San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07

, bino them stood \ ccmpact Shuddle OF
He-Whiffets who sized him up with
what seemed to be Gloomy Apprehen-
sion. .
He pulled a weak Bromide about
Liberty Hall, but, just as it escaped
him, he realized that it sounded Hol-
low and Unconvincing.
He saw them climb YEARLY to their
Apartments and then he sat in one
Chair after another, wondering what
he was up against. He surmised that
it would be hefty Job. to stage
manage any Revels for the troupe of
trained Chilblains. They were NIL
young and well provided for. He
wondered why they were SO Disc0ur-
aged. He knew that not one of them
had been farther away than Toledo,
Ohio. He could not make out why
they were so blooming Blase.
After an incredible Lapse Of Time
they began to descend the Stairway
one at a time, and fall on the Up
holstery. They seemed passionately
fond of long and brooding Silences
and they inspected their Surround
ings with a cold and dim Eye, AL
though they did not speak out and
saw SO. the Owner felt that they dis
approved of him and the jiggly Orna-
ment up the side of his Hose and
the Grand Rapids Furniture and the
Pattern of the Rug and the Tassels
on the Curtains.
Once more he sat at the head OF
the Board but this time he did not
have to dodge any Bouquets. The
Topics he tried to project turned out
to be Last Years Stuff.
Are q Mor0se Lot.
He thought the Dancing would
help to Ungrouch them but they look,
ed over his Records and filled to find
anything Late. After they had pair
ed off stealthily and hunted dim
Corners and lapsed into low Death
Chamber Conversations, the genial
Provider went far out on the Lawn
and tried to figure why so many
Young Lives had been clouded. =
He did not have to worry about
getting through Sunday. Most of
them did not come up for Air until
the Sun had crossed the Meridian. al
though the Servants were busy from
Eleven o'clock on. hustling Breakfast
Orders up the stairway to the Lady
We're DE Veres and the self-made
Young Business Men.
A. J. had read in Novels about the
Duchess having her Breakfast in Bed
but this was the first time he had
known the Plain People to get away
with it. They finally slinked into the
Light of Day, and made some In
quiries about Dinner and then
strolled. He was 80 Buffaloed that
he made no further effort to Ring
In. .4Ss
1t dawncd on him that they were
interested in Things that he had not
vet heard about. He did not belong
in the Picture. When he Sneaked
away to his Bounoir at the usual
hour. he felt reasonably. sure that no
one would miss him. 1i5..
After they had been pried from the
Husks and modified on Monday. the
chastened Host was on hand to be
sure that oil Of them got off the
Place. They seemed to remember
having met him somewhere and
spoke to him pleasantly, just before
departing.
At the Country Club he met an
ancient Golfer and related his Suf-
ferings.
at is the new Order of Things"
said his Pal. 1.-THE Patriarchs are
now called Boys. and the gikled Nut.
calling his Mate at Eventide ad-
dresses him as Old Thing. Don't
blame the Kids because they are
sniffy and condescending. The
Swank and Side and dreadful Ong-
way are the results of Home Train
ing. The poor Things have been
spoon-fed and INDUCED until they
have cine to regard all kindly Atten-
tons as mere Matter of Course. In
few years, they will have Families
of their Own and about that time
the Great Sorrows will come into
their Lives. The Dollars will no long
err grow on Bushes and these same
naughty Tadpoles will be grateful to
anyone who comes, along and splashes
them with Sunshine. In the mean
time you had better Lay Off and not
try to get fresh with your Super
iors."
Moral: Youth is the time for GRAY.
ity.
Copyright, 1929. by Bell Syndicate,
Inc