The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-18


"Isn't it dreadful. George?" says Mrs.
Blake, coming into her husbands $
dressing room without SO much as
knock.
whats dreadful?" asks Mr.. Blake.
in a tone that no human being put ms
wife could have understood. This Is
accounted for by the fact that he Is
shaving. and that the left side OF ms
mouth is now drawn up so far that II
almost reaches his eyelid. Naturally
this leaves in his articulation a goou
deal to be desired.
LILLIAN still steadily refuses to sta!
here and meet him.
Meet Geoffrey Lansdale?"
"Yes, of course: though she knows
how much depends upon it."
.sThere was never girl who wasn't
a fool.' says Mr.. Blake. going on con-
tentedly with his shaving.
''Oh, I don't know that" After all
she had once been girl herself. 'But
certainly | do think Lillian is behaving
very badly about this"
.'I.et her alone" says Mr., Blake, who
Is a slave to this one fool of girl at
all events-his only daughter Lillian.
'If she doesn't want TO marry her
cousin, so be II. She will have some
thing of her own. Enough? Why
should she annoy herself on account OF
her grandfatherS money!
"Oh. scarcely enough" says Mrs.
Blake "You know George will come
In for the property, and Jack must pe
thought of. 1t Is impossible for the
best of boys to get on on his mere pay;
and the cavalry is expensive. And
Lillian She is not the sort of
girl She has not been brought
up to learn the harder features of
economy, and | cannot help thinking II
Is such pity
you are growing mercenary in your
old age. Mary" says her husband.
For the matter of that | am not 80
very old" says Mrs. Blake. with the
faintest tinge of offense in her tone.
And not without reason. as now, in-
deed, though in her forty-fourth year.
she still looks young and handsome.
MIR. Blake smiles at her. only 4
year or two older than Lii. | honestly
believe" says he, ito look at you. But
see here Mary, If our girl doesn't wish
to marry young Lansdale, why that's
the end of It,"
Not wish TO marry man she mas
never seen! How can she know what
she wishes? Why can't she stay here
anu see IllrIl, anu luttl say ut, IL sHt
doesn't like him? 1t is very kind and
consderate of him to come here at ALL
in my opinion. At all events it argues
him heart-whole,"
How so?" Mr.. Blake has now got
to a very difficult bit of his cheek and
Is looking ferocious.
why the will. George. You We're
alluding to It only just now. Poor.
dear papa so arranged 1t. that If Lillian
refuses Godfrey, all goes to him. but
If Godfrey refuses to marry Lillian all
the money goes to founding hos
pital."
"A founding hospital Good gra-
cious" Mr.. Blake turns to her face
lost in soap. And | always believed
your father was most moral man."
oh. don't be stupid. Poor papa had
ideas! How wish he hadn't
still, foundlings should be provided
for" says Mr.. Blake. magisterially.
II daresay. and so should Lillian"
MY dear. Lillian isn't founding"
/ shes a girl with very little more
than penny, which amounts to the
some thing to me-" says Mrs. Blake,
who is ambitious for her children.
IF Lillian won't stay here to receive
young Lansdale where does she mean
to go?"
"Oh. I'm sure I don't know" says
Mrs. Blake, dejectedly.
At this moment loud tattoo on the
outer door-the door Of the bedroom
can be heard. Mrs. Blake goes quickly
to it, and long confab between her
and the somebody responsible for the
tattoo ensues.
After a while, however. the outside
door Is closed again, and Mrs. Blake
rushes back to her husband, her charm
ing face alight with mirth and salts
faction.
well. it Is the funniest thing" be-
gins she. Bessie has Just had tele-