Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-03
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WELL said larry. with some hest
tc-,ff TN IN love. anG'-
- loye." exclaimed the rich mer-
ehant ~ln love and with only a clerks
snlafy to marry on. 1t viii never do
never do, Harry. Marriage FOR M like
g0n is fastening a milestone round your
neck unless indeed'-and he stopped,
US II a bright thought had struck him
unless indeed the girl is rich"
she is rich. or VIII he. / suppose.
answered Harry, FOR her father isff
wealthy man. But that's Just tl0diH p
Guilty. Her father would nevef3et bier
marry a poor and she wcft har-
~ without his consent
"What n miserable tyrant SAID Mr..
Sheldon. IF was the love- Harry.
I'd run off with Ter. I'd checkmate the
old curmudgeon I'm that way" And he
chuckled at the Imaginary triumph he
woulG achieve. "'Pon my soul, l
wouldi never. as I told you, let any
body take a rise ont OF me-
"But would that lee honOrabicg"
Honorable? Isn't everything fair in
love and war? / thought you had some
pluck. Harry. How I should like 10 see
the stingy old hulk rave and stump
about on his gouty toes-for he must be
gouty-when he heard of your eiope-
. mentr'
And be laughed till his portly sides
shook at the picture he had conjured
up.
He'd probably oever forgive me-
kaid Harry dejectedly. And then what
could / do. with a wife brought up TO
every luxury and only n poor clerks
salary 20 support her onf'
"Never forgive you? Trash and nOn-
sense. They always do forgive. They
can't help It. Besides" with a conh-
DENTAL wink. II think ! know your
man, It's that skinhint. Meadows. I've
heard Of your being sweet on his
daughter. She's a pretty mink. though
SHE Is his child. oh. you needn't deny
II. ! saw how you hung about her at
our party the other night. aud when |
joked about Il with my daughter the
next morning she as good as admitted
that It was true. saying II would be q
very good match for you. Now. I owe
old Meadows a grudge. He tried TO do
me IN those railway shares last winter.
and / mean TO pay him for It somehow.
I tell you what I'll do. ! must not ask.
mind you. Nho the girl Is. Mum must
BE- the word. | must not OF course be
known IN the affair. but I'll give you
leave Of absence for a month and a
check for $3.50 to pay for your wedding
trip II youll make a runaway match.
Is u agreed Well. there's my hand on
1t. Here's the check. Egad! Won't
ths Oldham howl whent nears bow
we've done him.
Harry seemed TO hesitate. however
aud Il was not until Mr.. Sheldon. eager
10 see his old. commercial rival pat at a
disadvantage. had urged him again and
again and PROMISED 20 stand by him
hat be 1nnlly consented and took the
ieck which his employer persisted ~
rclng upon him,
The next morning Mr.. SDsl1en came
wn % breakfast lH higl nlep. FOR d
e bad reachnd him inst rs Be WAS
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