Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-03
Getting Frank Married.
by W. PETIT RIDGE.


.ors," insisted Miss Gale, pinching the
ire of the back wheel.
Naturally" said Colonel Daintree.
1T enables you to see the country"
vent on the young lady argumentative-
~ 1T makes you hungry, it is the
oest thing for the temper that was
ever invented
Il wonder how any young people
nave the impudence not to cycle
agreed the colonel.
Il am glad you agree with me, Col
onel Daintree"
my dear young lady, you're so alb
solutely in the right. What do you
say, Di?"
The two walked through the gates
Of the park, and Di, the terrier, bark
ing agreement, followed. The indig-
lant young woman wheeled her ma
chine near to the pavement slowly,
so that the old gentleman could keep
up with her without Inconvenience.
She was f1ushed-this partly because
Of brisk spin in the park; mainly
because she was reviewing a griev-
ance of imperial gravity.
Fact of the matter is" said the
old gentleman as they went down the
hill, my nephew is fool
"In regard to this question of cy-
cling" she agreed cautiously.
None of the other Daintrees were
ever like him. In the years gone by
no Daintree would ever have dreamt
Of becoming assistant professor at the
College of Science"
ut requires brains"
And brains" said the colonel
with the Daintrees."
Before Frank"
Exactly! They've been storing it
Up through generations apparently for
his benefit"
"At the same time" urged Miss
Gale, lingering the buttons at the side
Of her skirt, that gives him no right
10 dictate to me in regard to cycling"
Exactly my opinion Eth, Di?"
The terrier barked approval
"And although, of course. l like
him." said the ~oung lady. glancing
at the ground shyly. "and all that. I
cannot permit him for a single mo-
ment to say that | shall not do this
or that I shall do that"
81 should have felt very much in
clined to tell him so.
81 did," said the young woman firm
ly.
The colonel bent to dust his shoes.
'These young professors" he re-
marked, 'get a didactic manner that
is at times highly ridiculous I'm
afraid | shall have to get Frank mar
ried in order to"
Married." The bicycle was stopped
suddenly. "To whom?"
'Yon won't speak of this" said the
old gentleman, returning. Il don't
want it to get about"
You can rely on me-"
Don't happen by chance to know
Nine. Van Oppen?"
81 don't know her." said the girl
quickly. land | do not want to- She
wrote ridiculous article on 'Unwom-
anly Sports that appeared in the"
Rather a pleasing sort of widow"
said the colonel Fine figure of
woman, too; and | happen to know
that she thinks very highly of my
nephew"
Nothing clever in that"
and | rather think that with lit
tie management, a word in season, if
you understand me, my dear young
lady"
Il think, Colonel Daintree," said
Miss Gale. almost tearfully that you
ought not to interfere in matters that
concern other people,"
"She has property and she would
be an excellent match for him."
She laughed rather uneasily. Good
by, Colonel Daintree. | must go home
and work"
you won't let this that I've told you
60 any further?"
NO" promised Miss Gale, decidedly
wheeling off; I'll see that it doesn't
60 any further"
Colonel Daintrce won't carefully
down the steps to the Terrace walk
chuckling so much that infants who
were exercising their dolls stared at
him amazedly. and in their astonish.
ment allowed their tow-haired, star.
ing-eyed charges to assume an upside
down position that was almost undig-
nified. The old gentleman talked to
his dog, as, leaning on the parapet, he
looked at the lily y-shaped fountain,
sparkling in the sunlight and watched
the folk coming UP the pathways from
the riverside. He lighted cigar, but
his thoughts were so absorbing that
he allowed it to go out. Presently he
saw among the people who were COM
ing up the gardens Il serious young
man, wearing glasses. He waved his
walking stick and tho young man hast
cned his thoughtful pace.
"My boy" cried the colonel, cheer.
fully, chow arc you. How arc you?
How are you?"
Not very well. uncle"
'That confounded business"
"It's not that sir. said Mr.. Frank