The news boy., 1896-05-02

young Rockerton, with whom she kent |
up secret correspondence, Of her de- |
parturc and her destination, stepped on
board the mall steamship under tho
core OF her lady friend and in due course
arrived at her uncle's in Manchester.
She was warmly received by her Eng
glish relatives. Thomas spander, her
late mothers brother, had large busl-
pess In the cotton spinning trade in Man
chester, and resided at 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
very short time resumed her oil
healthy look; "she seemed to have en-
tirely forgotten her love affair.""
She also. of course, frequently wrote
to her father. In one of her letters she
said:
Il am awfully comfortable here.
Everybody seems to do everything pos.
sibic to make me happy. Uncle Thomas
son George is at home from the univer.
sity, where he is studying for the
church. He seems very nice young
man, not at all solemn, as one would
think, and he plays tennis lovely. lie
rsturns to Cambridge tomorrow"
"uml" reflected old Monrough, as h.
read the letter. "That's more like It,
now! But I'd rather she didn't marry
a 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) "it'll get him dean
cry or bishopric, 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
cablegram from her;
George has come all the way from Cam
bridge Wants to marry me Immediately.
DO consent and make me happy.
PHYLLIS
swell! this beats cock fightng!'
murMured Mr.. Monrough, as he stared
at the message. ''IIe must have fallen
very deeply in love with her, indeed
Oh, l consent. But how about the set
tlement? suppose that Tom Spander
reckons on my doing what is right, and
SO 1 will. I wish 1 could get over, but
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speculation for another month. 1t
might lose me million if left it, and
1 can't afford that. Well, here goesi
And he sent this reply telegram:
Don't understand the hurry, but con-
sent Am very pleased. Wish every hap
pincss. Cannot leave here for a month.
Tell uncle Will arrange handsomely.
| MoNRouaH.
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 I
very well-set-up young man of course.
her husband.
The old man jumped up.
swell, this is a surprise." he shout.
ed. 'What on earth made you in such
a hurry to get married? All! we'll,
was young myself once, and l know
when 1 fell in love with your mother
was in deuce of hurry to get mar
ried."
"Oh, papa!" murmured Phyllis, as
she threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him. ut 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 mel"
"Oh, well, guess it's not such very
long way, after ALL" replied her father.
"England's only little place altogeth-
er, you know"
"Well," said George, "that's true; but
it's nigh upon 1000 miles before you get
there"
The elder man stared at this observa-
ton, which Qikc some of the redoubt-
able Capt. BunsEy's) he couldn't under
stand the application of. However, he
passed it orer.
"Well, George, my boy" he said, as
he shook his hand in a hearty grip,
I'm truly glad to have you for SON.
in-law. And how's your father?"
my father?'' echoed George. "ue's
been dead this ten years or more"
what does all this mean?" cried Mr..
Monrough, in amazement. Am 1
mad, or what is it? You have just left
your father, my brother-in-law, Tom
Spander, in England, haven't you?"
Phyllis threw up her arms and, with
wild shrek, fell down OH the thickest
part of the soft fur rug that lay before
the fireplace, in what appeared to be q
dead faint.
"My name Is not Spander," said
George, hurricdly, as he rubbed his
head with one hand and supported
Phyllis with his disengaged arm. "My
names Rockerton, and l went all the
way from Harvard university in Cam
bridge. Mass, to England to secure
your daughter"
J The pen refuses to record Mr.. Mon
rough's torcible 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 Spandcr, his brother-in-law's
| son.
: For about five minutes the place
would hardly mold 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 re-