The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-06
WON HIS CONSENT.
But She Had to Stoop to Strategem to
Make Him Like Her Love.
From tee chicago Tribune.


81 saw you driving with George last
evening"" said the girl with the yachting
cap, and l could scarcely wait until
morning to find out how, you succeeded in
evading your father-whom, by the way,
l saw going into that horrible little Mrs.
Eighties house an hour later"
Il didn't have to evade him. replied
the girl in the pink morning gown. HE
stood on the front stoop and watched US
off"
you don't say so. Why, only couple
of months ago he forbade George the
house"
yes, dear, but that was before Mrs
F'lightie had reminded him that he was
still young enough to marry again him
self"
you don't moan"
eyes, l do 1t is lots of fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping me
yesterday concerning a suitable present
for her. He evidently thought of dia-
mond necklace"
But he WON'T
"Oh, no, dear, told him that book of
poems would be more suitable"
Il should really like to know how you
managed it all. You are so clever, !"
sighed the girl with the yachting cap,
well, in the first place, gave George
ciety and told papa that ] intended to
stay at home evenings and amuse him.
bought him pair of slippers and took to
singing old songs to him after dinner, APP
parently oblivious to the fact that he
kept fidgeting about and looking at his
watch, and that he was wearing n new
tie almost every day"
Il noticed the other day that he had on
a buttonhOle bouquet-that is, generally,
a serious sign for widOwer."
VERY true. Well the other evening
after had been singing Annie Laurie,
Bonnie Doom and the Land o. the Leaf
| went over and perched myself on the
arm of his chair and, carefully smooth
ing the hair away from the bald spot on
his head, l said: i have decided never to
leave you, papa, but devote my life to
making happy your declining years
Fancy talking about declining years to
a man with pink necktie!"
Eyes. Well he wiggled away from me
and mumbled som ething about despising
old maids. | assured him that did, too ;
still my duty to him was of the first i'm
portance. Then l told him that had de-
cided that he ought to 90 to church with
me every Sunday, as he was growing
old
"You didn'tr'
81 did He hummed and hawed and
finally sand, BY the way, what has be-
come of that young fellow who used to
hang around you so much?' oh, ] never
see him now / replied, you remember
you forbade me to have anything more TO
do with him, so i p"
"Why, Mabel Gotrocks!'
cit was all fair, dear. Then | said,
Besides, it is better so, papa. for I could
never leave YOU He coughed and NUT
tered something about not minding that
Then ] went on, He is evidently getting
over his feeling for me, too, for / hear
that he is quite attentive to Mrs. F'ligh-
tie"
"Oh, Mabel YOU"
II know, but had to do it. That made
papa furious. He jumped up and
shrieked that he would slay the man
who had trif1ed with his daughters af-
fectiOns."
"Oh, goodness ~
Eyes, and l replied that Mrs. Flightie
would make him a lovely wife and that l
really did not care for George after all
Then he worked himself into a perfect
fury, and finally commanded me to marry
George on pain of his eternal displcas-
ure."
You surely don't mean it,"
II do. / sent George a note saying that
1t was all right He came; papa has taken
him into partnership, and the wedding is
set for September. "
But Mrs. Flightie and"
"Oh that Is all right. She is going 10
marry old Mr.. Millions, but papa does not
know II yet"
King Carlos Jumped from his carriage re-