The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-16

sta-d:~ rzis-t z my voice q -E.tie on the
la-5 Few words
Oh shrielzed the venerable pEter,
literally dancing with rage. so you
are the backyard who his I1veigled M
daughter into this ID i5iocy. ~
CAD. SIR. I've q good mind 70 thrash YOU
and the cane was raised tt1reatenirgIy.
y hope vou viii change your mind and
improve your language. / vent on IS
calmly as pc-sib-e- Tou- present con-
duct viii rzslIt N a scandal
Scandal he ID sir. What could
be more scandalous than the present state
Of Affairs he cried.
Things went on II this way for 10 Kin
utes, until the old man hOwled himself
hoarse, and / could hear the bell boys tit
tering in the kali outside. Then ne grad
uaIIy Gained down. and as q last resort
tried the sympathetic dodge On the ter
rified Young woman The latter had
hardly spoken 4 word throughout the
scene She was TOO badly frightened,
think
There we're tears II the Cd 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 fathers; Wasnot her
hone one Of luxury! etc les, she ad-
United every charge in the indictment as
1t was checked OF.
"But. father" she sobbed, 4 loved
him so very much, and-oh. l could not
marry that other"
Where was this wretched marriage
performed?' he inquired savagely.
Milwaukee" answered the girl III a
great hurry.
sT1l have it dissolved, by CAD, l viii:
swore the enraged pater, getting noisy
again.
LET me remind you, sir" l said delib-
erately, that your daughter Is Of age q
was not sure about it,; that we are legal
Iy married and that any amount Of talk
viii not alter the fact. must also sug-
gest that as our train leaves for the south
at 4 o'clock we have very little time TO
devote to this sort Of thing.
ssEh? What, Adding insult TO INJURY
ne roared. We'll. I'll leave you here for
the present, but you viii hear from NE.
sir" shaking the cane in my face. I'm
not the man to submit tamely 10 ras-
caIIy abduction of this character. You're
a scoundrel, sir, a id scoundrel, re-
iterated my angelic father-in-law. and
with this choice parting shot he retired.
sIamming the door after him.
How did I manage it, 1 inquired,
turning TO where the future Mrs. Ire
hume was sitting. She had tainted. Just
like a woman! She had the nerve to go
through q scene ike this undisturbed to
all appearance. and then, when the dan
ger was over, she must spoil it all by an
exhibition of weakness. / rushed TO the
water. poured a glass of it out and ap-
preached the young woman. She was
recovering, though, before | reached her.
and in an instant sat up.
How can ever repay you she asked
.TYou did it superbly, and George viii
soon be here now (glancing at her
watch. Ny dear sir" she went on. Il
cannot tell you how grateful | am
shall make Mr.. Trehune call at your Of
fee this evening and thank you person
ally"
Nv engagement as Miss Talbot's hus-
band was evidently at an end; so, pro
testing that | would willingly have
done twice IS much for her, | withdrew.
Trehune came in late in the afternoon,
and they were married by the rector OF
Christ church. The Kansas lily young
rnan called on me in the evening and
insisted on my going to supper with
him and the bride. We had jolly little
spread Of pate de fois gras and cham
payne TT the Ryan cafe, and | have
never set eyes on either OF the Trelanes
or the venerable Mr.. Talbot Of Chicago
from that moment 70 this.-Arthur Peg
Ter IN Chicago Herald.