Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

riarer simply, and she gave her lips probes
sioual bits that made them look rudder than
the cherry
"And IL you married my son, young lady,"
said his iordship, "you would, | suppose-er
quit thu scenes OF your early triumphsf"
well, couldn't go on doing turns as
Lady Too tie" replied Miss Flarer. with toss
OF the he I'd
And ave you saved much money out of
your pro- sssional earnings, Miss Flarer, may
| asker ough to enable you to maintain my
son in the position to which be has been 40
customedP p
And thn the lady laughed, dear, delight
full, silvery, unartificial, musical music hall
sort Of Lii lie laugh. There's bill of sale on
the furniture" she said, and l owe Psal-
manezar Ave hundred; but Tootle's lord,
you know !" added Miss Flarer, with smile
NO, he amt" replied his lordship; hes
only courtesy lord; he's just electroplate.
my dear .oung lady. that's all"
IN marry him all the same" said the
lady
There, no other way out Of it," thought
Lord Fan fare. "Tootle's big headed fell
low, and she will marry him, and then the
fatll he ia the fire. Madam" said the old
nobleman II have other views for my son
~ won't do it, old gentleman" said Miss
Flarer Il mean to be Lady Fanfare some
day or otl er, and IL won't do. II you was TO
paper this room with bank notes, my lord. it
nd be no manner of use"
"And that's your last word madam
asked his lordship.
That's my last word" replied the eldest
and the I,lumpest of the three plump Miss
Flarers
Then here goes said his lordship to him
self as he pulled up his shirt collar, and then
TO the lady's intense astonishment he sudden
ly droppe,l upon his knees; be placed bis
hand upon his heart and, modelling himself
upon the lover Of the melodramas, he began
as follows, in an impassioned tone:
Miss FlArer, you see at your feet the chief
of his hou e, the fourteenth Lord Fanfare,
who begs % place at your disposal his hand,
his title and his heart Do not-er-bhght
my young life by hasty refusal You want
to b LADY Fanfare Be Lady Fanfare-be
Lady FAM He Immediately Here is special
license" be said, and he drew a large envel-
ope from bis pocket There is a clergyman
in my cab at the door; our nuptials can take
place at once. l am, as you are aware, a
wealthy man. Need say morer
AT first Hiss Flarer was taken aback-too
much astodiished and taken aback to answer.
You will have your joke" she said
Il assure you Pm perfectly serious said
Lord Fanfare, rising to his feet PRAY do
not keep me longer in suspense, my dear
young lady"
"oh, Lord Fanfare!" cried Miss Flarer, II
feel as II was going to faint. You amt
laughing a mef"
Madam" replied Lord Fanfare with a
shudder, its no laughing matter | can
assure you
Then If you really do mean it, though it
is so very sudden" said the lady, Il think
we'd better have him up. But there1l have
to be witne sses, you know, my lord, and it'll
have TO be put in the papers, you know; and
! hope the license is all right, for Laura
Flarer Is only my professional name, you
know"
Its Mary Jane Briggs in the license" said
his lordshlI simply
That's rs right as ninepencen said Miss
tlarer. 20 you dear, thoughtful old gentle
man" and then she rang the bell. Mary"
she said, as her smart parlor maid entered
the room, ask the reverend gentleman in
the cab a. step up and call Parker, my
maidn
Within half an hour Mary Jane Briggs be-
came Lady Fanfare.
Il wish your ladyship a very good morn
ing" said Lord Fanfare. IN pay of the
bill OF sale. and III pay Psalmanezar, and I'll
allow your adyship pound a week, and I'm
very much Dbleeged to your ladyship"
And that's how Lord Fanfare got married,
and the WIN and the wherefore CT it; and
who shall lay that his lordship was not a
heroi-Iondon World.