The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-12
How Far Is a Father
Justified in Insisting
That His Son Shall Fulfill
His Own Blasted
Ambitions?

Ills tOWh O1notSo
Ambitions?
TyHE stout young woman who had been
breeding briskiy into the kitchen Of the
shugrue's nat every few minutes for
the last half hour OF % scanned a most en-
slant sort Of person. While there was no
atmosphere Of ruah or hustle about whatever
she did. she accomplished II with amazing
rzpidfty, And each Tina shs appeared on the
scene she had q Eniis for Con shugrue.
gazing With great mtsntnsss out the Kitchen
window, and a little nod Of assurance for
him, end . commonplace word or two Ia.
tended To convey to him without telling him
IN 20 many stereotyped phrases the comfort
Ing news that there was nothing to worry
about yet
wholly Trustworthy party. this stout
young woman. You could tell in q minute
me knew hsr job You wouldn't make any
mistake In putting an sorts Of faith In her,
despite the tact That her uniform was that o.
q nurse stin IN training. Con shugrue felt
he was In luck. because the gossip of the
nsishborhood whispered that when you ap-
Piled for nurse At the Dtspensary you must
perforce accept without q murmur whatever
the Dtzpenary chose to send you. BY blind
luck he had drawn prize; q prize that was
epsn to criticism In only one respect. She
always LEFT the kitchen door open. Every
time shs came into that Kitchen she left the
door star. and she persistently neglected t.
close It behind her when she left For good
and sufncisnt reasons Con shuxrus wanted
that door closed
since thu stout young woman was just de
parting with . lot Of shiny steel things In a
bowl Of SCANNING water, It was . good bet
the door would be left Wide OPEN It was.
30 Con Iett his observation post At the win
dow and shut It once again: shut It a. softly
- he could, but. At the sane time. a. tightly
- he could. against sounds that sent cold
ereeps up and down his spine and the faint.
svsetly sicktsh odor Of elher.
Then he went back 10 his window to ~
sumo his waiting watchfuine.- The block OF
dreary tenemsnts In which the domestic gods
Of the shuErues were estabhsbsd vas on the
left hand sids Of street that ran I'd % sharp
. sfsps Il seemed 10 be trying to Stand on
end. and the nat that set Can Shusrue back
s3s.Ts every month was the uppermost one
Of the fve IN that particular house. Con.
therefore. had an excellent visv from thu
kitchen window; Of roofs shining with thu
glaze Of . March sieet storm, and ehimneys
that locked a. II an ambitious confeotoner
had tried his hand At trosting them, and
lights In rows and circles and triangles and
squares Electric dgns made mudses Of red
and green and orange and blue On the low.
eastward driving CLOUDS which bad momen-
t.rfly ceased dripping particles Of hail and
rain that truzs az n struck
Con shpsrues eyes were nxed On string
Of nsry rcd letters that stood out against the
black March sky. They winked 1t him and
Knocked HIM. and beckoned him and stabbed
him They made him scovi and set his teeth
into his under Lip. and then shrug his shout
ders IN . sorry attempt at resignation. which
recalled 10 mind the fact that his right shoul-
der developed shooting pains even yet when
he tried that movement on it. He scDvied
speIled out for him the name COLISEUM
A. C" ...-. r.
Under those letters the present lightweight:
champion Of the istic world would be having
Q merry arEmnent Of IT with a certain party
who was sure his own claims for champion
ship honors were better founded. The little
sfair was scheduled for ten rounds. That
vas an the law allowed. There was feeling
prevalent among the wise birds espousing
either side Of the contention that ten rounds
were amply sufficient Whatever number Of
rounds the affair lasted. these came wise
birds knew would be fun Of action. and the
sort Of action they loved but seldom found.
Therefore the old Coliseum would Be crowded.
Every last seat Of those tiers siopipg upward
Ing ones Who would whils away the time
until the main bout was staged skiing up the
talent displayed b them In the preliminaries.
A. chance to leap into the nmeiight. that
Csn could see those damned tiers Of seats,
the fog Of blue smoke. the glare Of the shaded
arc lights sbove,ths ring shining through IT,
He could hear the pounding Of feet. the first
thrilling mob growi Of delight a. the fighting
took on speed In one Of those preliminary
bouts; growing to q roaring rumble a. It
became Jet faster; the staccato rattle Of
blows;-the patient, monotonous whirrins of
movie machines going on with no Ietup.
But for the untoward circumstanees he
had not taken into his reckoning he might
have been there tonight: a contender in one
Of those prelininaries. showing his speed. his
eievsrness. his punch. to eyes he could most
desire to see such qualities In him.
wen show EN- what we got at the Coli
scum in March," Al Dorsey had told him