The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-13
you refuse to marry her.!
I exclaimed Sir Charles
Waldegrave, stopping in
: his walk to face his rebel

lious son. "What do you want! Eva
Grantholm is beautiful. Her face and
figure are perfect. That she is wealthy
should be no disadvantage in the eyes
Of your fathers son. Egad, Harvey"
he added somewhat more mildly
"when you have come to my years, the
age of discretion for a Waldegrave,
YOU will understand that substantial
bank balance is not the least asset IN
many fair lady's claim to beauty"
"Not in my eyes," retorted Harvey
Waldegrave. when l choose wire
1 shall certainly not consult her bank
er before I allow my heart to throb
for her"
Sir Charles curled his lips supercil-
iously, but his voice betrayed his anx-
iety as he replied: "Am 1 to understand
from your remark that your heart is
already in the throbbing state, that the
lady is already found? If so L warn
you that in this matter have made
my stand. Either you marry Eva or
I need not put the threat in words. L
have no wish to quarrel with you, Har-
yey," he added somewhat sadly, but
I love the home that was born in and
It has pleased me to see my sentiments
shared by you. 1t would kill me to
see the place in strangers hands, to
know that you would not be its mas
ter. That is what your refusal means
to me-to you. That my extravagances
have brought our fortunes to this pass
does not help to make the matter less
bitter to me-"
Harvey's handsome face softened.
"The very reason you have given,
dad, is the one which impels me to
pursue the course which l have cho-
sen. Practically penniless, possessed
of nothing but an honorable name,
shall not stoop to sully it by bartering
it for money. With regard to your
other question, although do not think
you put it seriously, so far l have seen
no girl with whom 1 would wish to
share that name"
His words appeared to afford his
father satisfaction, for laying his hand
upon his sons arm he said pleasantly,
Until then the threat l made just
now is held in reservation, and per-
haps before that time the discretion l
spoke of may have come"
"You condemn me to a long course
of celibacy, dad" laughed Harvey
eff 1 have to wait till your age"
any age! You speak as if were a
rival to Methuselah. l was forty-nine
last March, and do not feel day older
than when l was the age you will be
next month. Egad, boy, if you dare to
tease me about my age L may enter
for the matrimonial stakes against you
and back myself to carry off the prize"
so far as L am concerned" retorted
Harvey, his eyes twinkling with merri-
ment. you would have no cause to
fear. but even supposing We were both
to run, who knows what the lady
might have to say? Her feelings
would have to be consulted. Beauty
and money, the combination, as you
say, is peerless. She may know her
value and not let herself be won."
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handsome son.
upon my word, Harvey, were to
close my eyes might wonder If you
were my son. When 1 was your age
every girl was TO be won"
81 challenge you to win her." an
swered Harvey smiling. He believed
that Sir Charles was testing. and was
well pleased to find the conversation
which had begun so ominously
brought to an end so pleasantly.
AT my age undoubtedly it will be a
sacrifice. but with an undutiful son
who absolutely refuses to aid me l shall
have TO make It and pGrsue the matter
to an end. What that end may be
thirty days will prove. but come, Har-