Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31

Writing TO him? What for?"
"He has asked him to pay us visit
on the score of relationship, and your
father"
"Well9" said the young man, ex-
citedly.
"Ee says he will start immediately
the very next day."
Let me see the date of the letter.
Ye gods. it has been delayedl He must
have got here this morning"
"Tho train has been in two hours"
she said, glnncing ut her watch.
81 must sec him immediately" said
her companion, ncrvously turning his
horse first one way and then another.
"Who would have dreamed that both
the old boys would take that cousinship
so scriously?"
~ did, sir. knew from the very
beginning that it would make trouble
some time"
From the very beginning?" repeat
ed the young man, pausing in his ex-
citement long enough to note the force
of this chance admission. 80 you
acknowledge, do YOU
"There's the hotel bus" cried the
girl, hastily changing the subject.
Perhaps the driver can tell us some-
thing"
A long, empty vehicle was passing
them on its way up the street. Strong
called to the driver and he stopped.
"Did you bring up tall gentleman
this morning, with a white mustache
and goatee and gold eyeglasses?"
civ VNur fotbar Inn,t ,ya,,
mean?".
The young people exchanged startled
glances.
"How did you lsnow?"
"He was inquiring for you, sir, as
soon as ever he got to the hotel; and
when he found you h ad gone, he went
and hired buggy"
"a buggy-what for2'
''He asked the way to Judge Wes-
toms place in the Montecito. He said
the judge was a near relative of his"
The omnibus proceeded on its way.
I'VE must hurry" said the young
man, squirting his horse to canter.
1.-THE less time they have together be-
fore explanations are made the bet
ter"
what do you think they will do2"
asked the girl.
"I don't dare to think. You see, on
everything except this family tree
business our respective parents are as
far apart as civilized humans can be.
Your father, now, is an elder in the
church, while mine has lost all the re-
ligion he ever had; and he has never
| - ,psr
swear words acquired during years of
service in the regular army"
Heavens! Let us ride faster. Papa
will have slain him before we get
there"
"Really, Catherine" said the young
man, when they had slackened their
pace to climb the hills, ''it would not
surprise me if they positively refused
te enter into partnership as fathers-in-
law"
"Never mind, Richard" said the
girl, smilingly. Father has never
yet refused me anything, when my
happiness was at stake-as it is now"
Strong shrugged his shoulders
"Mine has" he answered. s'Ie is made
of flint, the old general; and II he
should take it into his head to say no,
it would be awkward in ways don't
like to mention"
"Never mind" said the girl, smiling
again and lifting her veil to the rim OF
the jaunty sailor hat.
And moment later the young man
felt much encouraged, and the galloI
was resumed.
On slight knoll surrounded by q
grove of live-oaks and faced with IN
avenue of old palms, there stood the
ample residence of Judge Weston. AS
the young people came through the
gate and entered upon the graveled
roadway, they observed two elderly
gentlemen emerge from q small forest
of rose bushes and start briskly down
the path toward them. Presently the
shorter of the two took his companion'i
arm and they walked along in eviden,
peace and amity.
"They haven't found it out yet" the
young man whispered.
Judge Weston assisted his daughter
to alight. Catherine, said he, this
is Gen. Strong, the father of our young
friend"
The general bent low, in an old
fashioned obeisance, aud Miss Cathe
rine instinctively made him courtesy
out of the minuet.
"Fathcr!"
''Dick, my dear boy!"
"See here" exclaimed the judge
suddenly. "You were mistaken. Rich
ard, in what you told me about old Eb
enezer Strong"
The young man braced himself for
struggle.
"And 10 think, Dick" cried the gen
erul, reproachfully, that you neve
once mentioned to the judge that you
great great grandfather, uczcLial
Strong, married Weston"
"And that brings us even nearer thai
we had supposed" added tho judge
Fourth cousins instead of fifth"
at was stupid of me to forget that,
said the young man, huskily.