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DAILY SHORT STORY: DAD'S SUCCESSOR Mr. Hancock Wasn't Going to Marry His Mother—Not if Young Jack Could Help It. BY LOUISE O'ROURKE, ACK MANNERS clasped his hands tightly about his knees and valiantly tried to blink back the tears that welled in his eyes. Gosh, he hated that man Han- cock! He could stand being treat- ed like a little kid; lots of people thought 15 wasn't very old. But no- body could laugh at that stamp col- lection and get away with it! And Hancock had. Laughed de- risively at the col- lection that dad and he had de- termined would be the best ever . . . that was before dad died, last year. It was just like laugh- ing at dad to laugh at that stamp collection. And tonight wasn't the first time, |in a frantic tone. either. Jack had tried to be nice to him, although he hadn't liked him from the first. Mr. Hancock was just one of those people a fellow couldn’t like, for some reason or other. Gee, he had tried, but . mother had looked so pretty tonight. She seemed happy lately—happier than she had been since dad died. Jack sat up with a start. A queer sensation was coursing down his spine. No, no—he was imagining things. That Hancock guy couldn't have any- thing to do with mother’s being happy. But . . . he had heard _o( such things. Hadn't Jim Harris' mother married somebody or other a couple of years after Mr. Harris died? Gosh! All the resentment of which 15 years is capable welled up in Jack's heart. The idea that any one could replace the father he had idealized was revolting. Mother couldn’t—she— why, she had loved dad as much as he had. No tears shone in his eyes now: bleak anger blazed in their blue depths as Jack rose to his feet, fists clenched. Well, he'd see that this guy didn't marry mother. He'd see to that all right. A few minutes later he knocked on his sister Susan’s door. “You cant marry my mother!” were seated in the living room with their mother. Jack was pretending in- tensz interest in the book he was staring at; Susan was making feeble attempts at music on_the piano. Finally a car stopped at the curb in front of the house. Jack’s book almost fell to the floor. Hancock! What a can that car of his was, Jack thought ma- liciously. You could hear it for a block. Susan sprang from the piano and ran upstairs. In & mo- ment frantic cries of “Mother, moth- er!” came from the upper regions. Mrs. Manners an- swered, “Yes, darling, what is it?” “Come up, please,” was the reply, “Can’t it wait, Sue? Mr. Hancock is coming in now.” “Please, mother!” And immediately Mrs. Manners started up the stairs, flinging over her shoulder to Jack: “Let him in, dear.” It was a slightly trembling but very determined young man who opened the door of the Manners home to Robert Hancock. He wouldn't give him a chance, Jack had determined; he'd tell him right away. “Hello, kid.” That was the final straw. Jack blurted it all out. “Listen here, Hancock! You can't marry my mother. I won't let you. And ~ furthermore”—(that sounded very severe when he had rehearsed it)—“you'd better get out of this house and stay out of here!” By this time the older man was staggered—and then he burst into peal after peal of uproarious laugh- ter. Jack was at his wit's end. When he turned to see his mother descend- ing the stairs he did not dare to | look at her; his courage failed him and he ascended the steps two at a | time and burst into sister's room. “Oh, Jack! Is he gone?” A small, beaten “No” was the reply. “Mother thought I was insane, I guess. I made all that fuss just to Susan was two years Jack's senior | show her the rip in this dress I told and wasn't inclined to take her brother | her about last week. very seriously. “Well, what's on your mind? I thought you were helping mom enter- tain Mr. Hancock.” “T hate that guy, Susan!” “Jack! Why?” “Susan, he wants to marry moth- er!” There it was out! in his throat and he stared hard out the window. in her chair, startled beyond speech “Jack!” silent for a moment, The two youngsters were | both young | night?” Jack, do you | think—" | A few minutes later Mrs. Manners entered the room. She was smiling and her step they noticed was lighter than it had been for a year. The hearts of the boy and girl who faced their smiling mother sank to the A lump rose | depths of despair. “Jack, Sue——" she began gayly Susan swung around | and then noticed the expresisons of ! utter dejection on their faces. “Whatever is wrong with you to- But when she did not receive hearts rebelling again the thought|an immediate reply continued hap- that was uppermost in their minds. “Jack, that's absurd! Why, mother wouldn’t—" “Listen, Sue—you admit yourself that mother has changed. Why, e almost looked as young as you to- night—that’s always & sign. And besides, he's been around here too much. We've gotta do something. Bue, that’s what I came in for.” “But what? We can't do any- thing.” Jack's face brightened. “Tomorrow night when he comes | Il meet him at the door an’ I'll just tell him. You can keep mother upstairs till I get a chance to talk to him. Tl talk, too, believe me.” The next evening Jack and Susan -— | P! | ve sold the farm Aunt Susan left me! Mr. Hancock gave me the check tonight. He's going to live there himself. Now, Sue, you can go to college in the Fall, and Jack, | you to military school.” Jack looked at his mother and then at his sister. Their glances met and both burst into gales of laughter— that for all its mirthfulness was not far from the border of tears. (Copyright. 1935.) Tomorrow: “His Own Life,” by Frank Kern Levin, tells the pathetic story of a man who wanted to be an | artist, until a nagging wite stified his | ambitions. HALL OF FAME URGED Walsh Asks Building for Housing TU. S. Notables. 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