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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVILLEi UTAH nr o Ao By fhiruTnj"'w Booth Tarlrington CoprlirM A USELESS NUISANCE.1 In 1873 when other people Synopsis. Major Amberson has made a fort-mwere losing fortune, and the.jnagnincen'ji,oL. lhen, a iW-ac"developnie-.t,- " 'Major Am Person laid out sith roads and statuary, and In tho center of a four-acr- e tract, on Amin rson avenue, built for himself the most magnificent mansion Midland city had ever seen. When the majors daughter married young Wilbur Mlnafer the neist.bors predicted that as Isabel could never really love Wilbur all her love would be bestowed upon the e children. There is only one child, however, Amberson Minafer, and his Upbringing and his youthful accomplishments as a mischief maker are quite in keeping with the most pessimistic predictions By the time Oeorite goes away to college he does not attempt to conceal his belief that the Ambersons are about. the most important family In the world At a ball given tn his honor when he returns from college, George monopolises I.ucy Morgan, a stranger and the prettiest girl present.' and gets on famously with her until he learns that a queer looking duck at whom he had been poking much fun, is the young lady's father, lie Is Kucene Morgan, a former resident of Blgburg. and he is returning to erect a fai lory and to build horseless carriages of his own invention. Eugene had been an old admirer of Isabel and they had been engaged when Isabel threw him over because of a youthful Indiscretion and married Wilbur Mlnafer. George makes rapid progress In his courtship of Lucy. A cotillion helps their cqualntance along famously Their "friendship" continues durtng his absences at college. George and There Is a family quarrel over a division Lucy become almost engaged of property which reveals that both Georges Aunt Kanny and Georges mother In are more or less Interested Eugene Morgan. George .father dies George Is graduated. Ho and Lucy remain almost engaged." George announces to her his Intention to be a gentleman of leisure. re CHAPTER XII Continued. 9 What kind? Whatever appeals to me, he said. Lucy looked at him with grieved wonder. But you really dont mean to have any regular business or profession at all? I certainly do not ! George returned promptly and emphatically. I was afraid so, she said In a low voice. George continued to breathe deeply throughout another protracted inThen he said, terval of silence. Your father Is business man lies a mechanical genius, Lucy Of course hes Interrupted quickly. both. And he mas a lawyer once hes done all sorts of things." Very well. I merely wished to nsk If Its bis influence that makes you think I ought to do something? Why, I Lucy frowned lightly. suppose almost everything I think or say must be owing to bis influence In otie way or another. We havent bad anybody but each other for so many years, and we always think about alike, so of course I seel And Georges brow darkened with resentment. So thats It, fs It? Its your fathers idea that I ought to go Into business and that you oughtnt to be engaged to me until I do. Lucy gave a start, her denial was so quick. No! Ive never once spoken to him about It. Never!" George looked at her keenly, and he jumped to a conclusion not far But you know withfrom the truth. out talking to him that Its the way he does feel about it? I see." She nodded gravely. Yes." Georges brow grew darker still. Do you think Id be much of a man, he said slowly, if I let any other man dictate to me my own way of ' life? George! Whos dictating your It seems to me It amounts to that T Oh, No 1 only know bow papa thinks about things. Hes never, never spoken unkindly or ,dlctatlngly of you. Her face was so touching tn Its distress that for the moment George for. got his anger. He seized that small, troubled hand, D&nt Lucy, he said huskily. you- know that I love you? Yes I do. Dont you love me?" Yes I do." Then what does It matter vnat yoqr father thinks about my doing something or not doing anything? He has his way, and I have mine. Why, look at your fathers best friend, my Uncle George Amberson hes never done anything In his life, and Oh, yps, he has, she Interrupted. lie was In politics. WelI,rm glad hes out," George said. Politics Js a dirty business for a gentleman, and UncIeGeorge would tell you that himself. Lucy, lets not talk any more about It. Let me tell mother when I get home that were engaged. Wont you, dear? She shook her head. "No," she said, and gave him a sudden little look of renewed gayety. Let's let It j 1 steering wheel ; but Lucy only nodded gravely and smiled no more than George did. Nor did she accompany Eugene to the Majors for dinner the folhrwing Sunday evening, though both were hidden to attend that feast, which was already reduced In nuin hers and gayety by the absence of Amberson. Eugene explained to his host that Lucy hud gone away to visit n school friend. The Information, dolhcrtsl in the library, just before old Sams appearance to announce dinner, set Miss Minafer In quite a flutter. Why, George said. turning - to tier nephew, Ilcnv does it happen you didnt tell us? And with both hands opening, as if to express her innocence of some conspiracy, she exclaimed to the others: lies never said one word to ns about Lucys planning to go away ! Frobablynfrald to, the Major sugDidnt know but he might gested, break down and cry If he tried to speak of It ! He clapped his grandson on the shoulder. Inquiring jocularly: That It, Georgie? Georgie mnfle no reply, but he was red enough to Justify the Majors developing a chuckle Into laughter; though Miss Fanny, observing her nephew keenly, got an Impression that bis fiery blush was In truth more fiery e than tender. After the arrival of coffee the Major was rallying Eugene upon some rival automobile shops lately built In a suburb, and already promising to flourish. I suppose theyll either drive you out of the business, said the old gentleman, or else the two of youll drive all thq rest of us off the streets. If we do well even things up by making the streets five or ten times as long as they are now," Eugene returned. How do you propose to do that?" It Isnt the distance from the center of a town that counts, said Eugene; Its the time It takes to get stay almost. Because your father Oh, because Its better !" Georges voice shook. Isnt It your lather?" Its his Ideals I'm thinking of yes. George drorped her hand abruptly and anger narrowed his eyes. I know 'hat you mean, he said. I dare say I don't care for your fathers Ideals any more than he does for mine!" He tightened the reins, Fendennls quickening eagerly to the trot; and when George jumped out f the runa- bout before Lucys gate, and assisted her to descend, the silence in which same that had bethey parted was-thgun when Pendennls began to trot. - al Jut and" i i nuis-aneo,- , ' ly him, you say, George? I suppose if we had a clergyman as a guest here youd expect him not to be offended, anj to understand that your remarks were neither personal nor If you said the church was a nuisance and ought never to have been invented. We seem to have a new kind of young people these days. Its a new style of courting a pretty girl, certainly, for a young fellow to go deliberately out of his way to try and make an enemy of her father by attacking his business I By Jove! Thats a new way to win a woman!" George flushed angrily and seemed about to offers retort, but held his fcreath for a moment; and then held his peace. It was Isabel who respondOh. no ! she said. ed to the Major Eugene would never be anybodys enemy he couldnt and last of alt Georgle'a. Im afraid he was hurt, but I dont fear his not having understood that George spoke without thinking of what he was saying I mean, without realizing Its bearing on Eugene." Well, well," sa!d his grandfather, rising, "It wasnt a very successful lit- didnt mean un-tactf- ul dont-- - 1 -- Its nil "There, there! he said. rigid, and you toddle along." "But, George " I really do want to get Now, now Info bed. Good night, old Indy." But, George, dear "Im going to bed, old lady ; so goodnight. Thus the Interview closed perforce. She kissed him again Indore going slowly to her own room, her perplexity evidently not dispersal ; but the subject was not renewed between them the next day or subsequently. Nor did Fanny make any allusion to the cryptic approbation she had bestowed upon her nephew after the Majors not very successful little dinner," though she annoyed George by looking at him oftener and longer than he cared to be looked ut by nil aunt. He successfully avoided contact with Lucya futher, though Eugene came frequently to the Jiouse, and spent several evenings with Isabel and Fanny ; and sometimes persuaded them and the Major to go for an afternoon's motoring, lie did not, however, come again to the Majors Sunday evening dinner, even when George Ambertjon returned. Sunday evening wns the time, he explained, for going over the weeks work with his factory managers. ! - y- . vj Georgs Was Nevor More Furious. Mack skirts, leaving George mystified but Incurious. In truth, however, he was neither so comfortable nor wo Imperturbable as ho appeared. He felt some gratificalittle to put the tion; he bad done man In his place that man whose Influence upon his daughter was precisely the same thing as a contemptuous criticism of George Amberson Mlnafer, and of George Amberson Mlnn-fer- s Ideals of life. Lucys going away without a word was Intended, he supposed, ns a bit of punishment. Well, he wasnt the sort of man that people were allowed to punish ; he could demonstrate that to them since they started Itl Isabel came to Georges door that night and, when she had klsesd him she remained In the open doorway with her hand upon Ms shoulder and her eyes thoughtfully lowered, so that her wish to Say somewas evithing more' than dent. Not less obvious was her perplexity about the manner of saying It; and George, divining her thought, amiably mnde an opening for her. Well, old lady, he said, Indulgently, you neednt look so worried. I wont be tactless with Morgan again. After this Ill Just keep out of his way Dear," she said, I wish youd tell me something: Why dont you like Eugene?" 'Oh, I like Mm well enongh," George returned, with a short laugh, ns he sat down and began to unlace his shoes. "I like him well enough In his place No, dear," she said hurriedly. "Ive had a feeling from the very first that yon didnt really like him that you really never liked him. I cant understand It, dear; I dont see what can be good-nigh- t, good-nig- the matter." Nothing's the matter." naturally easy declaration failed to carry great weight, and Isabel went on. In her troubled voice : "It seems so queer, especlally whcn you feel as you do about hh daughter." At this, George stopped unlacing his shoes abruptly, and sat up. How do I; feel about his daughter?" be demanded. Well, Its seemed as If as It did seem Isabel began timidly. At least you havent looked at any other girl ever since they came here, and certainly youve seemed very much Interested In her. Gertalnly youve been very great friends? Well, wbat of thatr It's only that Im like your grandfather: I can't see how you could be so much Interested In a girl anJ and not feel very pleasantly Reward her This If' there. This towns already spreading; bicycles and trolleys have been doing their share, but the automobile la going to carry city streets clear out to . . the county line., . , The Major was skeptical. father. Dream Well, HI tell you something, on, fair son ! he said. Its lucky for os that youreonly dreaming: because George- said slowly, a nd ST frown of concentration could be seen upon Ms If people go to moving that far, real estate values in the old residence part brow, as from a profound effort at j "The truth" is, I of town are going to be stretched pretever thin. believe Ive r thought of th dont ty two together, exactly at least, not CHAPTER XIIL Im afraid so," Eugene assented. Unless you keep things so bright and in til lately. Ive always thought of George went driving the next after- clean that the old section will stay Lucy Jast as Lucy, and of Morgan just noon alone and,' encountering Lucy more attractive thin the new ones." as Morgan. ,Ive always thought of and her father on the road, In one of her as a person herself, not as anyNot very likely! How are things Morgan's cars, lifted his hat, but no- going to be kept bright and ct can tle dinner!" bodys daughter. If I have a friend. I wise relaxed his formal countenance with soft coal and our kind of to his arm offered dont see that Its Incumbent upon roe he bis Thereupon city aa they passed. Eugene waved a eor-djNow, daughter, who took It fondly, and they to like my friends relatives. government?" hand quickly returned to the ideals or Lave Ideas I certain him Isabel room. that 35SPre assuring quick left the They arent, Eugene -- lifted In casual, polite Inquiry. Her own complete composure was what most galled him. Nothing of the slightest Impor-- ! 1 was tanee!" lie inanagA! to say. lew-voic- The Major stared hard at George under his white eyebrows. You What Did 1'iirVt at any nTonienf, If laughter were longer dented them, Iaiey sat looking at him with her eyebrows delleutely be-dd- e heightening upon her cheeks and temples, while Fanny watelnsl Mm with a quick eagerness, her eyes alert and bright. But Eugene seemed merely quizzical, ns if not tid ing tills brusquerie to himself. The Major was aerhmsly disturbed. What did you say. Goorgp?" he asked, though George had spoken but too distinctly. I said all automobiles were a nuisance," Gwrge answered, repeating not only the words but the tone In which he had utteml them. And he added Theyll never amount to anything but a nuisance. They had no business to he Invented. The Major frowned. Of emtnro yon forget that Mr. Morgan makes them, and also did his share In Inventing them. If you wemtUno thoughtless he might think you rather offensive." That would b too bad," said George coolly. I dont think I could survive It. Again there was a silence, while the Major stared at his grandson, aghast. But Eugene began to laugh cheerfully. I'm not sure hes wrong about auWith all their tomobiles," he said. speed forward they may be a step backward In civilization that Is, In spiritual civilization. But automobiles have come, and they bring a greater change in our life than most of us suspect They are going to alter war, nml they are going to alter peace, I think mens minds are going to be changed la subtle ways because of automobiles; Just how, though, I could hardly guess. Perhaps, ten or twenty years from now. If we can see the Inward change In men by that time, I shouldnt be able to defend the gasoline engine, but would have to ngree with him that automobiles had no business to be Invented." lie laughed and, looking at his watch, apologized for hnvlng an engagement which mnde his departure necessary w hen he would much prefer to linger, and left them at the table. Isabel turned wondering, hurt eyes George, dear!" she upon her son. said, What did you mean?" Just what I said," he returned, lighting one of the Majors cigars. Isabels hand, pale and slender, upon the tablecloth, touched one of the fine silver candlesticks aimlessly; the Oh, he fingers were Been to tremble. was hurt I" she murmured. I dont see why he should be," I didn't say anything George said. about him;" What made you think 'he was hurt?" I know him H was all of her reply, And while he stood figure of iiia iliere. undeniably such u figure, with .lame and Mary Sharon threatening to n-- from George, Dear! She Said, You Mean?" rmrn y half-whispere-d. -- T nil Ms little dinners were pleasant, which I h.no i lie- -, 'u for th, regulation f my own ooinltiot In life anil that tills one was no exception. Suppose Gis-rirdid not mine, and Kanm, some friend of mine has u relative up National avenue. My relatives, the round with tiMnts direct tv Thtr'fqpoMti- - Of" Shr. . have sold thHrhmise and axe foljiiu imj thiother-ebr-e tiie and bis mine, tun! my friend believes more In table in the country at least, they building paused call it 'tiie country. It wilt be city ib.tir; but George remained posed in the relative- ideals than in nun--- : Do, in two or three years. ere it imperturbability, cigar between vo'u think I ought lo give up m own lust to picas, a person vv lies taken up Good gracious!" the Major ex eyes upon ceiling, and paid n tn until Ideals wailed that I roatlv despise'" .itGntion So Kanny claimed, affecting dismay. hyr. your little v(ioj)S are going to ruin all your tiie sound of Isabels and the Millers No. dear; of course people cant old friends, Eugene! loices been me Inaudible in the ball. give up thejr Ideals; hat 1 dont see Unless my old friends take warn- Then she said quickly, and In a what this has to do with dear little so eager that It was unsteady: ing in time, or abolish smoke and get I.ucy a new kind of city government, "I didn't say It had tin tiling to do George, jouve struck just the Well, well! the Major laughed treatment to adopt; you're doing the with them." he Interrupted. "1 was You have enough faith In miracles right thing!" merely (ml ting a. case to tdiovv how u She hurried out, scurrying after the person would he justified In being a Eugene granting that trolleys and biher friend of one member of a family and cycles and automobiles are miracles. olliers with a faint rustling So you think theyre to change the feeling anything hut friendly toward another. 1 don't say, though, that 1 face of thi land, do you? feel unfriendly to Mr. Morgan. 1 dont Theyre already doing It, Major; say that 1 feel friendly t him, and I and it can't he stopped. Automodont sny that I feel unfriendly; hut biles If you really think Hint I vvn.s rude to At this point he was Interrupted. him tonight He had George was the Interrupter. Just thoughtless, dear. You didnt sa d nothing since entering the dining see (tint what you said tonight room, hut now he spoke In a Innd and I'll tmt suv anything of that Well, of pi remptory voice, using the tone sort where lie can hear It. again one in authority who checks Idle pratIsnt that There. enough? tle and settles a matter forever. she said eurnostlv, But, George," " Automobiles are a useless yon would like him, If you'd just let be said. . yourself. You say jou dont dislike There fell a moment's silence. him. W'liy dont you like birr? 1 cant Isabel at gazed incredulously at nil. What Is it that you understand George, color slowly and-alread- good-natured- - TVroMa,v. Theres no hope of It. the boarding house Is marching ly. AUTOMOBILES ARE T When Lucy came home the autumn was fnr enough advanced to smpll of burning leaves, and for the annual editorials, In the papers, on the purple haze, the golden branches, the ruddy fruit, and the pleasure of long tramps In the brown forest. George had not hen hi of her arrival, and he met her, on the afternoon following that event, at the Nharon, where he had gone In the secret hope that he might hear something about her. Janie Sharon had Just begun to tell him that she heard Lucy was expiated home soon, after having a perfectly gorgeous time" Information which George received with no responsive enthusiasm when Lucy came demurely In, a proper little autumn figure In green leaving. ! Good-afternoo- And with long strides he reached the door and hasteneu through the hall; but before he closed the door he heard from Janie and Mary Sharon the outburst of wild. Irrepressible emotion which his performance had Inspired. He drove home In a tumultuous mood, a I almost ran down two ladles who were engaged In absorbing con- versatlon at a crossing. They were Ids Aunt Fuuny and Mrs. Johnson; a jerk of the reins at the last Instant saved them by u few Inches; but their conversation was so interesting that they were unaware of their danger, and ,11,1 not notice the runabout, nor how close It came to them. He drove Into the Majors stable too fast, the sagacious Iendetitlls saving himself from going through a partition tiy a swerve which splintered a shaft of the ruaahout and almost threw the driver to tiie floor. George swore, and then swore again at the fat old darkey, Tom, for giggling at his swearing, lie strode from the stable, crossed the Majors hack yard, then passed behind the hew houses, on his way home. These structures were now approaching completion, hut still In state of rawness hideous to George though, for that mutter, they were never to be anything except hideous to him. In UiIh temper he emerged from behind the house nearest his own and, glancing toward the street, aaw his mother standing with, Eugene Morgan umiu the cement path that led to the front gate. Khe was bareheaded and Eugene held his hat and stick In ble hand; evidently he had been calling upon her, and she had come from the house with him, continuing-- their conversation and delaying their parting. George stared at them. A hot dislike struck. Mm .t the sight of Eugene ; and a vague revulsion. Ilka a strange, Unpleasant taste In his mouth, came over him as he looked at hla mother; her manner was eloquent of so much thought about her companion and of such lellunce upon him. The two began to walk on toward thy gate, where they stopped, turning to fuce each other, and Isabel's glance, passing Eugene, fell upon George. Instantly she smiled and waved her hand to him, while Eugene turned and nodded; hut George, standing e tn some rigid trance, and ttartng straight at them, gave these signals of greeting 1 and brown. Her cheeks were flushed and her dark eyes were bright 'indeed; evi- dences, as George supposed, of the excitement Incidental to the perfectly gorgeous time Just concluded; though Janie and Mary Bharon both thought they were the effect of Lucy having seen Georges runabout In front of the house as she came In. George took on color, lilmself, as he rose and nodded Indifferently; and the hot suffusion to which he became subject extended fts area to Include hts neck and ears. NothlngTontdhave made him much more Indignant than Ms consciousness of these symptoms of the Icy Indifference which It was his purpose not only to show but to feel. She kissed her cousins, gave George her band, said "How dyou do, and took a chair beside Janie with a composure which augmented Georges Indignation. How dyon do?" he said. "I trust that ah I trust I do trust He stopped, for it seemed to him that the word "trust" sounded Idiotic. Then, to cover his awkwardness, he coughed, and even to his own rosy ears Ms cough was ostentatiously a false one, Lucy sat silent am the two Shqron girls leaned forward, staring at him with strained eyes, their ftps tightly compressed ; and both were but too easily diagnosed as subject to an agitation which threatened their lie began again. I tr I hope you have had a a pleasant time, I tr I hope you are well. I hope you artf "extremely I hope extremely extremely I beg your pardon 7" Lucy said. George was never more furious; he felt that he waa making a spectacle of himself;" and no young gentleman In the world was more loath than George Ambersan Mlnafer to look a self-contro- l. Gave These 8ignals of Greeting No Sign of Recognition Whatever, no sign of recognition whatever. Upon this, Isabel called to him, waving her hand again. she called, laughing. Georgie Woke up, dear! Georgie, hello!" George turned away as If he had neither seen nor hovrd, and stalked Into the house hr the side door. 1 George has a rude awakening and starts lots of troubier fro BE ' CONTINUED.) The Making of a Match. Thorpe gives the following proportions for match head and for; sLtkrog Potas surface: Head composition five potassium parts; chlorat. sium Mchromat, two parts; glass powder, three parts ; gum, two rarts. fiveRubbing parts; surface : Antimony trlsulfid, ; manganthree parts red phosphorus, f parts; ese dloxld, one and 2icri-nacate- r. Elcctrloti four ptrta. glue, one-hal- ... , |