Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
WON THE OLD MANS CONSENT

WON THE OLD MANS CONSENT
nnt Size Had 90 stoop 10 strasaxen, a.,
Make Him Come 90 Terms.
~ saw you driving with George
East evening. said the girl with the
yachting cap. "and | could hardly
wait until morning 20 find out how
you succeeded In eyading your father
whom. by the way. ! saw going
INTO that horrld little Mrs Flightie's
house an hour later"
II didn't have to eyade him, . "a.
piled the girl ia the pink morning
gown ''ile stood on the front steps
and watched us OF
You don't say 50 Why. only
couple OF months ago he forbade
George the house
..Yes, 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 10. IL Is lots oE fun. Yon
ought 20 have hoard papa pumping
me yesterday CONCERNING a suitable
present for her He evidently thought
u a diamond necklace,
hut TO won -
"Oh, no. my dear. I told him that
book Of poems would ~ more suit
able
II should really like 70 know how
sou managed II all You arc so
clever. sighed the girl 10 the yacht
ing cap,
well. in tho first place gave
George few Instructions Then
gave up society and told papa that
/ intended 10 stay as home evenings
and amuse him. bought him pair
81 slippers aud took 10 singing old
songs 20 him after dinner apparently
oblivious to the fact that he kept
hdseting about and looking At his
watch. and that he was wearing 3
new tic almost every dag.
II noticed the other day that no
had on a button hole bouquet shat
is generally serious Sign Tor .
wld0wor
Very true. Well. the other evea-
ing after / had beea singing Annie
Laurie. Bonnie Doom and The Land
D the Leal. I went over and perched
myself 90 the arm Of his chair. and
carefully smoothing the hair away
from tho bald spot on his head. said:
i have decided never 20 leave you.
papa but 10 devote my life 90 making
you happy 10 YOUR declining years
Fancy talking declining years 10
man with pink neck tie
Yes Well no wriggied away
from ms aud mumblrd something
about dcspising old maids assured
him did. too. ssill. my duty 20 him
was 81 the FIRST Importance Then
told him that had decided that 10
ought % 20 20 church with me every
Sunday. a. he was growing Old
'fOu Gidntl0
~ did Hs hummad aud hawed
and finally said, .By tho way. what
has bccUmu % that young fellow that
used 70 hang around you 90 muchN
oh. never SEQ him now. / replied.
you remember sou forbade me to
have anything more 70 do with him.
80, H."
why. Mabel Gotrocksl"
''lt was all fair, dear Thcn ! said
Besides. i, i bptter 90. papa. for
never could Leave you no cuughed
and mutiered something about mot
mlnding that Then | wont on. flo
i evidently getting over hts feeling
for me. too. for hear that bio i
quito attentive 70 Mrs fIightic
"Oh. Mabal, you
II know. but had 70 do ii That
made papa furious iie jumped up
and shrieked that he would slay tho
man who nad trlfod with his daagh-
tors affections
"Oh, goodness
Eyes. and | replied that Mira
Flightie would mako him lovely
wife and that really did not care
much for George after all Then no
worked himself into n perfect fury.
and commanded me to marry George
on pain 81 his eternal disploasurc
"You surely don't mean itP''
II do ! sent George note say
ing that II was all right He came;
papa has taken him into partnership
and the Wedding Il SET for December
but Mrs Flightic and
"Oh. that's an right She Is go
ing TO marry old Mr. Millions, but
papa does not know Il yet
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