River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-27

little while, say sixty days. l know
you can wait that long"
"Yes, sir, but it Is a long time to
wait, and then maybe find out that
everything has gone wrong"
at viii be all right, tell you. Don't
you worry the least bit. Has anybody
been here since left?"
She hung her head. Eyes, sir; he
has been here
''Who, the old one or the young
one2"
oh, pap, what makes you go on
that way? You know | mean Bob"
eyes, the young one. Well, what did
he have to say?"
lie wanted me TO marry him right
off, and | told him that | never would
marry him until his father consented
to take back what he had said about
my being the daugt ,er of distiller."
THAT was right"
YES, she whimpered. but probably
he never win take it back
''Ycs, he win. Run along now and
don't think any more about it,"
For days at time the girl was sor-
rowful. One night the old man heard
Ter bare feet pattinP up and down the
hall. lie opened his door and stood
there, looking at her in the dim light
Look here, ladybird, you'd better go
to bed"
"Oh," she cried, wheeling about, do
you think that everything will be all
right?"
You go right OH to bed now and
don't worry another minute. / tell
you that it will be all right"
But how do you know, pap? And
if you know, why don't you tell me?'
III tell you in time. What day does
the county paper Gomez"
1T comes tomorrow, but what has
that to do with ito"
''Wait and you'll see"
She waited-she WIS compelled to.
She sent negro boy to the village to
get the paper, and impaciently she
stood 1T the gate, waiting for his re-
turn. He came after long time, and
rs he rode up TO the gate the old man
walked down the path. ''Let me havo
the paper" he said. 81 reckon know
where to find it better than you do. Z"
lie took the paper, turned it about,
scanned the columns and finally said;
"Yep. here it is"
"Wcll, read it, for goodness sake.
But | don't see how the paper can have
anything to do with it."
The old man chuckled and then read
the following:
"In consequence of deal, involving sum
Of money, the old distillery so long owned by
4 4 int.
sion of Alfrel Spears, the father Of Robert
Spears. The distillery has been going down
for years past, and It is though that under the
able mauas cement OF Spetrs the output will be
much greater"
The old man looked at the girl and
the girl stood looking at him with her
mouth half open. ~ don't understand
it," she said.
''Oh. it's all right. In a roundabout
way have disposed Of the thing to old
Spears, and now the question is
whether or not can afford to let my
daughter marry the son of 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, Dradd."
That's my name, sir, and I'm looking
there
Il don't know whether l ought to
shoot you or not"
81 don't either. But I'm mighty sor-
ry that things have turned out as they
have. l thought that your son and nv
daughter were to 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 a man who has lust
bought a still house"
''Confound you, didn't buy it,"
"But l owed you money and made 1t
over to you. which is the same thing.
j am all business-I am bound to pay
my debts"
''Say, Bradd, you've got me-"
"Much Obliged to you, sir"
''And / tell you what let's do"
''0ut with it,
Lets set fire to that blamed distil-
lery, and go to town and publish the
fact that a weGeing win take place out
here next week"
I'm with you Ladybird, run to
the house and fetch us few matches"
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