The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-19

THE OLD MAN TOOK THE PAPER
like that. It's all right. Just wait
little while. say sixty days. l know
you can wait that long"
''fes. sir, but it is long time to
wait, and then maybe find out that
everything has gone wrong"
1T will be all right, i tell you. Don't
You worry the least bit. Has anybody
been here since / left?'
She hung her head. YES, sir; he
has been here"
"Who. the old one or the young
one?"
''Oh, pap, what makes you go on
that way? You know 1 mean Bob"
eyes, the young one. Well, what did
he have to say?"
He wanted me to marry him right
of, and / told him that / never would
marry him until his father consented
TO take back what he had said about
my being the daughter of distiller."
THAT was right"
"Yes." she whimpered, "but proba bly,
he never will take it back"
"Yes, he will. Run along now and
don't think any more about it"
For days at 4 time the girl was sor-
rowful. One night the old man heard
her bare feet patting up and down the
hall. He opened his door and stood
there, looking at her in the dim light.
Look here, lady you'd better go
to bed"
''Oh," she cried, wheeling about, do
you think that everything will be all
right?"
You go right on to bed now and
don't worry another minute. L tell
you that it will be all right"
''But how do you know, pap? And
If you know, why don't you tell me?"
"Ill tell you in time. What day does
the county paper Gomez"
at comes tomorrow, but what has
that to do with it?"
''Wait and you'll .see."
She waited-she was compelled to
She sent negro boy to the village to
get the paper, and impatiently she
stood at the gate. waiting for his re-
turn. He came after a long time, and
as he rode up to the gate the old man
walked down the path. ''Let me have
the paper" he said. >''r reckon know
where to find it better than you do"
He took the paper, turned it about.
scanned the columns and finally said:
yep, here it is.
/ well, read it, for goodness sake.
But 1 don't see how the paper can have
anything to do with it."
! IL
the following:
IN consequence OF a deal involving a sum
OF money, the old distillery SO long owned By
the BRAID family. has passed into the possess
sion OF Alfred Spears. the father Of Robert
Spears. The distiliery has been going down
for years past. and II is thought that under the
able management Of Spears the output win be
much greater"
The old man looked at the girl and
the girl stood looking at him with her
mouth half open. Il don't understand
it." she said.
''0h, it's all right. In rounda bout
way / have disposed of the thing to old
Spears, and now the question is
whether or not can afford to let nv
daughter marry the son of a distiller"
How did you manage that, pap?"
she cried. clutching his arm
Never mind, told you I'd fix it,
Wait minute, here comes old Spears
He's been to town and I'll bet he has
seen the paper"
Spears saw them standing there, and
kicking his horse he galloped up to
the gate.
Look here, Bradd."
That's my name, sir, and I'm looking
there"
Il don't know whether I ought to
shoot you or not"
81 don't either. But I'm mighty scr !
ry that things have turned out as they |
have | thought that your son and my
daughter were 10 be married, but times !
have changed even in Kentucky, and |
society might point the finger of scorn |
at me if should permit my daughter |
to marry the son of man who has Just |
bought a still house"
'Confound you, didn't buy it
But l owed you money and made II |
over TO you. which is the same thing. |
! am all business am bound to paw 1
my debts"
Say, Bradd, you've got me-
Much obliged to you, sir"
"And tel you what let's do"
"Out with it."
Lets set fire 10 that blamed distil- |
lery, and 90 to town and publish the
fact that wedding will take place out
here next week"
I'm with you. Ladybird, run to
tie house and fetch US few matches
OPrK kEAD.