Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-28
COL. MONK.

The interview had been q very
trying one, and the young man
looked crest-faIlen enough as he
emerged from the library door, clos
ing it softly after him. As he did
so he glanced a little sheepishly
about him, but had not to look far;
for even as he stood there, gloomy
and irresolute, there was a Whirr
Of delicate draperies and a patter of
slippers on the marble thing of the
hallway. A young girl stood be
side him and as she nestled close
and placed a fairy-like hand confid-
ingly in one Of his big strong ones,
her Two dancing eyes voiced the
query that her lips refused to utter.
cts no use, Adele, p he announced
mournfully. GIVE talked to your
father until I am tired I talked in
the most reasonable, practical strain
you have any idea of. I told him I
wanted nothing on earth but
pledge from you and his sanction to
that pledge, with the proyiso that
If in two years I am not able to
come to him and demand you as my
right I am to relinquish all claim to
you. He not only denied this, but
said it would be best, now that mat
tiers have gone this far, that / see
you less frequently-it would be the
easiest to bear that way, he said.
Only think, Adele, he says I must
not see you oftener than once a
MONTH
''PrepOsterous!" murmured the
girl, nesting still closer. "But
what else passed, AIbert?"
''Well, I spoke Of my prospects. I
told him I had hopes Of building up
a good practice in d year-that I
had lots of clients now and would
soon have more. Then he remarked
that he despised ministers and law
yers. anyway. That made me
angry, which I am afraid did not
mend matters. But I couldn't help
it, and told him that for a man OF
his years, and for a politician, he
had less sense than any man I
knew"
ooh, Albert, how could your" was
the frightened response; and what
did he say them" ''Well,'' reioined
the young man, darby, che told me
he didn't believe I could see you at
all He muttered something under
his breath that sounded like ''shys-
ter" and L had to go; if 1 had stayed
l should have hit him"
The young people separated a few
moments later, with renewed pledges
Of fidelity. 1t may or may not have
been that the young mans departure
was accelerated by the sound OF
/ heavy footsteps crossing the room
he had lately qui ted But, in any
event, he locked as though he meant
| it, as he observed, on descending the
steps, eff he knew himself he would
settle the old man yet, or words to
that effect.
Col. Monk, or rather Congressman
| Monk, for he was a member Of the
| national house of representatives,
was a politician from the top of his
polished head to the sOles Of his
| ample CATERS. He was a democrat
! Of the cOUrtly JeffersOnian school,
/ and wealthy. The one object, out
side of the political arena, upon
which his care and attention was Law
ished, was his mOtherless daughter
Adele. He had watched her child
hood with care and devotion and was
now proud Of her, in her delicate 18-
year beauty, as is usual with dOting
American fathers of the period. He
/ had denied her nothing until now;
but he could not bring himself to
rive her to this struggling young
lawyer, Albert Blake, and so upset at
/ q blow his vague acknowledgements
dreams Of a much prOuder alliance.
He liked the young man extremely,
much better than he did the scores OF
shallOw-pated sons of his wealthy
neighbOrs who clustered about his
daughter But have Adele Albert
should not; this much hewas resolved
/ On-unless the next year witnessed
/ some mighty and unlOOked-fOr alter
alton in the young mans prospects.
/ The weeks went by rather mOnOt-
OnOusly, young Blake adhering relig-
/ iously to a resolution, formed di.
/ rectly after leaving Adele the last
/ time, not to seek her presence until
/ some sort Of a reconciliation had
been patched up with her father
! Taking him all in all, he was a rather
honorable young fellow and preferred
/ causing himself and his sweetheart q
/ pang of regret or so to doing
/ anything he would have beer
+ ashamed to have the colonel discOv
er. He worked hard-very hard
/ and had the daily satisfaction of no