Evening star., 1935-03-31


himself lived bare of any save the most meager
necessities; nor did he accept the sacrifices
without passionate sort of appreciation rare
in the young.
The winter of 1904. Dan pursued his legal
studies in Boston with the feeling that he was
no better than leech, or something unclean
family was almost sinking under its burden of
debt And when his father who was one of the
judges of the local New Hampshire court of
common pleas. wrote that his fellow judges
had offered Dan the vacant clerkship at ST 500
year, the lad instantly decided to give up
the law and accept the job Letter in hand he
rushed into the sanctum of Mr.. Gore. with
whom he was reading law. The lawyer. dis
tinguished gentleman. both socially and polit-
ically, eyed Dan as usual with pleasure. He
never had seen anything comparable to the
young mans beauty; his huge black eyes in
and such immeasurable power; his splendid
brow; his delicate long mouth.
"Sirw cried Dan. I'm giving up the law
and taking clerkship in my fathers court.
My father has dire need of me-"
Stuff" snorted Mr. Gore He can hold
out till next year"
FIVE! His great strength is broken at last. He's
i'll and I'm going to him. SIR
Don't let your emotion get out of hand
Daniel" suggested the lawyer.
Years ago, Mr. Core" cried Dan indig-
nantly. when my father stood in the bayfield,
and told me how he had longed for the educa-
ton which he was determined to give me- he
wept and didn't apologize for his tears.
,, ho foI< fkoh hot
on his cheek, ''for my grief over my fathers
grief. for know what it costs him to call me
home" He paused for breath.
Mr.. Gore groaned. $50 mere money can
divert you from your chosen - no! your
predestined course!"
I'VE owe money, SIR" Dan made the con-
fession with difficulty. Several thousand dol
lars We're unlucky about money, though
we've had great deal. Why. fathers salary
as Judge has been $500 year since 1871!
But we haven't saved penny!"
"Ah! OF course, the debts must be paid"
said the lawyer, more gently, land your
father cared for. But in forward looking way,
my boy! He has saved, Daniel. You are his
savings, his capital investment against old
age. For moment, in his sickness, he's panic
stricken. about to draw out his capital and
expend it on immediate necessities and have
nothing certain left for the future. You must
be wise for your father in this crisis He's not
himself. A clerkship at the mercy of political
whims? The law is your destiny, Daniel
Webster. God himself gave you the genius
for it."
Dan thought he knew what Mr.. Gore
meant. When he was making speech, he had
a sense of power that rent his very soul in its
struggle for exit from his mind. And suddenly
he was aware that if he smothered this sense
of power, it would kill the best in himself and
in his father.
Your father urged you toward great
goal" Gore went on. He is weak to call you
back"
"SI!' roared Dan. "My father never did
weak thing in his magnificent life! He has
presence like king! He's just. he's tender.
he's stern. he's generous! If, sir, God is love,
then, indeed, my father is made in Gods own
likeness!''
The older man looked for long moment
into those passionate eyes. go for a walk,
DAME" he pleaded, before you decided!
Dan rushed from the Office.
For two hours, he tramped round the snowy
Common while the strongest emotion in his
young body, his love for his father, did battle
with his true intellectual passion his desire
to fulfil his fathers frustrated dreams. His
brain told him that MIR. Gore was right. His
heart pleaded for his fathers immediate relief.
1t was a titanic battle. At the end, he snailed
back to MIR. Gore and asked for leave of