Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-18
CLEVER.
There Are More Ways Than One of Win
ming Pa Around.

ming Around.
81 saw you driving with George last
evening"" said the girl with the yachting
cap, land l could scarcely wait until morn
ing to find out how you succeeded in evad-
ing your father-whom, by the way, 1 saw
going into that horrid 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 steps 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.
Flightie had reminded him that he was
still young enough to marry again him
self"
You don't mean
Yes, 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 a diamond necklace"
But he WON'T
'Oh, no, dear. l told him that book of
poems would be more suitable"
Il should really like to know how you
manage it all. You are so clever" sighed
the girl with the yachting cap.
well, in the first place gave George a
few instructions. Then l gave up society
and told papa that 1 intended 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 kept tidgeting
about and looking at his watch and that he
was wearing new tie almost every day"
Il noticed the other day that he had on a
buttonhole bouquet. That is generally a
serious sign for a widower"
Very true. Well. the other evening after
l had been singing Annie Laurie Bonnie
Doom and The Land o the Leal' l went
over and perched myself on the arm of his
chair, and carefully smoothing the hair
away from the bald spot on his head l
said, I have decided never to leave you,
papa, but to devotemy life to making happy
your declining years.
Fancy talking about declining years TO
man with pink necktie!'
Yes. Well, he wriggleCf away from me
and mumbled something about despising
old maids assured him that did. too:
still my duty to him was of the first i'm
portance. Then told him that had de-
cided that he ought to go to church with
me every Sunday, as he was growing old
you didn't"
Il did. He hummed and hawed and
lhd4AH Sfl'A. 10y buc way WHAT mas become
of that young fellow who used to hang
around you so muchs' oh, I never see him
now l replied. 'You rememb Der, You for
babe me to have anything more to do with
him, so -
Why, Mabel Gotrocks!'
at was all fair, dear. Then said, Be
sides, 1t is better so, papa, for I could never
leave you He coughed and muttered
something about not minding that. Then
I went on, He is evidently getting over his
feeling for me, too, for | hear that he is
quite attentive to Mrs. Flightie.'"
"Oh, Mabel, you
Il know, but l had to do it. That made
papa furious. He jumped up and shrieked
that he would slay the man who had trifled
with his daughters affections"
''Oh, goodness
Yes, and / replied that Mrs. Flightie
would make him lovely wife and that l
really did not care much for George after
all. Then he worked himself into a per
feet fury and finally commanded me to
marry George on pain of his eternal dis
pleasure"
You surely don't mean it,''
Il do. / 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. Chicago Tribune.