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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY f SAD AFFAIR A 3, 1929. John Galsworthy By r Are theaa all. Jo? " So far aa I saa remember ' " Send any others in to me. Which of your friend are the gamblers?' " Tou must ex- Toung Jolyon colored. suse me. Dad" Old Jolyon looked at him. " Very well! " " We'll go to this money lender he aaid. sow." They walked forth. By God's mercy no one had bounced in on his way to Toung Jolyon oaught eight of " Donny Covercourt on the far aid of the quadrangle and returned him no greeting. Quite silent aid by aide, father and son psseed out Into the street. Except for old Jolyon'a remark: " There's no end to the aollege. It seems," they did not speak until they reached the office of Mr. Davtda. above S billiard room. Ola Jolyon ascended, stumping tha stairs with hla ambreJta; young Jolyon followed He was bitterly witli his brad down. ashamed: It IS probable that old Jolyon was even mors ao. The money loader wss In Ms inner offic. Juat visible through the half open doorway. his Old Jolyon pushed the door with am brail. Mr. Davids rose, apparently surprised, and stood looking round bis noae In an Ingratiating manner. Young Jolyon Forsyte Had Just Come Up to Cambridge, Eton Behind Him and All of Life Before. IN lies', at the age of nineteen, Forsyte left Kton and went to Cam bride, ta P Mia condition of thss days. An amiable . athlothi youth of fair eeiolaatie and emotlone. and mora ssseeptlble to esthetic ana othervejse. than moat young barbartsna. ha want ud a tittle Intoxicated conon too nsvsls of Whyte Melville. From tinually reading abaut whiskered dandles. f,rbd to perfection and tmpsrturbably atotcal is th trying olrcumatanoaa of debt conand discomfiture, ho bad coma to Oi viction that to ba wrtlakered and unmoved of by fortuno waa quite ths ultimata hop oxtatanca. Thoro waa eomejthlng not altogether at tha back tot bla eraad. Ha paaaed ImporoapUblr lataa a fsahlonabl aai. and AU of whlat applied bimaolf tot tha atudy arhlat Melville played of WhJte tha haroea admirably: all rofca boroea to distraction. Toons Jolyon Jolnpd tha Drag, and began to cantor ever to jKawmarkat, conveniently altuatad for Cambridge undergraduatea. Like many youths before and after htm. ba had 'gone Into freeideries with little or no Idea of the value) of money; and In tha main thla " sad affair " must be traced to UM fact that while ba bad no idea of the value of money, aad. In proportion to bla atandarda, not a ueh money, his aire. Old of Jolyon. had match Idea of the value money, aad (till Snore money. Tha hundred Drat pound placed ta bla credit for Ma torn eeameil to young Jolyon an important, aura, aad bo bal Tory aoon none of It left. Thla surprised ilm. but was of no great significance, because all Whyta Melvllle'a dandles arere ski debt; Indeed, half their merit consisted. In an imperturbable Indifference to mora) financial liability. Toung Jolyon proceeded, therefore, to get Into debt. It as easy, and tha thins. At tha and of his rBrat term ha had spent Just double bla nJJaManc. Ha waa not vicious nor parUeuUu.y extravagant, but what, after aU. wearmoney? Bealdea, to live on the edge of fortune waa tha only way to ahow that ores could rise above It. Not that bo deuhjrrately hired horeee. bought elothea. boot, wine and tobacco, for that purpoae: etill, nbare waa In a sense a prln attain-maaU- ctple Involved, This la maPe plain, because It waa ex not plain to Old Jolyon actiy what later on. H a a young man. with not half but aonii allowance, had never been In debt, had u)ald his way. and made It. But then ho had ot had tha advantage of Eton, Mel Cambridge, and tha navels of Whyte bail Tea. Into villa Ha simply gone Toung JogVon, golns up for bla aecond term, wilh kjiother hundred pounds from an unoonsdaua aire, at once perceived that If ha paid this debts, or any appreciable ponton of ttstm. be would have do money He therefore apfor the teres a expeneee. plied his moans to the more Immediate enda of existence; college fees, "wines," whist, riding, and so forth and left hie debta to grow. ed of bla first year he waa fully At the throe bundjred pound to the bad. and beUnhappily, how ginning to be reflective. ever, bo want op for hla aecond year with longer whlaker and a more perfect capacity for enjoyment than ever. He had the beat fellowe In the world for friends, life waa eweet. echlols still far off. He was liked and be llkjnd being liked, he hsd. la fact, a habit of extnence eminently unaulted to the drawing Is, ef bora Now hb set vara very plaaaaraf young men from Eton and Harrow and Winchester, some Kf them bad more worUlry knowl edge than, young Jolyon. and aonte of whom had moraj money, bat dodo of whom had more eerfae of raaponalblllty. It waa la th roottsa of "Cuffs" CharwiU (who was taking eivinlty schools, and waa aftera first abanwards tbu blahopl that whlat doned far baccarat, under tie auoploaa of That young acton "Donny Ooveroourt. of the Shropshire Coverrourta bad discovered thk exhilarating pastime, tndlaaolubly connected with the figure Num. at a FYencb watering, place during the long vacation, and whjon bo returned to Cambridge .wax brUnmlxtg ever with It, In his admlranh limiisebse manner. Now, young Jolyon was not by rights s . tht. UJ. to ay , h w. je Ifcon. uasout the thing, never properly car Moreover in aplte of Whyte ried ajsrey Melville., be waa by thla time Indubitably oarveasi .about his monetary position on ail accounts, therefore Inclined to lose rather But when such crones aa than Ho win - Cuff - Charwen, " ""seiners " Tottertdse. Oar pnalow. and " Donny " himself best falluss la the world were bent en baooarat. wbe oauM be a " worm " and wriggle awayT On, the fourth evening his tor asses to ta.s Use 'bank" What erllb paying off pestiferous debtors, and his col so unfee'lngly exacted 1 advance. le saaf Just fifteen pounds ten the term He wee el oa ket s a fart n urn spent Mil tolsafc bent - of one hund o I thall pay them my$lf." " Havt a list of your debts for mo tomorrow. a sinking heart and a marbled countenance, therefore, he sat dawn at tha head of the green board- - This was his bast chance, so tar, of living sp to Ms whlakere come what would, ba must not fall the shades of Olgby Grand." " Daisy Waters." and the "Honble Crasher!" He tost from the first moment; with one or two monetary flickers of fortune In hla favor, hla descant to Avernus was one of the steadlaat ever mada Ha aat through It with hla heart kept In by vary straight Ha rose languidly at the end of half Upa. an hour with the "bank" broken, and. wanly amIUng. signed his I. O. U.'a, In eluding on to " Donny " Covercourt for s cool eighty. Restoring bimaolf with mulled claret, he resumed bla aoat at the board, but for the rest of th evening neither won nor lost. He went across the Quad to hla own rooms with a queaxy feeling he waa seeing hla father's faoa. For this wss his first unpayable debt of honor, so different from mere debts to tradesmen. And, alttlng on his narrow bed In hla six foot by fifteen bedroom, he wrestled for tha mean of payment. Paid somehow It Would his bank let him over must be! draw to the amount? Ha could see the etottd face behind that confounded counter. Not they I And If they didn't! That brut Davids r Or th Dad? Which was worse? For. suddenly, Oh! the Dad waa worse young Jolyon waa perceiving that from the beginning he bad lived up her a life that hla father would not understand. With a eon of horror he visualised hla effort to explain It to that high domed forehead, and tha straight glance that came No! Davids waa tha from so deep behind. ticket After all, " Daisy Wat era." Dlgby Honble Crasher," and tha Grand." the root of the sleet had they Jibbed at money lenders? Not ao! Did " Feathers," did " Donny "? What else were money lenders for but lending money? Trying to choar himself with that thought, he fell asleep from aheer unhapptneaa. Naxv morning, ait his bank, very tight lips assured him that an overdraft without security was not In th day'a work. Toung Jolyon arched hla eyebrows, ran fingers through a beat whisker, drawled tha word: " It's of no consequence' " and want away, stiffening hla fallen crest In front of him ha saw again hla fathers face, and he couldn't stand It He eought tha rooms of " Feathers " Tottendge. The engaging youth had just had hla " tosh " and was seated over deviled kidneys In bla dressing gown. Jolyon saw "FsaUietg. give dm a note to that brute Davids!" Feathers stared " What ho, friend! " he said. " Plucked? He'll akin you. Jo." "Can't ba helped." said young Jolyon, " fssng glumlyHe went away armed with the note, and In the afternoon eought lb abode of Mr That Hebraic benefactor Kufus Davtda read tha note, and bent on young Jolyon UM glance of criticism How muttb do you want. Milkier For tbyte? " be said. "One hundred and fifty." "That will eotht you two hundred thtcib month from now I give good term lb Good term' Toung Jolyon checked the opening ef hla Upa. One didn't chaffer with gentry of this typo "I Use to know air my for: nrM. know or two. cathtometta ywa " Tou can take me or leave me," said young Jolyon. "Thattb all right, Mlthter Forth yte- To morrow afternoon." Toung Jolyon nodded, and went out. It hadn't been so bad. after all; and, can tering over to Newmarket bo almost how " Post equltem aedet atra curs." In the afternoon of tha following day he received one hundred and fifty pound for hla autograph, and seeking out " Donny " and the other who held hla I. O. U.'a. die charged th lot Not without a sense of virtue did ha alt down to an evening collaHa wss eating cold wild tion in bla rooms. duck when Ma door was knocked on. Come In!" ha ahcuted. And. there In overcoat top hat In band baa father stood Sitting In tha City offices of those great tea men. " Foreyte and Treffy." old Jolyon had been handed, with the country post, a communication marked: "Confidential." - tor-go- t Great Cury. Cambridge. Dear Sir: la accordance with your desire that wa should advise you of anything unusual, expressed to us when you opened your son's account a year ago, ws beg to notify you that Mr. Jolyon Forsyte Junr. made application to us today for an overdraft of one hundred pounds. We did not feel Justified in granting thla without your but eheJl be happy to act In accordance with your decision In thla matter. We are. dear air. with the compliment of the aaaaon, Tour faithful aorvants. Broths wto n A DxRimrrt. -- ,. Old Jolyon had aat soma Urns regarding this missive with grave and troubled eyes. He had then placed It In the breaat pocket of his frock coat and taking out s little comb, had paaaed it through hla gray Dundreary and mouatacbloa " am going to Cambridge. Tlmmlng. Get ma s sab." In tie cab and In the train, and again In the cib from the etatlon at Cambridge, he had brooded, restleaa and unhappy. Why bad the boy not coma to Mm? What had ha been doing to require an overdraft like that? He had a good allowance. Ha had never said anything about being pressed tor money. This way and that way he turned It In hi mind, and whichever way be turned It. tha conclusion waa that It showed weakness weaknee to want the money, above all, weakness not to have Of all thing, old come to his father brat And ao thoro he Jolyon disliked weakness stood, tail and gray baaded. ta th doorway. 1 that I don't like " Through young Jolyon raced th thought '"Davids'" and hla bean sank Into bla He aaid. however, drawl velvet slipper " Charmed to see you. sir Tou tng haven't bad dinner? Can you eat wild duck? Thai claret's pretty good." Taking bla fathers hat and coat, be placed him with Ma back to the Ore. pood thej bellow, aad bawgad down the stairway for forks and another wild duck. And while be bawled be felt aa If ba could ba sick for be had a great lev for his father, aad this was way ba waa afretd of hum And old Jolyon. who had a great love far hie son era not sorry to stand and warn bay saga and watt. eaxrog, They ate the wild duck, drank t talking ef the weather and email enaiusra L JUDA. A ta cip tree bsas '.at the Door Old Jolyon clipped a cigar, handed an- other to hla son. and aat down In tha old leather chair on ona aide of the fire; young Jolyon aat In another old leather chair on the other side, snd they amoked In silence till old Jolyon took the letter from hla pocket and handed It acrosa. th meaning of It. Jo? Why didn't you come to me?" Toung Jolyon read tha letter with feellnga of relief, dismay, and anger with his bank. Why on earth had they written? He felt hla whlakera. and said: " Oh! that! " Old Jolyon aat looking at htm with a eharp. deep gravity. "I auppoaa It meana that you're In debt? " he aaid. at teat " Oh! well, natToung Jolyon ahrugged urally. I mean, one "Must what?" must" " L4ve Ilka other fellows. Dad." " Other fellowe? Haven't you at least the average allowance? " Toung Jolyon bad. " But that's Juat It.' he aaid eagerly. " I'm not In an average sst" "Then why Jo?" did you get Into such a aet " I don't know, air. School and one thing and another. It'a an awfully good set." - H'ml " aaid old Jolyon. deeply. " Would this hundred pound have cleared you?" " Cleared me? O. well. yea, of what mat- ters." " What mattera? " repeated old Jolyon. Doesn't every debt matter? " "Of course. Dad; but everybody up here I mean, they Owes money to tradesmen. It" expect eye narrowed and sharpTrssswan? What matter are not ened. tradesmen? What than? A woman? " The word came out hushed and sharp. Toung Jolyon shook hla head "Oh! no." Old Jolyon a attitude relaxed a little, as If with aorne Intimate relief. He flipped the aah off hbi cigar. - Have you been gambling, then, Jo? " Struggling to keep his face calm and his eye on Ma father'a. young Jolyon answered -A little." "Gambling!" Something of distress and consternation In the eound young Jolyon couldn't bear, and be haataned on: " Well. Dad. don't mean to go on with It But Newmarket' you know, and and on doean't like to be a prig " " Prig? For not gambling? don't un demand A gambler!" And. again, at that not to hla voice, young Jolyon cried: " I really don't car ToTTi; DadT I nTean 'I'm Tuar out." - Then why do yon do tt? ft'a weak. 1 don i like weakness. Jo " Young Jolyon 's faee hardened. The Dad To be a awell would never understand superior te fate: Hopeless to explain! He " aaid lamely: " AU th beat chape For at least Old Jolyon averted hie eyea two minute be aat staring at the fire " I'v never gambled or owed money " be aaid at last with ao pride ta the tone of "I hla voice, but with deep conviction most know your position. Jo What is tt? Speak the truth. How much do you ow and to whom?" Toung Jolyon had enoa been discovered cribbing This was worae. It waa as HUM poaslble a tt had been then te explain thax ever tody did tt H aaid sulWnly " sup- p-a- eomewbars about three kuxiAred, Old Jolyon -- 1 1 I Old Jolyon'a through Mm. " What else? " glance went through and And that doeanl maltar. " I did owe about a hundred to fellows, but I've paid them." "That's what you wanted the overdraft for. then? " Debta of honor yea." "Debts of honor," repealed old Jolyon " And where did you get the hundred from?" " I borrowed it" When?" " Today." "Who from? " " A man called Davids." " Money lender? " Toung Jolyon bowed hla head. " And you preferred to go to s money lender than to com to me? " Toung Jolyon llpa quivered; bj pitched hla cigar Into the fire, not strong enough to bear It ." I I knew you'd you'd hate It ao Dad." " hate this more. Jo." To both of them It seemed the worst mo ment they had ever been through, and It lasted a long time. Tben old Jolyon said " What did you elgn? " " I borrowed a hundred and dfty and promised to pay two hundred In six months." " And how were you going to get that? " " I don't know. Old Jolyon. too, pitched hla cigar Into the fire and passed hla hand over hi forehead Impulsively young Jolyon rose. and. obllloua of hi whlakera aat down on the arm of hla father'a chair, precteely as If be waa not a swell. There were tears In Ma eye. " I'm truly sorry, Dad; only, you don't understand." Old Jolyon shook bla bead. " No. I don understand. Jo. That's the way to ruin, "They were debts of honor, Dad." " All debt are debta of honor. But that not tha point. It seems to ma you can't face things. I know you're aa affectionate chap, but that won't help you." I can (ace Toung Jolyon got up. Ob! you can't thing." he aaid. " I realize." Scattering the log with hie aJlppered fool, he stared into the glow. Hla eyea felt burned, hla inside all churned up, and while the " swell " within blm drawled " A fuss about money." all hla love for hla father was raw and quivering. He heard old Jolyon say: " I'll go now Jo. Have a list of your debts for me to We'll morrow. 1 shall pay them myself go to that money lander chap together." Toung Jolyon heard him getting up, hearfl " hinT wltn nla cbaT and TXC. "Keafd" film opVr the door. and. twisting round, cried: "Ob 1 ' ! "Thla la my father aaid young Jolyon, gazing deeply at hla boots "Mr. Davids, I think?" began old Jolyon. " Teth. Thlr. What may 1 have tLa " pleathura " Tsu were good enough yeeterday to advance my son tha sum of a hundred and fifty pounds, for which he signed a prorate-sornote for an extortionate amount Kindly give me that note, and take thla cheque in aatlaf action." "For hla hands. washed Mr. .David what amount tth your cheque. Thlr?" Old Jolyon took a cheque from hla pocket and unfolded It "Tor your money, and one day's Interest at ten per cent," Mr. Davids threw up bis well washed hands. "Oh! no. Mlthar Forthyte: no! Thath Give m a cheque tor the no) bilhneth. amount of the promlthory note, and you can have tt I'm not ancthioua to ba paid -- not st all." Old Jolyon clapped Ms hat on bis head. Tou will accept my cheque!" ba said, snd thrust it under the money lender's ays. Mr. Davids examined It snd said: " Tou take me for a tool. It tbeemth." " I tabs you for a knave." aaid old Jolyon, "Sixty-siper cant forsooth!" Mr. Davids recoiled In aheer surprise. " I took s great risk to lend your than that money." " Tou took no risk whatever. One day's Interest at ten per cent ta nlnepence I've made It tenpenoa. Be so good aa to give me that note," Mr. Davids shook bla head. " Very well." said old Jolyon. " I've mad I go straight aome Inquiries about you. from here to the Vies Chancellor." Mr. Davids again began to wash his bsnda. " And thuppothe." he aaid, " I go to your thon'e College amd tell them that I lend htm thlth money? " " Do! " aaid old Jolyon, " do! Come, Jo! " He turned and walked to the door, followed thras-tarthlng-a: by his agonlxed but unmoved son. " Thtop! " said Mr. Davids. "I don't want tn make no trouble." Old Jolyon'a eyea twinkled under hla drawn hrowa " Oh!" he aaid. without turning " vnu don't! Make haste, then. I give ynu two minutes." and he took out Ma watch. Young Jolyon stood looking dazedly at that familiar golden object. Behind him he could bear Mr. Davlda making haste "Her It Ith. Mithter Forthyte. here tth!" Old Jolyon turned. " la that your signs ture. Jo? " " Tea." aaid young Jolyon, dully. "Take It than, and tear It up." Toung Jolyon took, and tore It aavagely " Here's your cheque." aaid old Jolyon. Mr. Davids grasped th cheque, changing hla feet rapidly. " ith not blthneth, really Itb not he repeated "The deuoa tt Isn't" said old Jolyon, "you may thank your stars I don't go to the Vic Chancellor. Into the bargain. Good, bve to you!" He stumped hla umbrella and " walked out. Toung Jolyon followed, sheepishly th station, Jo? " and they Toung Jolyon led the walked on, more client than ever.' At hurt old Jolyon aaid: "Thla has been a aad affair. It'a your not ooirlng " me, Jo. that hurt" Toung Jolyon'a answer was strangled In ata throat " Where " Dad." "Good night. Jo!" He waa gone. Toung Jolyon stood s long tun by th dying lira His father did not could not know what a fellow bad to do. bow eehav. He was old to to ba superior to fortune fashioned! But bealdea loving him, young Jolyon admired his father, admired btaa physically and menta.ly aa much yea), mora than th Honble Crasher or Dtgb Grand And he wa miserable He sat BP late making a list of his debt, aa wall aa any on could who bad th habit ef tearing op hla hills Repressed seastlna taaaaed to Ms slumbers, and when be woke th though- - of th Jotr.t visit to Mr. Da via aaade him feel nnweli Old Jolyon cam at ten e'rjncs. looking haggard. He took the Oat (rasa SM ' Well, here we are! " minded Old Jolyon They turned Into the station bought The Times They stood together. sllen. on the platform till the London train cam in: than young Jolyon put hi hand through hla father's arm. and squeezed tt " I shan't allude to Old Jolyon nodded: this again. Jo. But there'a Just en thing. If you must be a sweD, remember that Good bye, my boy! " ssjsj re s gentleman, loo. He hud bis sand on his son's shoulder turned quickly and get In Toung Jotyoa stood with bared bead, watching the train go cart Be thea walked. as well aa be know how. back to affair: arSeaw Bsa.MtSy.r , |