Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-04
WON HIS CONSENT.
Bat She Had TO stOop to stratagem ts
Make Hin Like Her Lover.


Il saw you driving with George
last evening. said the girl with the
yachting cap, "and / could scarcely
wait until morning TO find out how
you succeeded in evading your fa-
ther. whom. by the way, / saw going
into that hOrrid little AIRS. Eighties
/ house an hour later
Il didn't have to evade him, " re-
Piled the girl in the pink morning.
gown. He stood on the front steps
and watched us off
You don't say sol Why, only a
couple of months ago he forbade
George the house" "
yes. dear, but that was before
Mrs. Flightie had reminded him that
he was still young enough to marry
again himself.
'FYou don't mean
'EYes. / do. It's lots of fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping
me Yesterday concerning suitable
present for her. Heevidently thought
of a diamond necklace"
But he WON'T
"Oh. no. dear. told him that
book of poems would be more suit
able"
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, l gave
George a few instructions, Then /
gave up society and told papa that l
intended TO stay at home evenings
and arnuse him. ! bought him pair
Of slippers and took to singing old
songs to him after dinner, apparent
ly oblivious to the fact that he kept
fidgeting about and looking at his
watch and that he was wearing a
new tie almost every day"
"Inoticed the other day that he had
on buttonhole bouquet-that is gen
orally a serious sign for a widower. "
Every true. Well, the other even
ing after l had been singing Annie
Laurie Bonnie Doom and The Land
o. the Leal' went over and perched
myself on the arm of his chair, and
) carefully smoothing the hair away
from the bald spot on his head said,
L have decided never to leave you,
papa, but to devote my life to max
ing happy your declining years.
Fancy talking about declining
years to man with pink necktie y
"Yes. Well, he wriggled away
from me and mumbled something
about despising old maids. / assured
him that l did, too; still my duty
to him was of the first Importance.
Then l told him that / had decided
that he ought to go to church with
me every Sunday, as he was growing
old"
You didn't"
81 did. He hummed and hawed
and finally said, By the way, what
has become of that young fellow who
used to hang around you so muchf
oh, l never see him now 1 replied.
You remember you forbade me to
have anything more to do with him,
SO r.
why, Mabel Gotrocks!"
''It was all fair, dear. Then said,
Besides, it is better so, papa, for
could never leave you He coughed
and muttered something about not
minding that Then / went on,
Hes evidently getting over his feel
ing for me, too, for / hear that he is
, quite attentive to Mrs. Flightie. ="
''Oh, Mabel, you
II know, but l had to do it. That
made papa furious. He jumped VI
and shrieked that he would slay the
man who had trifed with his daugh
ter's affections"
"Oh, goodness
"Yes, and / replied that Mrs
: Flightie would make him a lovely
s wife, and that 1 really did not care
E for George after all. Then ht
worked himself into perfect fury
and finally commanded me TO marry
, George on pain of his eternal dis
i pleasure.
e you surely don't mean iti"
Il do. l sent George a note say
ing that it was all right. He came
Papa has taken HIM into partnership
and the wedding is set for Septem
ber."
But Mrs. Flightie and
"Oh that is all right. She is going
!, to marry old Mr.. Millions, but pap;
does not know it yet"-ChicagC
Tribune.
Has Sued Her Partner.