Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-08-28


wedding trip, IL you'll make runaway
match. Is it agreed? Well. there's my
hand on it. Here's the check. Egadl
won't the old rascal howl when he hear'
bow we've done him:"
Harry seemed to hesitate, however,
and it was not till Mr.. Sheldon, eager
to see his old commercial rival put al
disadvantage, had urged him again
and again. and promised to stand by
him. that he finally consented and took
the check which his employer persisted
In forcing upon him.
The next morning Mr.. Sheldon camd
down to breakfast In high glee. for d
note had reached him just as he was
shaving, which ran as follows:
Dear Sir: have, with much difficulty
persuaded her to elope. 1t was not
however. till l showed her your check
that she would consent to do SO. She
said that she was sure you would not
recommend anything that was wrOng
that you would advise her as II you
were her own father: and she hopes you
will stand by us. We shall be married
to- morrow, before Mr.. Meadows Is up.
Very thankfully.
HARRY CONRAD.
The old gentleman brought the note t.
the table, opened 1t out before him
adjusted his spectacles and read 1t OyN
and over again.
I'D give a ten pound note" he said
chuckling. ito see the old fellows face
when he hears how Harry has done
him."
1t was the custom Of Mr.. Sheldon t.
read his newspaper at breakfast, while
waiting for his only child and daughter
who, little spoiled by over-indulgence
was generally late.
But this morning Matte was lateI
than ever.
The banker had read all the foreign
as well as the home news, and even re
perused Harry's note again, and still
she had not made her appearance.
1.-The lazy puss!" he said at last. The:
he looked up at the clock. Half ar
hour late! Now this Is really too bad
john" he cried, addressing the mar
servant at the sidebOard, "send and SET
| why Miss Sheldon doesn't come down
| Tell her." with q severe air. II al
tired Of waiting"
| John came back in about five minutes
looking very much fiustered.
IF you please, Sir" he stammered
Miss Sheldon is not In her room, ant
the maid says, she says, that the bee
looks as If it hadn't been slept In al
| 7ight."
| The rich merchants jaw FELL
| If there was one thing he loved bette
than money, better even than life itself
1t was his motherless child. What haG
become Of his darling? What awfu,
tragedy was about TO be revealed to
himi Had she gone out for walk the
| evening before and stumbled into the
| river? No; he remembered parting
| with her at 10 o'clock. Had she beer
looking from the window Of her room
md fallen out?
He started up. with a cry Of agony. t,
her mangled and lifeless form. But he
was prevented by the footman appear
| Ing at the door with a telegram.
| "A telegram" cried the merchant. IN
folding it with trembling hands. "Wha'
can 1t mean? Has she been found deat
anywhere"
This was the telegram:
Dear Father-Harry and were MAI
ried at o'clock this morning. l would
not consent to an elopement till Harry
assured me you had advised 1t, and hat
shewn me your check as proof. H'
says you promised to stand by US, ant
know you pride yourself on neveI
breaking a promise. We wait for you
blessing. MATTE.
"Well, 1 never" calculated Mr.. Shel
don. when he had recovered breath
The impudent, disobe-
But here he stopped-stopped an,
mopped his bald head, which. In his ex
element, had broken out into Grea
drops of perspiration. He remembered
in time that both the butler and foot
man would overhear him. He remem
bered also that he had himself advise,
Harry to elope. and that II the stor.
got wind he would be the laughin,
stock Of the town, including, hardes
cut of all, Mr.. Meadows. He remem
bered. too. that he had but one child
and that she. was all In all to him. S.
he accepted the Inevitable and tele
graphed back:
You may come home, and the soone
the better, so as to keep the fifty pound
for pin money. Tell Harry he's to-
sharp to remain a clerk, and that to da
take him into partnership. Only h
must remember that partners never tel
tales out of school. God bless you.
II. SHELDON.
The runaways returned by the mex
train. The marriage proved, too, n
eminently happy one. The story neve
got out We only tell it now in conf
dence-HourS at Home.