Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-28
WON HER FATHERS CONSENT,

WV TEN fAIheH'S CONSENT.
ssus She Had to stoop to Stratasem to
Make Him Like Her Lover.
II saw you driving with George last
evening" said the girl with the Yacht
ing cap, land I could scarcely wait un-
TIL morning to find out how you sue
ceeded in evading your father-whom,
by the way, saw going into that hor-
rid little Mrs. Eighties house an hour
later"
II 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 a
couple of months ago he forbade
George the house."
"Yes, dear. but that was before Mrs.
Fhghtie had reminded him that he was
still young enough to marry again HIM
self"
You don't mean"
Eyes, do. 1t is lots of fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping me
yesterday concerning suitable pres
'ent for her. He evidently thought of 9
diamond necklace"
But he won't"
~. no, dear j told him that book
OF poems would be more suitable"
II 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
q few instructions Then I gave up So
ciety and told papa that intended to
stay at home evenings and amuse him.
1 bought him a pair of slippers and
took to singing old songs to him after
dinner. apparently oblivious to the
fact that he kept fdgeting about and
looking at his watch, and that he was
wearing a new tie almost every day."
II noticed the other day that he had
on button-hole bouquet-that is gen
orally serious sign for a widower"
Very true. Well, the other evening
after had been singing annie Laurie,
Bonnie Doom and The Land O. the
Lea went over and perched myself
on the arm of his chair. and, carefully
smoothing the hair away from the bald
spot on his head, I said: Il have de-
cided never to leave you, papa, but to
devote my life to making happy your
declining years
Fancy talking about declining years
to a man with pink necktie."
"Yes. Well, he wriggled away from
me and mumbled something about dis
pising old maids. I assured him that
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, as he
was growing old"
"You didn't!'
81 did. He hummed and hawed and
finally said: BY the way, what has be-
come of that young fellow who used to
hang around you SO much?' o, never
see him now,' replied. you remember
you forbid me to have anything more
to do with him, so i"
"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 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 at
tentive to Mrs Flightie.'"
20, Mabel, you"
81 know, but I had to do it. That
made papa furious He jumped up and
shrieked that he would slay the man
who had trlhed with his daughters al
fections-"
20, goodness!'
"Yes, and 1 replied that Mrs. Fligh-
tie would make him a lovely wife and
that 1 really did not care much for
George after all. Then he worked him
self into a perfect fury, and finally
commanded me to marry George on
pain of his eternal displeasure."
"You surely don't mean it?"
81 do. I 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"
80, that is all right. She is going to
marry old Mr.. Millions, but papa does
not know it yet."-Chicago Tribune.