lie had con-
i,nen ~ expected TO put w r-w sign
Wtn, he'd have to zee Kitty.
Kitty. however. had said her say anil
were to announce his acceptance of her
proposal that he become a city lawyer
instead OF country bct,ifogger. That
bcnrino an aided legend Of "& Son. y
would sny no more. Nor would she
permit Jimmy TO say more--un'ess 1t
""S .ne "oru she useu. A.. ~,
Jimmy nt length realized that az.
ons ms,p was usesss siot % Nthtn ws out ,o
Inc ."'ms-n % wns .'"t ,a =. noln!ns' S,, rnno
My was sent, entirely inoepchaeht. Shs; ;
!oo' was coiiege orea, hna sne nau ns,u
ior year some apsuruM remuhsra,,ve ,l, t
rmHs'.ton m IN tne rits. enc eouu nave
.ne fs T1noui .,, % ,m, 'Ti III s"e ,rv w"s s"seo eo
10 share IL nlIH. uC Sns
"oum not nave
Think 1t over, she said MS 'hey
parteu nt tne ehn OF her vacat'on. a.
H., "mt ,t m.H a., .ho r r,rIon r o.. tb,nk wn
~ VII. ""T ,m ',s sn."e. .h =" in u'.i" n,r,
m,S.a.I mn"t I"or IeI,n Te nv I,,;t"r % w osh,nv bor
| neNt "4or' Mnuse srs .'.' ~ ~.
come G0g. ihaI WIS te,emHny az IL.
whlch oI"nv AWAY "ssa.ueu @ WV" a.. a.,
nome so nc Pro,"pty sM"hs '''r '"e
low neuge ana ~. 10 w?rH ", ,, .,a
, Ho'um .....;,s. I"ue, In,n o,, "o+ xn,,r ho;,
,r''t; nn f;o,r," ""' ""S wv
Wy w. o,.. .u,., N,,, T.,
:, Jimmy seymour crlsu h"use ~, =. III a.
dlgnahti!. We n"a nH h"i' Wy t",.'
!ears-since i was s'H,eem. =; ''' Vi at
'ention you ply " ~, ,. .,,o ,ro,,,,
lou had !, ~ cur's "o' WV "eeN'
ago. aeca.eu ''"s ,,o,,,.
! Ihat II aBout us ihuch us oIs Wou,'
expect you to see when kitty II
around, laughed Madge. Ion olann'
YOU, though. I've Always peeh crazy
over her myself. >, -
Thanks lot. Madge, SAID Jimmy
gratefully. How old are you-ninG
| icen? Don't see how II happened; wen
say. since YOU re that OH; maybe yo'
can help me out. 10 you think countr!
life intolcrable; You re younger thh'
Kitty. and ought TO 1ecl IL II any on
would
WELL" Madge spoke slowly. ."In
not like Kitty. you see. Kitty was al
ways ambitious. and she is doing ~
wonderfully in the city. You can Sc
that she wouldn t want to give, 1t up
While I'm not clever BIT .
seems TO ne ! se.sciSu ,,'t ,., ie,',m, ,.a
vnledictorian OF her class lnst June,
said Jimmy. smiling.
"Oh. that" said MaLgc deprccating
ly. "But-I'll tell you something awful
don't want to 60 to college. wa
glad to finish school. I like to be ou
of doors, free when wani to do any
thing. I'd hate position-cvcn
splendid one like kittys. Besides,
course. I'm all daddy has-ld Il nave I
stay home"
Jimmy had to think things over-i
was simpler fur to talk them over, An
Madgc was a sage listener. ;, ,
1T doesn't sound ambitious. ad
mittUl Jimmy, but what | want is T.
build up just the sort of business m
father has. Iaking care OF people
interests. seeing that they ,got ,,de,cd'
wills and contracts that Will stand u
to court tests. making myself q pal
of the life around mc-and being Jimm
Seymour to half the county. ia rathe
have dads standing here than DC gov
ernor. And Kitty says it Is wasting Ill
life"
"Still," said Madgc thoughtful!
"vou couldn't take much comfort in
10 Kitty didn't. You have to considC
her Dnrt. too"
"Rut Kitty would have the bigges
bousc in town. and every one know
her and likes her. Isn't that bette
Than n stiff struggle for position in
crowled city where no matter how hig
Won got thsrc'd always be inaccessibl
inner circies?"
..yc, ,,,l too fostr, s,;d Nodc
or .hor,i .nv r. isn't 80 much whI
,.d,, % an, ont ~ life M whether Won lil
,, ;o"", e'' WV - ~
, ..s,.,,,,s r,, ,ro n ,ot ,ikc Kitty
,, 'I;s.,'es 21n'i' 81 SIu ,;,nort H. Vc, XIV
hair was soft md black while Nadgc
. @ nun N.'s,, WIS SUI oai, """
""s ..D.p Ssp So nt .ov TINT .o Kitty
rorn"d i'NW Wadoe "Giris DOM like Il
! I;n,",v wont back to his fathers n,
: s,o jimmy "'"' '"'A ~ ''' '"''e' . u