Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-25
"Well. this is a SURPRISE ne shouted.

w ell, lUlS Is IL SURPRISE. nc SHOuleu.
what ON earth made you in such
hurry to get married? All. well, was
young myself once. and know when
/ fell in love with your mother l was
in deuce of hurry TO get married"
"Oh, papaw murmured Phyllis. as she
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him. 1T was SO kind of you TO
give your consent. 1 am so happy. L
thought you would. though, when you
knew what long way George had
come to seek me!'
ooh, well, guess it's not such very
long way, after ALL replied her father.
"England's only a little place alto
gether, You know
Well" said George, that's true; but
it's nigh upon 1900 miles before you
get there"
The elder man stared at this observa-
ton. which dixie some of the redoubta-
bic Captain Bunsby's) he couldn't I'M
derstand the application of. However,
he passed it over
well, George. my boy" he said, as
I'm truly glad to have you for a SON
in-law. And how's your father:'
My father" echoed George. Hes
been dead this ten years or more"
What does all this mean cried Mr..
Monrough, in anazement "Am mad,
or what is it? You have just left your
father, my brother-in-law. Tom Span
der, in England, haven't you?"
Phyllis threw up her arms and, with
a wild shrek, fell down on the thickest
part of the soft fur rug that lay before
the fireplace, in what appeared to be a
dead faint.
The two men bent down at the same
time to attend to her and bumped their
heads together, and everything was
confusion.
My names not Spander," said
George, hurriedly, as he rubbed his
head with one hand and supported
Phyllis with his discngaged arm. My
names Rockerton. and | went all the
way from Harvard University in Cam
bridge, Mass, to England to secure
your daughter"
The pen refuses to record Mr.. Mon
rough's forcible language when he was
thus suddenly made acquainted with
the fact that he had given his consent
to his daughters marriage with the son
of the family to which he had sworn
deadly hatred, and the very man he
had before refused. while all the time
he had thought Phyllis was marrying
George Spander, his brother-in- laws
son.
For about five minutes the place
would hardly hold him, and his anger
was such that he took no means to re-
store his daughter. leaving her new
found husband to bring her round as
best he could
However. by the time he had roared
himself out of breath he saw the fulfil
ity of his further opposition and resent
ment. and, like the good business mai;
that he was. he veered round and mes
the wind as it blew.
We'll. well.' he said. 1--WE been
done, but what's done can't be helped"
He then turned to assist Phyllis, but
by strange coincidence that young
lady had just come to- and in a burst
of hysterical tears, begged forgive
ness for the little misunderstanding
Il forgive you, you little WITCH" her
father cried. but | have my SuSpic-
ions about the misunderstanding"
And Mr. MOnrOugh has never been
able to decide in his own mind whether
ii was accidental or of malice prepense
on Phyllis part that the misunder-
standing occurred. He has on several
occasions tackled his daughter on the
subject, but she has always managed
most skillfully to evade the question,
and rs she and her husband are the
happiest couple Imaginable, and
George is not such a bad chap after
ALL" Mr.. Monrough has long since
ceased to inquire into it and has also.
of course. buried the Ratchet with the
Rockerton family.-Tid-Bit