The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-16
Jack, His Dad i
and Vivian II
By CORONA REMINGTON

$oIUOO you want to put into this DuSt,'
ness, and aren't you of age, and
haven't you enough sense to do a LIT.
tie thinking for yourself once In q
whlleI Sometimes you make me 90
mad could cry"
Vivian Shippe Jumped up from the,
davenport where she had been sitting
beside her fiance and hurriedly dabbed
at her eyes as she started toward the
door. In one stride he was beside her
and had her In his arms.
"Oh, but you don't understand" he.
pleaded. "Tm all Dad has, and he's
watched over me and cared for me-
and advised me ever since was in
kindergarten. It would kill him II Il
went against his wishes. I always
consult him about everything" =
II see you do" she answered dryly.
"That hurts, VIVIAN" he said.
quietly.
swell, even If you lost the money,
I'd rather you'd plunge in and see
what you can do for yourself. It i,
looks like a good chance to me even
II don't know much about business"
Almost imperceptibly the man shook
his head and sighed. II don't know
what to do; heaven knows don't.
Well, l promised Dad I'd be back by
ten. He wants game of chess to-
night, and his old crony at the clubs
gone back on him."
Reluctantly they parted, and Vivian
went up to her room more depressed
and discouraged than she had been In
weeks. What sort of man was Jacks
father, anyhow, she wondered. She
had not lived in Morristown long, and
she had always lodged when Jack had
suggested bringing his father around.
Somehow she dreaded this man she
had never met. He must be an over
bearing, domineering sort Of creature,
she reflected.
What could be done to break Jack
loose? AS things were now he would
never be a man. How she would love
to tell the old man what she thought
of himI AS the idea flashed through
her mind her lips Strengthened out into
a grim little line of determination.
The next morning at breakfast her
family noticed that she seemed to be
preoccupied. and just little excited.
"I'm going uptown" she told her
mother, after breakfast.
"What for, .dear?"
"Oh, it's a secret mission-some re-
form work." she answered lightly.
A moment later she was deity
backing the little green car out Of the
garage and planning her campaign. AS
she stopped in front Of the tall Office
building her courage almost failed her.
"Mr. Stamford" she began, as she
confronted a rather handsome middle .
aged man in the presidents office Of
the Longace Iron works, I'm Vivian
Shippe, Jacks fiancee."
sacks what? Why, he never told
mel" calculated Stamford, senior.
II don't blame him." answered the ;
girl, coolly, feeling her composure COM
ing back, land that's just what I've.
come here to talk to you about. You
are simply running Jack. He hardly
dares to breathe without your consent, ,
and he has about as much initiative
as a three-year-old. He's molly-cod-!
die, that's what he is, and it isn't his
fault, either-it's yours, all yours. You
think you're a devoted father, but he
has no worse enemy in this whole
world than you"
Stamford, red and spluttering,
opened his mouth to speak, but Vivian
sllenced him with look and went on:
"He wanted to start out in business
for himself, but you discouraged him..
What If he did lose few thousand2
I'd rather have a man penniless who
had tried and who had backbone Of
his own than one who was scared to
venture anything. I'm going to marry
him because I love him, but I'd almost
do 1t If It was only to save him from
you, his devoted father.
"That's all have to say" she end,
ed. 81 don't care how much you hate
me-that1l do you good, but think
over what I've said, will your"
With a nod she was gone. Once
back in her car an outburst of pent-
up emotion swept over her and her
hands on the steering wheel trembled
so that she could hardly drive. Reach
ing home, she rushed up the back
! stairs to her room and locked herself
in. Two hours later the telephone
rang.
"Say, dearest, got to see you right
away. Coming now"
In a flash he had hung up and the
girl had just time to dab some powder
on her tear-stained face and straight
en- her tousled hair. e..
"Whoops The best news. It's a
corker. Dads trump-always told
you he was-called me up and we just
had an interview and he told me he'd
reconsidered the matter about my go
ing into business and thought it was
a good plan. Just as If that wasn't
knockout enough lie calmly handed me
a check for $4,000 so as to give me,
a good start"
"What a perfect dear he 81" ex-i
claimed Vivian.
eyes, but he acted awfully funny.
I was little worried for a while.
After we got through he said. Son,
If you have a best girl or anything
Of that sort, tell her that love is often
blind, but not always incurably s0.'
tried to get him to explain. but he
Just laughed and put out his hand"
tUThn doarn said Vivian softly 81