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in that Keith exhibition at Ellery's and do half a column on it。; 

     ;What's   the   matter   with   you�拭─  �the   other   demanded。      ;You're   pale。 

You're a wreck。; 

     Kit's only answer was a groan。 

     ;I'll have the pleasure of burying you�察�I can see that。; 

     Kit shook his head sadly。 

     ;No destroying worm�察�thank you。            Cremation for mine。; 

     John Bellew came of the old hard and hardy stock that had crossed the 

plains by ox´team in the fifties�察�and in him was this same hardness and the 

hardness of a childhood spent in the conquering of a new land。 

     ;You're not living right�察�Christopher。         I'm ashamed of you。; 

     ;Primrose path�察�eh�拭─�Kit chuckled。 

     The older man shrugged his shoulders。 

     ;Shake   not   your   gory   locks   at   me�察  �avuncular。   I   wish   it   were   the 

primrose path。      But that's all cut out。     I have no time。; 

     ;Then what in´�拭─�

     ;Overwork。; 

     John Bellew laughed harshly and incredulously。 

     ;Honest�拭─�

     Again came the laughter。 

     ;Men are the products of their environment�察─�Kit proclaimed�察�pointing 

at the other's glass。     ;Your mirth is thin and bitter as your drink。; 

     ;Overwork� ─�was the sneer。          ;You never earned a cent in your life。; 

     ;You bet I haveonly I never got it。         I'm earning five hundred a week 

right now�察�and doing four men's work。; 

     ;Pictures   that   won't   sell�拭  �Orerfancy   work   of   some   sort�拭    �Can 

you swim�拭─�

     ;I used to。; 

     ;Sit a horse�拭─�

     ;I have essayed that adventure。; 

     John Bellew snorted his disgust。 



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     ;I'm   glad   your   father   didn't   live   to   see   you   in   all   the   glory   of   your 

gracelessness�察─�he said。        ;Your father was a man�察�every inch of him。             Do 

you get it�拭    �A Man。      I think he'd have whaled all this musical and artistic 

tomfoolery out of you。; 

     ;Alas� �these degenerate days�察─�Kit sighed。 

     ;I could understand it�察�and tolerate it�察─�the other went on savagely�察 �if 

you succeeded at it。        You've never earned a cent in your life�察�nor done a 

tap of man's work。; 

     ;Etchings�察�and pictures�察�and fans�察─�Kit contributed unsoothingly。 

     ;You're   a   dabbler   and   a   failure。  What   pictures   have   you   painted�拭�

Dinky     water´colours      and   nightmare     posters。    You've      never   had   one 

exhibited�察�even here in San Francisco´; 

     ;Ah�察�you forget。      There is one in the jinks room of this very club。; 

     ;A    gross   cartoon。     Music�拭      �Your    dear    fool  of   a  mother     spent 

hundreds   on   lessons。      You've   dabbled   and   failed。     You've   never   even 

earned a five´dollar piece by accompanying some one at a concert。                    Your 

songs��rag´time rot that's never printed and that's sung only by a pack of 

fake Bohemians。; 

     ;I   had  a  book    published    oncethose     sonnets�察  �you   remember�察─     �Kit 

interposed meekly。 

     ;What did it cost you�拭─�

     ;Only a couple of hundred。; 

     ;Any other achievements�拭─�

     ;I had a forest play acted at the summer jinks。; 

     ;What did you get for it�拭─�

     ;Glory。; 

     ;And you used to swim�察�and you have essayed to sit a horse� ─                   �John 

Bellew   set   his   glass   down   with   unnecessary   violence。       ;What     earthly 

good are you anyway�拭          �You were well put up�察�yet even at university you 

didn't    play   football。    You    didn't   row。    You     didn't´;   ;I   boxed     and 

fencedsome。; 

     ;When did you last box�拭─�

     ;Not    since�察  �but  I  was   considered     an   excellent   judge   of   time   and 

distance�察�only I waser´; 



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     ;Go on。; 

     ;Considered desultory。; 

     ;Lazy�察�you mean。; 

     ;I always imagined it was an euphemism。; 

     ;My father�察�sir�察�your grandfather�察�old Isaac Bellew�察�killed a man with a 

blow of his fist when he was sixty´nine years old。; 

     ;The man�拭─�

     ;No�察�youryou graceless scamp�            �But you'll never kill a mosquito at 

sixty´nine。; 

     ;The times have changed�察�oh�察�my avuncular。                They send men to state 

prisons for homicide now。; 

     ;Your father rode one hundred and eighty´five miles�察�without sleeping�察�

and killed three horses。; 

     ;Had he lived to´day�察�he'd have snored over the course in a Pullman。; 

     The older man was on the verge of choking with wrath�察�but swallowed 

it down and managed to articulate�此�

     ;How old are you�拭─�

     ;I have reason to believe´; 

     ;I   know。      Twenty´seven。        You      finished   college    at  twenty´two。 

You've   dabbled   and   played   and   frilled   for   five   years。 Before   God   and 

man�察  �of   what   use   are   you�拭   �When   I   was   your   age   I   had   one   suit   of 

underclothes。      I   was   riding   with   the   cattle   in   Colusa。 I   was   hard   as 

rocks�察�and I could sleep on a rock。          I lived on jerked beef and bear´meat。 

I am a better man physically right now than you are。 You weigh about one 

hundred and sixty´five。        I can throw you right now�察�or thrash you with my 

fists。; 

     ;It doesn't take a physical prodigy to mop up cocktails or pink tea�察─�Kit 

murmured deprecatingly。           ;Don't you see�察�my avuncular�察�the times have 

changed。      Besides�察�I wasn't brought up right。          My dear fool of a mother´ 

; 

     John Bellew started angrily。 

     ;´As you described her�察�was too good to me�察�kept me in cotton wool 

and   all   the   rest。 Now�察  �if   when   I   was   a   youngster   I   had   taken   some   of 

those   intensely   masculine   vacations   you   go   in   forI   wonder   why   you 



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didn't   invite  me    sometimes�拭    �You     took  Hal   and   Robbie    all  over  the 

Sierras and on that Mexico trip。; 

     ;I guess you were too Lord Fauntleroyish。; 

     ;Your    fault�察 �avuncular�察  �and   my   dearermother's。     How     was   I  to 

know the hard�拭      �I was only a chee´ild。       What was there left but etchings 

and pictures and fans�拭      �Was it my fault that I never had to sweat�拭─�

     The  older  man   looked  at   his nephew  with   unconcealed disgust。         He 

had no patience with levity from the lips of softness。 

     ;Well�察�I'm going to take another one of those what´you´call masculine 

vacations。     Suppose I asked you to come along�拭─�

     ;Rather belated�察�I must say。       Where is it�拭─�

     ;Hal and Robert are going in to Klondike�察�and I'm going to see them 

across the Pass and down to the Lakes�察�then return´; 

    He got no further�察�for the young man had sprung forward and gripped 

his hand。 

     ;My preserver� ─�

    John   Bellew   was   immediately   suspicious。       He   had   not   dreamed   the 

invitation would be accepted。 

     ;You don't mean it�察─�he said。 

     ;When do we start�拭─�

     ;It will be a hard trip。    You'll be in the way。; 

     ;No�察  �I   won't。  I'll   work。  I've   learned   to   work   since   I   went   on   the 

Billow。; 

     ;Each man has to take a year's supplies in with him。            There'll be such 

a jam the Indian packers won't be able to handle it。            Hal and Robert will 

have to pack their outfits across themselves。          That's what I'm going along 

forto help them pack。       It you come you'll have to do the same。; 

     ;Watch me。; 

     ;You can't pack�察─�was the objection。 

     ;When do we start�拭─�

     ;To´morrow。; 

     ;You needn't take it to 

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