Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-12-07
woN rAr Oh MANS CONSENT


But She Had to Stoop to StratREem to
Make Him Come to Terms.
III saw you driving with George
last evening" said the girl with the
yachting cap, land could hardly
wait until morning to find out how
you succeeded in evading your father
whom, by the way, | saw going
INTO that horfid little Mrs Flightics
house an hour later
al didn't have TO evade him re-
Piled the girl in the pink morning
gown. "He stood on the front stops
aud watched us of, -
''You don't say so. Why, only Il
couple of months ago he forbade
George the house,
Eyes, my dear, but that was before
Mrs, Flightie reminded him that he
was still quite young enough to
marry again himself
you don't mean
YES, do. Ii is lots of fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping
me yesterday concerning q suitable
present for her. He evidently thought
of diamond necklace"
But he won't
"Oh, no, my dear. | told him that
a book of poems would be more suit
able"
ii should really like to know how
you managed it all You are so
clever" sighed the ghl in the yacht
ing cap.
well. in tine first place gave
George few instructions. Then |
gave up society and told papa that
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
fidgeting about and looking at his
watch, and that he was wearing IL
new tie almost every day
II noticed the other day that he
had on a button-hole bouquet--tlIat
is generally a serious sign for II
widOwer.n
VERY true We'll, the other cycn-
ing after had been singing Annie
Laurie, Bonnie Doom and The Land
o. the Leal, went over and pcrchcd
myself on the arm of his chair, and
carefully smoothing the hair away
from the bald spot on mis- head, said:
papa, but to devote my life to making
you happy in your declining years.
Fancy talking declining years to
Il man with a pink neck tie. "
YES. Well he wriggled away
from me and mumbled something
about despising old maids. assured
him 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. y
a'You didn'tn
II did. He hummed and hawed
and finally said. BY the way, what
has become of that young fellow that
used to hang around you so much?
oh, never see him now, replied.
you remember you forbade me to
have anything more to do with him,
so, I-'n
why, Mabel Gotrocksl'
at was all fair. dear Then said.
Besides, it is better so, papa. for /
never could leave you He coughed,
and muttered something about not
minding that. Then | went on, He
is evidently getting over his feeling.
for me, too, for | hear that he is
quite attentive to Mrs. Flightic
"Oh, Mabel, you"
II know, but had to do IT, That
made papa furious. He jumped up
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
wife and that really did not care
much for George after all. Then he
worked himself into perfect fury.
and commanded me to marry George
on pain of his eternal displeasure. ."
you surely don't mean itP'
II do. / 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 December"
But Mrs. Flightie and"
"Oh, that's all right. She il go
ing to marry old Nj. Millions, but
papa does not know it yet"