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Show HH Her Daughter and His Son A Great Married Life Story by I 1DAH McGLONE GIBSON IK E N S FATHER There wi a sudden tighter. inK at my hf rt.Htrlncs as I heard thai Ken ven fklnrr for me. I determined l would not co lilrn until after ht returned from his honeymoon. "Well, rhlldron. I sh.-ill lmve to leave," Kild Mr. Halsey Hoth the boys MOM with nice deference defer-ence rnd thankc-d him for his visit. "Hi a Brand old man," icald Jerry tlathnway. as he left. "Vou lt he is." s.rld Jimmic. ' Man dollar he gave me when I carried kto icrlos to the hack door of hll house. And he never made any fuss when Ken went In swimming with me injtead of come ol the wealthy hoys. I one a great deal to Mi Halmy Hti courtesy to me. .-.ithouKh I did not quite understand it at the time added to my Belf rejpcct and determined ! me to be somebody Mr Halsey, Senior, I wis always m standard " "Well, Ken s nil right, loo. Jimmle," I T s-ild somew hat Jealous of th.s ulogy of1 Kens father at the expense of Ken Shortly alter he left for home. As the weeks went on I became fo in teicstcd in my work and so happy In the ; society of Mamie. Jerry and Jimmie and' with the, constant watchfulness and CAM Of Mr Halsey. that I believe I was happier hap-pier than I had ever been before. One ni-ht when I was very busy work , Irtg on some copy for the next day, o j thought wholly unreloled to the work in hand flashed into m mind. I drew a sheet oi -viper to mc and wrote "Straight throupht my heart this fact to-1 Uy Truth's own hand Is driven. Life never takes one thine away. Hut omcthlng else Is given. 1 did not know In er.rller years, rena This Uw of love ;rid klncineas. 1 . niou 1 ' " 'i1' l" ' ' '- ' ' My loss In sorrow's blindness I thought it onlv happened so. Hut time this truth has taught me. Xo least thing from my life can go. I But somethinR elae Is brought me. " Slowly I read It over woridetlng whcih cr I had really written H or whether It j was a long forgotten memory of some thing I had n ad I'm sure I never read it anywhere l I aald 10 myself, as 1 went over It care- fully ag&tn, and realized how true the I thought was. "Life never takes one thing away. But omethin" else la brought me." I repeated softly to mself And th.n my mood changed 1 slipped all my paper 'away and called up my good fi-lends to say that I had changed my mind and would go with them lor the ride In the country, which they had been planning all da;' and which 1 had declined on account of my work "Life Is worth livlns after all" I thought. BJ I gathered up my acattered papers, and even found myself humming u tunc. Then I mopped with a guilty feellne but beran to hum again as the doorbell inng and a messenger boy iiand ed me a great box of roses and nestling In one corner was a little box contain Ing a tinv Jeweled WTlltwatch. I did nu need to open the note to know that Mr Halsey had enl It to me ond 1 was overjoyed at his qualm way of remind. Inc me of what I ment to him Today dear Ann. Is my birthday. Will vou accept this as a birthday present from me You have been of Inexpressible comfort to me llnci im bo; went away. Although Ken ha." been gone longer than l anticipated yet I have missed him less ilian 1 expected, oecau.se you, dear child, have taken n daughter's place in my heart. And 1 sign myself. Your loving father. Richard Halaaj |