The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-26

happy. DORA"
We'll. this beats cock lEhtlns!" muir.
INJURED Mr.. Munroc, Rg ho stared at the
incslEn "Hc must have fallen very
deeply In love with her Indeed. oh, I
CONSENT But how about. tho settle.
inents? suppose that Tom Eppnder
reckons on my doing what IL Hight, md
VIII wish could yet over. but I'm
STUCK inst with that c0nroundtd spccu-
latlnn for another month and mIght
lose me Il million II left II. md can't
AFFORD that Wen, hero gucg!"
And he sent thId reply telegram.
Don't undcrstnnd tho hurry, but |
consent. Am very happy. WIsh every
happiness. Canno; leave hers for /,
month, Tell uncle | viii arrange hand
somrly; A. MUNRO
Ten days nftSr this mcsagc, on tho ar
rival OF the Cunhrd steamship ut New
York. Mr. Munro wng sitting In HIS mi
vnte office when tic door was opcnc,l
ana In walked his daughter, leaning on
tho arm OF n very well vet up young
tnnn--of course her husband,
The old man jumped up
well, this 10 u Surpt1sr." he shouted,
"Nhat on earth made yAu in such n
hurry to net married? All, well, | was
young myself once, and know when [
fell in love with your mother wua In n
deuce OF hurry to get married."
bh, pnpnI" murmnrrd Dora, MS she
thrcw her arms around his neck and
kissed him. "'t waS 80 kind OF you 10
give your consent. am 40 happy. |
thought You would though, when you
Knew what a long way George had come
TO seek met"
'nh wall I r1taan H., ,,,A
long way, after all, =" renllrd her father.
"EnElHnds only little place altogether,
You know"
We'll" said George, chats true; but
ia nigh upon 1000 miles before you get
there"
The elder man stared at this obscrva-
tlon. which, like some OF the rcloubln-
bic Captain BunSby's, he couldn't un-
derstHnd the application OF. However,
he passed It over.
We'll. George. my boy" he said. MS he
shook hts hand with n hearty grip. I'm
truly Elad to have you MS Il son-ln- law.
And how's your father"
MY father" echoed George Hes
boon dead these ten years. or more"
What does all this mcan?" cried Mr..
MonrO. In nmazcment. "Am | mad. or
what IL It? You have Just left ynur
father my brothcr-ln-law Tom Span
der. In England, haven't yOu?"
Dora threw up her arms and with n
wild ahrlek fol- down on the thlckcst
part OF the soft fur rug that lay before
the fireplace In what appeared to be n
dead faint.
The two men bent down Mt the same
time TO attend tn her and bumped their
heads together and everything was con-
fu"'nr.
"My name Is not Spandcr." said
George, hurrIcdly. rs he rubbed his head
with one hand and supported Dora with
his unenEaEed arm. "My names Rock
erson, and went all the way from Har-
ward University. in Cambridge. Mass, to
England TO secure your daughter"
The pen refuses to record Mr., Munro's
forcible language when he was thus
suddenly made acquainted with the fact
that he had given his consent to hll
daughters marriage with the son Of the
family he had sworn deadly hatred: am!
the very man he had before refused,
while all the time he thought Dora was
marrying George Spandcr, his brother
in-law's son.
For about five minutes tho place
would hardly hold him. and his anger
was such that he took no means 10 re-
store his daughter. leaving her new
found husband to bring her round" az
best he could.
However. h. the time he had roared
himself out OF breath he saw the futIlity
Of further opposition and resentment
and. like the good buginess man that h.
was. he vccrcI round and met the wind
as K blew.
well. we'll" hc said. i've been done,
but what's BEEN done can't be helped"
He then turned to assist Dora. hut by
strange coincidence that young lady
had Just come to. and In n burst OF hyS-
,erIcal tears begged forgiveness for the
little misunderstanding.
II forgive you. ynu little witch" her
father cried. Put I have my susplc-
ions about the Misunderstanding"
And AIr. Munro has never been able to
decide In his own mind whether 1t was
accidental or of malice prepense on
Dora's part that the misunderstanding
occurred He has on several occasions
tackled his daughter on the subject. hut
she has always managed most Skillfully
10 evadc the question. and ~ she and
her husband are the happiCst couple
imaginable and George Is not such i
bad chap. after ALL" Mr.. Munro has
long since ceased 20 inquire into II, and
has also, OF course. buried the Ratchet
with the Rocksrtoa family.