The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-26

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and would see him presently, so the
Iiveried servant informed the young
man after his card had been taken to
the doctors office. He was shown
into a reception room and asked to
wait, where others were waiting. An
hour passed and the day was growing
dusk when all the callers save Jack
had been disposed Of. Then Franklin
entered. Jack remembered the strong.
well-knit frame and kindly gray eyes
Of the philosopher. HIS thick hair.
hanging below his collar, was now
/ white. He vas very grand in Il suit Of
black Manchester velvet with white
silk stockings and bright silver buckles
on his shoes. There was a gentle dig
nifty in his face when he took the
boys hand and said with a smile:
You are so big, Jack. You have
built a six foot two inch man Of that
small lad I knew in Albany, and we'll
finished, tOO-great thighs, heavy
shoulders, a mustache, a noble brow.
and shall I say the eve OF Mars? It's
a wonder what time and meat and
bread and potatoes and air can ac-
cOmplish. But perhaps industry and
GOOd reading have done some work on
the job"
Jack blushed and answered: 1T
would be hard to fix the blame
Franklin put his hand on the young
mans shoulder and said:
"She is a lovely girl, Jack. You
have excellent good taste. I ~congratu-
late you. Her pulchritude has a
background of good character and she
Is alive with the spirit Of the New
World. | have given her no chance
TO forget you If that had been possible.
Since I became the agent in England
Of yourself ana Sundry American prov
inces, have seen her often, but never
without longing for the gift of youth.
How is my family"
They are well. / bring you letters"
Come up to my Office and we'll
give an hour 10 the news"
When they were seated before tie
CRATE fire in the large, pleasant room
above stairs whose windows looked
out upon the square. the young man
said:
First I shall give you, sir, a letter
from Major Washington. It was en-
trusted to a friend Of mine who came
on the same ship with me. He was
arrested at Deal, but, fortunately. the
letter was In my pocket"
ARRESTED? Why?"
Il think. sir, the charge was that
he had helped to tar and feather a
British subject"
Feathers and tar are poor argu-
ments," the Doctor remarked as he
broke the seal of the letter.
It was a long letter and Franklin
sat for near half an hour thought
fully reading and rereading it. BY and
by he folded and put it into his pocket
saying as he did so: AN angry man
cannot even trust himStlf. sent
some letters 10 America on condition
that they should be read by a cOmmir-
ZEE of good men and treated in ahso-
lHte confidence and returned Ia me
certain members OF that committee
had so much gunpOwder in their
hearts 1t took fire and their prudence
my reputation have been serioIsrv
damaged, ! fear. The contents of
those letters are now probably known
. you"
-Are they the Hutchinson, Rogers
and Oliver lettersT'
= "The same"
i think they are known TO every
ono In Awnnri0n Ah.e -.-I "
Indignant that these men born and
raised among Us should have said thar
a colony ought not to enjoy all the
liberties OF a parent state and thar
we should be subjected TO coprcive
measures They had expressed no
Such opinion save in these private let
tiers. 1t looked like q base effort 10
curry favor with the English gov
eminent"
YES. they were OverwOrking the
curry comb" said Franklin. Il had
been protesting against an armed
fOr1e in Boston. The government de
clared that our own best people were
IN favor of it. I, knowing better. de
MED the statement. To prove their
claim, a distinguished barOnet put the
letters in my hands. He gave me
leave to send them TO America on
condition that they should not be pub
llshed- OF course, they proved nothing
u b treachery Of Hutchinson,
hogers and Oliver. Now l seem to he
tarred by the same stick"
JACK told him Of his prospects and
especially IF the generosity of his
friend Solomon Binkus and Of the
plight the latter was in.
He must be a remarkable man."
said Franklin. With Preston's help
ne viii be coming on to London in a
day OF so. If necessary you and l will
20 down there. We shall not neglect
hlm. ave you any dinner clothes?
Ihey will be important to you"
1 thought. sir, that I should best
wait until l had arrived here"