Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-16
mean; and neither do j love John Lloyd.

mean; and neither do love John Lloyd.
I did respect him; but now"
"Clara, the love of such man a.
John Lloyd should cause no girl to re-
spect him less. You should consider
it an honor to be loved by such man."
"Well, father, you wish me to marry
him not loving him?"
"Ah, Clara, you would love him well
in time"
"And mother?"
"She knows nothing Of IL yet. I
would not tell her until had talked
with you"
1.-THE idea of my marrying Fannie's
father, girl scarce year younger
than am I. Mother, know, would
never listen to it."
"Your mother, child, has romantic
notions in her head; but look you we'll
to wealth and station, for there lies
happiness"
II think OF. father; not for me, for
I value ne ner beyond reason"
"Well, Mnat will you say to the suit
of my friend Loyd?"
II will say. dear father, that love
him not"
"But you respect him?"
II respect him."
"And may love him?"
mo. father, will not say that"
"But you will marry him?"
"Since your heart is bent on 1t will
nj no t%op \
John Lloyd,
That night Clara repeated her con.
versation with her father to her moth.
err, who was scarcely less surprised
than she had been.
so your father wants you to become
the wife of this old man, because he is
rich. Was there ever such q worship
or of gold! But Of course you'll not
marry him?"
IF don't, mother, we will have an
unquiet home; you know how set IA,
Their Is in his ways"
II guess do; I've lived with him for
rs long years, but do you never marry,
save to please yourself"
The next morning Clarence knew oil
about it. His father evidently had told
him, and when he left Clara he con-
graduated her.
mo, Clarence" she said. "do not con-
graduate me. In your case congratula-
tions are we'll, but in mine, should !
marry Fannie's .her, do you think
they would be well timed?"
mo man in Carolina, sister, is more
esteemed than John Lloyd. His name
would almost head the list; then
wealth and station!"
II see that you entertain fathers
views; you'd have your sister be STEP
mother to your wife, who is but year
her junior-pray, do you marry Fannie
because John Lloyd is veal thy Do you
marry her for esteem, for station, or
| for what?"
II love Fannie, Clara"
"And think should marry where ]
do not love?"
mo, Clara, no, but surely"
Eyes. surely, suppose you think
that I can love your wife's father
enough to marry him? I love your
wife, and that is enough for you"
| Here Fannie joined them. "Clara,
dear" she said, 81 know not whether to
laugh or cry-shall you wed papa?"
II know not, Fannie, he has not asked
me yet, but in any event shall not love
you less"
"Hush," said Fannie, "here comes
Herbert Let him know nothing abou,
it, Mt least not now"
Nor did Herbert; buthe surmised tina,
something was amiss in his plans, and
try us he might, he could get no oppor
tunity to talk to Clara by herself, ant
he felt certain that they had some
secret that he knew not Of True, j,
might be something connected with the
engagement of Fannie and Clarence
but it worried him, and when night
came, and he went to his room. hi
pondered long before he fell asleep, ane
when he slept it was to dream of Fan
ME, Clarence and of untold wealth.