The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-14

lONl Oh Itolrull, nc BluItl blfdlgnJ dL lne
girl and began to rave. ignoring me en-
tirely. .sa 7o
We'll, madame" in tone Of concen-
trated fury. ''what the devil do you mean
by this disgrsceful escapade:"
Ny temporary wife glanced hopefully
toward where sat, within easy reach Of
the old gentleman's cane. Sunmoniag
all my fortitude | arose and looked the
irate parent straight in the eye.
II shall have to request, sir" | said,
that in addressing this lady you will
remember that respect is due her as my
wife and your daughter You must show
her that respect, sir. Do you under
stand?" raising my voice a little on the
last few words.
oh" shrieked tho venerable pater,
literally dancing with rage 80 you
are the blackguard who has inveigled my
daughter into this id idiocy, By
CAD, sir, I've good mind to thrash you'll"
and the cane was raised threateningly.
II hope you will change your mind and
improve your language" | went on as
calmly as possible. Your present con-
duct will result in scandal"
Scandal be ID. sir! What could
be more scandalous than the present state
of affairs" he cried.
Things went on in this way for 10 min
utes, until the old man howled himself
hoarse, and l could hear the bell boys tit
tering in the hall outside. Then he grad
ually Gained down, and as a last resort
tried the sympathetic dodge on the ter
rifed young woman. The latter had
hardly spoken a word throughout the
scene. She was too badly frightened, |
think
There were tears in the old gentle
mans voice as he turned toward my sup
posed wife Had she not always been
well treated? Was not her mother the
best of mothers? Had he not been the
most indulgent of fathers2 Was not her
home one of luxury? etc. Yes, she adj
mitted every charge in the indictment as
it was checked off.
Put, father she sobbed, II loved
him so very much, and-ohl could not
marry that other"
Where was this wretched marriage
performedY he inquired savagely.
milwaukee, answered the girl in
great hurry.
"Pll have It dissolved, by CAD, will!
swore the erraged pater, getting noisy
again.
Let me remind you, sir" l said delib
erately, that your daughter is of age
was not sure about it,; that weare legal
ly married and that any amount of tall
will not alter the fact must also sug
gest that as our train leaves for the eoutl
at 4 o'clock we have very little time t
devote 10 this sort Of thing"
r "Eh? What! Adding insult to injury!
he roared. well. I'll leave you here 70
= the present, but you will hear from me
SIR" shaking the cane in my face. III
y not the man to submit tamely to a ra'
J cally abduction of this character Your
d a scoundrel, sir, a ID scoundrel, n
Il iterated my angelic father-in-law, an
q with this choice parting shot he retireC
o slamming the door after him.
How did I manage ity' l inquired
q turning to where the future Mrs. Tr
le hume was sitting. She had tainted. Jul
ID like a womanl She had the nerve to G
Is through a scene like this undisturbed
all appearance, and then, when the dal
le ger was over, she must spoil it all by g
NJ exhibition of weakness. rushed to Il
ly water, poured glass Of it out and a
preached the young woman. She vi
OF recovering, though, before / reached he
III and in an instant sat up.
re How can ever repay you? she aske
lg You did it superbly, and George W
" soon be here now (glancing at h
watch). My dear sir" she went on,
] cannot tell you how grateful l am.
shall make Mr.. Trehune call at your {
> fee this evening and thank you perso
as ally"
ID, Ny engagement as Miss Talbot's HI
band was evidently at an end; so, pl
ed testing that | would willingly ha
'as done twice as much for her, l withdre
es- Trehune came in late in the afternoC
ng and they were married by the rector
Christ church. The Kansas City you
es- man called on me in the evening a
insisted on my going to supper W
ne, him and the bride. We had a jolly lit
'ou spread of pate de fois gras and cha
gh payne at the Ryan cafe, and l ha
nat never set eyes on either of the Trehul
on. or the venerable Mr.. Talbot of Chico
for from that moment to this.-Arthur P
.ly. Ter in Chicago Herald,
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