The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-06-25
Observation-Disclosures
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY PAUL sEvERING

Copyright, 1901, by 1. s Richardson =
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"And that is your decision. father?
You object to Mr.. Hawley because he
is as you call him, Il tenderfoot."
NO daughter; not exactly that. It's
the kind of tenderfoot object to-
81 suppose you would like me to mar
ny one of your mine foremen merely
because he is a product of Colorado"
Nov, Mary, you know better.
want you to marry some good fellow
who has ut least proved himself some
how or other. But your Mr.. Hawley-
what has he done, now; tell me thai? ?
There he is idlin' away his time ut the
Springs. Benefit of his health? Bah!
When | was his age, hadn't as much
as he has. and | didn't loaf around
with girls on hotel porches; didn't see
a girl more'n once In a year maybe.
Why don't he get grub stake and
start out and do IL little prospectin' on
his own account? 'Tsn't In his line,
eh? We'll, neither are YOU The man
that gets my daughter has got to show
the sand that's in him, and that settles
1t, If have anything TO say about It."
And yet 1t did not settle II any more
than such decisions OF such fathers
have ever settled such cases But
what makes this worth the telling Is
the odd way in which 1t was settled.
When Mary Wilson told Ned Hawley
that her father the wealthy mine own
err, had objected to his suit for her hand
and the reason thereof, the young man
did not utter a single heroic, nor did
he start out to look for trouble, us Ii is
defined In the west He merely said,
somewhat reilectiyely;
"Well, | had an idea in the mining
line yesterday but | did not execute 1t
because | thought | might be going
outside the limits. But now it's differ
ent. / think | can show your father
that there Is one side Of the mining
business about which he does not
know. BY the way. do you suppose he
would let me visit the Evening Star
mine, say day after tomorrow
"Why, yes" replied the girl. 81 could
arrange that, although 1t is very sell
dom he grants permission to any one
to go down. 1t Is not very interest
Ing place, you know"
"Well, I'd like to see the Evening
Star. Shall we go driving tomorrow"
lie added. His manner was deeply re-
Elective, and the girl wondered at 1t.
The next day they went driving.
When they returned to the hotel piaz-
"a, he said, by way of finishing a con-
versation just as he set her down in
front of the crowd of women seated
on the piazza, And after that we will
go to Europe"
Now. it was only the end Of de-
scription of Il Cooks tour itinerary, but
when Miss Wilson had passed inside
and he had driven over TO the stable
Mrs. Philbig. whose husband was
broker on the Colorado Springs Elk.
change, said TO Miss Golding, whose
father was mine promoter:
did you hear that, my dear-plan-
ming trip? | believe they are en-
gagged"
BY 8 O'Clock the report had spread
TO all the porches. and by 10 the date
of the wedding had been set, OF
course il reached the ears of the two
most concerned. and each denied II Wig
orously, but that appeared only natural
TO the gosslps. And the next day.
when Hawley set out for the mine,
which was few miles up country,
even the brokers Oh the exchange, led
by Philbig, said things very compli-
mentary to the young mans prospects
The visit 10 the mine was uneVent-
full to degree. It was not very won
derful place. Mr. Wilson was not
more courteous to his daughters guest
than was absolutely necessary. Hnw-
ley was attentively polite to all de-
scriptions and on leaving promised, as
he was requested. not TO say word
concerning certain machinery which
gave the Evening star such an advan-
tage over its competitors But on the
way back to the Springs tie was i'm
patience personfied and as soon as he
arrived he rushed TO the exchange and
sent in his card to Mr.. Phibig. the
broker.
Now, il was well known that Mr..
Wilson swore his men to secrecy con-
corning the mine interior and that he
would on no account permit native
Of the district to enter 1t. The true
reason was his desire to keep the Sc
cret of certain machinery on which
patents were pending. But the pro-
moters and the brokers were sure that
some sort of bonanza had been struck
and that the old man was holding back
for financial coup; hence Hawley's
card was Il matter of great interest to
the brokers, and Phiibig hurried out as
fast as his fat legs would let him.
How do you do. Mr.. Hawley? Let
me congratulate
How much Is Evening Star listed at
nowT interrupted Hawley hurriedly
and, it seemed impatiently. Phllbigs
eyes opened, and he was all attention
AT fifty" replied the broker
Fifty" said Hawley. and a CLEAN
Of the most Intense satisfaction shone
in his eyes. Well then, wish you
would buy for me 800 shares at once
Margin. yes. | will write a check at
once-deyelopments-eh? Well, I am
not ready to say anything now, and,
Mr.. Philbig. If you'll make the pur-
chase as quietly as possible. SO as not
to excite the-you know"
Phllbig rushed off to the floor and
offered to buy 1000 shares of Evening
Star for so. Hawley had ordered only
500 shares, but Philbig thought he
could see through stone wall on GER
tain occasions and doubled the order
on his own account And the other
brokers, who had been anxiously