The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-03
WON HIS CONSENT.



Bnt She had to stoop to stratngem to Make
Him Like her Lover.
Chicago Tribune
~ say you driving With George last
evening"" said the girl with the yacht
ing cap, "and could scarcely wait
until morning to End out how you sue
ceeded in evadinG your tather-whom,
BY the way, saw going into that hor-
rid little Mrs. Eighties house an hour
later.
~ didn't have to evade him." replied
the girl in the pink morning gown:
"He stood on the front steps and
watched US Off"
''You don't say go. Why, only cou-
pie OF months ago he forbade George
tho house"
"Yes, dear, but that was before Mrs.
Flightie had reminded him that he was
still young enough to marry again him
self"
"You don't mean"
"Yes, / do. It is lots OF fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping me
yesterday concerning suitable present
Tor her. lie evidently thought Of u dIa-
mond necklace"
"But he WON'T"
"Oh, no, dear. l told him that n book
OF poems would be more suitable"
81 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 Jew instructions. Then gave
up society and told papa that | intend
ed to stay at home evenings and amuse
him. | bought him pair OF slippers
and took to singing old songs to him
after dinner, apparently oblivious to
the fact that he'd keep tidgeting about
and looking at his watch, and that he
was wearing u new tic almost every
day."
II noticed the other day that he had
on buttonhole bouquet-that is gem
orally serious sign. for a widowcr."
VERY true. We'll, the other even
ing after l had been singing Annie
Laurie, Bonnie Doom and The Land
O. the Leaf went over and perched on
the arm OF his chair and, carefully
smoothing the hair away from the
bald spot on his head, | said: I have
decided never to leave you, papa, but to
devote my lie to making happy your
declining years
Fancy talking about declining years
to man with a pink necktieW
"Yes. Well, he wriggled away from
me and mumbIed something about de-
spisinG old maids. assured him that
l did, too; still my duty to him was OF
the first Importance. Then told him
that had decided that he ought to go
to church with me every Sunday, us he
was growing old.
"You didn'tw
81 did. He hummcd and hawed and
finally said, BY the way, what has be-
come OF that young fellow who used to
hang around you so much| %, l never
see him now l replied, you remember
you forbade me to have anything more
TO do with him, so l."
"Why, Mabel Gotrocks"
at was all fair, dear. Then l said,
Besides, it is better so, papa, for |
could never leave YOU lie coughod
and mutlered something about not
Winding that Then l went on, He is
evidently getting over his feeling for
me, too, for hear that he is quite at
tentive TO Mrs. Flightie.
"Oh, Mabel, YOU"
81 know, but l had to do it. That
made papa furious. He jumped up and
shrieked that he wouId STAY the man
who had trided with his daughters
affections"
"Oh, goodnessW
Eyes, and / replied that Mrs. Flightie
would make him a lovely wife and that
l really did not care for George after
all. Then he worked himselfinto per-
feet fury, and finally commanded mo to
marry George on pain OF his eternal dis
pleasure"
you surely don't mean it?"
~ do. L sent George a note saying
that it 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
to marry old Mr.. Millions, but papa
does not know it yet"