The Penn's Grove record., 1896-05-01

life In my hand, 50 TO speak. i beg o
| will say no more on the subject
We'll, just one question, paps'" ASK
I'd PHYLLIS, with an eye to future con
~tingcncies. was anyone killed.
mo. No one was killed."
Mr.. Monrough; "but your grandfather
was shot In the arm. and ! ran never
1 forgive them-nevcr-neverF
Her father then Insisted on her prom
Ising him thnt she would never marry
without his consent, which she ""i
readily enough. but she saw 1t was Use
less arguing with him any further, ana
for the time the matter ended.
/ ii.
II soon became evident to MT. o
rough that Phyllis was really frett'hs
and making herself Ill about "that c"h-
founded fellow Rockerton.' ms ne s"'u
10 himself. He was II n OF act'"h'
and determined to give her a th"rous"
change.
phyllis, my girl" he said the mex
morning at breakfast, how would you
like to 20 to England for a hitT'
.oh. papar she exclaimed, with the
most brilliant look on her face tnat ne
had seen there for a long time. fha
would be delightful. You know I've
always wanted to so across and see the
old world. But a you spare the
timer" -.
"welI, no., my girl, I can't Just now"
he replied. ~ nm obliged 70 remain
here for a time, as ! have a speculation
on which requires M presence on tho
spot, but Mrs, Laking is going oVer by
the next Cunarder and she would cha-
peron you to your uncle's In Mhnches-
ter, where you could stay and amuse
Yourself I'LL l arrive. which probably
would be In about three months
So IT was settled. and the following
week Phyllis. having first Informed
young Rockerton, with whom She Kept
M a secret correspondence. OF her de-
parture and her destination, stepped on
board the mail steamship under the
care of her lady friend and In due
course arrived at her nncle's In Man
chester.
She was warmly received by her Eng
lish relatives. Thomas Spander, her
late mothers brother, had a large bust
ness in the cotton spinning trade in
! Manchester, and resided Mt Birkdale,
going backward and forward to his
business, so that she had the benefit of
the sea air. What with that and her
voyage over and her new surroundings
she in a very short time resumed her
old healthy looks, and, as Mr.. Spander
wrote to Mr.. Monrough, "she seemed
to have entirely forgotten her love
~affnir."
She also, of couse. frequently wrote
10 her father. In one OF her letters she
said: F.,
81 am awfully comfortable here. Ev-
prybody seems TO do everything posi-
bic to make me happy. Uncle Thomas
son George is at home from the uni
versity, where he is studying for the =
church. He seems a very nice young
man, not at all solemn as n would
think. and lie plays tennis lovely. He
returns to Cambridge tomorrow"
.Um~ reflected old Monrough, as ne
read this letter. That's more Ike 1t,
now! But I'd rather she didn't marry
n parson. Still, If they knock their
heads together, / won't stand in the
way. I'll give her plenty Of money, !
and (he had rather vague ideas of
church matters "itll get him a deanery
or n b%ishopric, or something"
PHYLLIS had been In England for two
months, and everything had settled
down quietly, when Mr.. Monrough was
electrified one morning TO receive a
cablegraIs from her:
George has come all the way from Cam
bridge. Wants to marry me immediately.
Do you consent and make us happy:
PHYLLIS.
We'll! this beats cock fighting!' mur-
INJURED Mr.. Monrough, as he stared ut
the message. ale must have fallen
very deeply in love with her, indeed.
oh, | consent. But how about the set
tlement? ! suppose that Tom Spander
reckons on my doing what is right, and
50 | will. ! wish | could get over, hut
I'm stuck fast with that ~confounded
speculation for another month. Ii
might lose ME a million If | left il, aud
l can't afford that, Well. here goes!'
And he sent this reply telegram:
Don't understand the hurry, but l CON.
sent. Am very pleased, Wish every hap
I V... 1--... -. e. -..HI /
Tell uncle l will arrange handsomely.
MONROUGH.
III.
Ten days after this message, on the
morning of the arrival OF the Cunard
steamship at New York, Mr.. Monrough
was sitting in his private Office when
the door opened and In walked his
daughter, leaning on the arm of a very
well-set-up young man-of course, heI
husband.
The old man jumped up,
"Well, this Is n surprise!' he shouted.
"What on earth made you in such a
hurry to get married? Ali well, was
young myself once, aud / know when
va wv W. tbhi aioNhOi q "oH I
II a deuce Of a hurry TO get married"
"Oh. papa!' murmured Phyllis, as she
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him. 1T was so kind of you TO
give your consent. | am so happy. l
thought you would, though, when you
knew what n long way George had
rome 10 seek me"
"oh. well, Iguess it's not such a very |
Tong way, after ALL" replied her father.
"England's only a little place alto
gether. you know"
We'll" said George, that's true; but
It's nigh upon 1000 miles before you
get there"
The elder man stared AT this obserya-
ton, which dixie some Of the redOubta-
BILE Captain Bunsby's) he couldn't I'M
derstand the application of. However.
he passed II over.
We'll, George, my boy" he said, ms
he shook his hand in a hearty grip.
"lm truly glad TO have you for a son.
in-law, And how's your fatherT"
MY father?' echoed George. "lIe's