Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-05-01

meaning aught Of the SORT. Inc gov
ernor's always at mo toto make love
70 Louise; he wants me 70 marry her,"
(Mr. Birley shifted uneasily in his
seat.) THAT WAS what he called me
out about now; he Iawed me, and told
him | didn't want 10 marry Louise; he
got very angry, and then ! said, what
was the use Of my making love 70 . girl
that was Ia love with somebody else.
shouldn't have said that, ! know, bat
| was very riled; l am very sorry"
The hot suspicion now dawned on mo
that was the fortunate somebody
else" Of his legend. / felt grew
burning red; l scarcely heard what he
said aiterward, but II was 70 the effect
that this father anaFily dismissed him
with the order 20 send me 70 the dining
room. Blrlcy sat unusually silent and
disturbed. also Was silent moment.
/ turned 20 him.
"Do you think ought TO got" l
asked him.
"Yea, lad; CO." said he, laying his
hand on my shoulder, "and Ill 30 wi
tha."
We entered the dining room together.
steinhardt stood on the hearth rug.
He irowned and pulled his great nous.
tach on seeing Birley with me.
IL wished to speak 10 Mir. Unwin
pri, ately, Jim," said he.
''well," said Birley, "I've como 70
be sort OF interpreter, Manuel. lest
you, being foreigner like, leastways
not altogether English yet, mightn't
nndestand some things an Englishman
like my friend here would very likely
say. You see. Manuel. for one thing
you don't seem 70 understand that an
English clergyman IL not the funkey
you may get q pastor Of the iatherland
70 be. You mustn't say Come hesep
and DO thisl' or Don't do that!' with
out any rhyme or reason but your own
high and mighty will. That may be
Eiamarckian, Manuel, but it's not
English. An Englishman would say,
You be d----d, sirl Who are you
talking TOT A dog at your heel7'--as,
daresay, my friend here. would say II
he didn't happen TO be parson."
"When you've quito done, Jim, "
said the brother-in-law.
"Eh?" said Birley, as II he caught
faintly distant interrupting sound.
Perhaps, Mr.. Birley," said I. 81
had better hear what Mr.. steinhardt
wishes 70 say 20 me"
ayes, Of course" said he, and i'm
posed an unwelcome silence upon him.
self.
81 only wish to tell you, Mr.
Unwin," said Steinhardt, looking hard
at me, "since you have seen . good
deal Of my ward, Miss Lacroix" lBir.
ley evidently chafed at that. especial
" lately, I understand, and since II
may have entered your head that come
time she might make you beautiful
wife, wish 70 tell you that You mus
give up thinking anything Of the sort
because she is going TO marry my sol
Frank"
"oh, that d----d for tale, Man
uel" exclaimed Birley, before / coulC
say a word.
"Will you be quiet, Jimf" said
Stelnhardt, with restrained voice, but
glaring eyes, and that apoplectic, pur
plish flush suffusing his head and face
''Nay, lad" said Birley; chats |
point on which mum ha' my say. Be
fore you tell anybody Louise Is going h
marry Frank, you must get the consent
OF at least three people--the girl her
self, your son, and her other guardian
that's me-" Steinhardt looked at him
, in unfeigned surprise, but he went on
"Your son, that's your affair, Of course
but the girl, that's partly mine; and
shall net see Paul's Louise engaged Il
marry anybody against her own wisI
| and liking"
"Liking!" scoffed Steinhardt
"What has liking to do with itf Lik
ing should come after marriage with
, proper, modest girl, not before"
"ThRt may be your foreign way
'Manue, but it's not our English way
. nor our Lancashire way, nowther.
: "Confound your Lancashirel" crie'
: Steinhardt.
! "If 1t had not been for Lancashire
my lad said Birley, thorough
reused, "you wouldn't be the big ma
r you are!"
care you mad?" exclaimed Stein
hardt, striding up and down the heart
!. rug, and glaring from Birley to me
/ "You shall repent this! Mr.. URwir
l had better have . talk with you al
a other time."