River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-12
WON HER FATHERS CONSENT.
But She Had to stoop to stratagem ia
Make Him Ike Her Iover

But She Had to Stoop To stratagem to
Make Him Like Her Lover.
81 saw you driving with George last
evening" said the girl with the yacht
ing cap, "and 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
81 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."
Eyes, dear, but that was before Mrs.
/ Fl1ghtie had reminded him that he was
still young enough to malry again HIM
self"
''You don't mean"
Eyes, do. 1t is lots of fun. You
ought to have heard papa pumping me
yesterday concerning a suitable pres
ent for her. He evidently thought of a
diamond necklace"
But he WON'T
20, no. dear. told him that a book
of poems would be more suitable
Il should really like TO know how
You managed il all. You are so clever, 4
/ sighed the girl with the yachting cap.
We'll, in the first place gave George
a few instructions. Then gave up so
ciety and told papa that / intended TO
stay at home evenings and amuse him
Z 4 l., liz
/ 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 new tie almost every day"
II noticed the other day that he had
/ on button-hole bouquet-that is gen
orally a serious sign for widower."
/ Every 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, said: 4 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 man with a pink necktie."
.'Yes. Well, he wriggled away from
me and mumbled something bout dis
pising old maids ] assured him that
did, too: still my duty to him was of
the first Importance. Then | told him
that / had decided that ne ought to 60
to church with me every Sunday, as lac
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?' %, never
see him now replied, You remembe
You forbid me TO have anything more
to do with him, so ="
'Why, Mabel Gotroclxs!'
''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: He is
evidently getting over his feeling for
me, too, FOR hear that he is quite at
tentive to Mrs. Flightie.'"
30, Mabel, you"
81 know, but | had to do it. That
made papa furious. He jumped up and
shriel1ed that he would slay the man
who had trifled with his daughters af-
fections."
go, goodness"
Eyes, and I replied that Mrs. Fligh.
tie would make him lovely wife and
that 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
20, that is all right. She is going to
marry old Mr.. Millions, but papa does
not know it yet. chicago Tribune.