Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
An lhVlNClBLE ALLY.

said.
eyes, my love-" l answered; 'let me
Introduce Mr.. Panton to you, a relative
of my oldest and dearest friends"
Tho two bowed, Glare on her side
showing no trace of emotion and very
little of interest,"
"Mr. Panton, my dear" l went on,
has promised to take up his quarters
with us fer a time, SO you will see that
he is made as comfortable as possible.
You had better give orders at once for
the coachman to bring up his luggage
from the Green Dragon"
eyes, papa" che answered in q tone of
such Indifference that [ felt quite mortl.
fed.
81 gave you too much trouble, Miss
DenbY,' interrupted Psnton, whose
somewhat confused manner betrayed that
he, too, suffered from the depressing in
luence of my daughters reception. 81
fear you will think the game Is hardly
worth the CANDLE"
The expression In Clare's face was not
reassuring.
my fathers friends ara always well
GOMEZ" she said, quietly, Then turning
to me: "Perhaps L had better have Mr.
Panton's room prepared at once"
cit will BIS as WE'LL" / assented, going
to the door and politely holding it open
tor her as, with a slight bow to Mr..
Panton, she quilted the apartment.
When l returned to my place that
gentleman remarked, Tipping the ash
frn,, 4ha ,nI &c Ill, oloo~ tsVor,
daughter does not Inherit your uprightli-
ness of wit, sir"
mo-, | replied. "Perhaps now you
understand my Amusement when you ex-
pressed some fears as to her tranquility
of mind on meeting YOU"
"It Ia harder to meet an iceberg than a
bali of snow; but the very difficulty of
the task lends it to additional charms"
"Neatly putt assented; ''and were
women as easily handled as metaphors,
your SUCCESS would seldom be In doubt"
They're quite as p%erplexing, 1 ad-
nit u he continued, smiling, shut given
a little patience they will explain them
selves"
swell, we'll" l replied, "ho viewer
that may be, l fancy 1 can trust Glare
CNSh WIN ouSh u pfolcspoo ioayhhiOE AL
the houssas yourself"
He laughed good naturally. "You
don't know what a battery of attractions
l have In reserve"
"My dear boy" l answered, II hope
you'll remain here long enough to afford
us every proof of their power"
He shook his head knowingly. "Well,
I've given you fair warning. The re.
spon,ibility lies with you"
81 accept it cheerfully," 1 replied, ris:
ing. but come, we may as well see II
your room Is ready, and then perhaps we
may persuade Glare to give III a cup Of
tea In the drawing-room."
In order that the reader may better
appreciate my motive for welcoming MIR.
Panton 80 warmly to our circle, I take
the opportunity of saying a word here
touching the relations existing just then
between my daughter and myself.
In the beginning of the year Glare
had paid a somewhat lengthy visit to al
old friend of mine. residing at London
at whose house she had contracted al
intimacy with a young msn nance
Brown. Now this Brown, l subsequent
ly learned, was the fon of a schoolfelloW
of my own, and the fact was not one tt
progresses myself In his favor. Mai
Brown and myself had been com
p~anions both at Harrow and Oxford, Blu
our tastes and habits were as dlssimilal
as day aud night. He was wont to affecr
a frank ~bonhommie, alike to intimatel
and strangers, which, however 1t might
attract them, never succeeded in deceiv
ing me rs to his real nature. He wa
quick, too, in acquiring a superficial
acquaintance with any subject he might
select, a knack which enabled him t.
take high honors; while l with q fsl
sounde or knowledge, barely managed to
scrape through my examination. Ii
short, he was a pedant and q prig, whom
fortune delighted to honor, and who lat
terly had attained q position with hii
intrinsic merits would certainly never
have secured for him. 1t was not my
habit to traduce my fellow creatures, but
there are occ,sions when the truth Ii
desirable, and OF which even | do moi
shrink from uttering it,
Accordingly when Glare returned hom,
aud informed me that she had listened tt
the proposals of this young man / at ono,
IuoOiniSu thnl blu niiOuiu hoNcE uhNo IL
consent to such q match. The fathe
had been q mean spirited fellow. sud ri
son, 1 was satisfied, could be no better
l declined even to discuss the subject il
any shape. To some my action may ap
pear too peremptory, but | had taken t
heart the old scriptural truth that grape
do not grow OH thorns, nor, to apply tn
simile, hieh-minded sons spring froI
sordid parents.
After the first outbreak the zubjec
was allowed to drop, and / was in hope
that Glare had forgotten her girlisI
fancy for this Objectionable person. ]
was, therefore, with no little indigratio
found that a correspondence had beef
established between the two.
l like to keep up old traditions-cal
them prejudices If you willard of m
dearest is that the head of a Household
should be q father to those who live be
meath his roof; n to whom all ma
come for advice In trouble or comfort i
SORROW. ! regret that the theory 10 m
wn case has so far restricted TO il
primitive limits, and has not yet astaine
the fuller proportions of practice. Blu
to encourage the idea, / make 1t rule t
retain in my possession the key of tn
post.bag, so that all letters SHALL pas
through my hsnds. l need hardly sa
'thAt my object In doing co is solely /