The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-08-31
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1t would be worth n thousand dollars
more to you If you could leave on the
midnight train"
MIR Factore took up the roll of papers
and started toward the door
'1f You change your mind SO that
you can manage to leave tonight. why,
call me UP. will yOu?"
Mr.. Franklin Thickerton. who was
opening and closing the drawers of
his desk, turned around hastily.
Yes, yes, I'll see, my boy, I'll see!"
Pierce Factore nodded his head and
was about TO leave the room when
Mr. Thickerton whirled around sud
denly in his chair, with an expression
of dismay upon his thin, smooth face
"Eloisel What will do with EloiscI"
Pierce Factore uttered an eXelama-
ton of imputience.
Marry her to some one!" exclaimed
Factore in evaporation, hardly know
ing what he WAS saying. To his
amazement Mr.. Thickerton seized upon
his idea with delight
by George the very thing! clad
you thought of 1t. III attend to 1t Mt
once. Perhaps, after all, I'll be able
to leave on the midnight express"
Then, whirling his chair around, Mr..
Thickerton applied himself to work
Having finished his letters, Mr.
Thlckerton hurriedly rang the bell and
then impatiently awaited the arrival
OF his daughter, Eloise Eloisc Thick
crton was Il tail, slim girl, with pale
face, large gray eyes and short curly,
light brown hair. When she entered
the room In answer to her fathers
summons, she looked about her with n
frightened expression. A summons
from papa meant something extra
Mr.. Thickerton was always too busy
to say more than good morning or
good night to his daughter. When
Elose had closed the door, her faith II
began speaking
"My dear must leave Mt once for
Russia on business. | may be gone
months, and | may be gone years.
Elolse erasped her fathers urn in
surprise.
luius she tACIulmpl
Yes. | must 30 at once. This deal
means much money for me. There
fore | have sent for you To tell you
that you arc to be married ut once
this evening by & O'Clock ut the lat
est. That is all, my dear. You run
away. l am busy, very busy
Poor Eloise! The room swan before
her eyes. She sank into n chair, be
cause she could not trust herself to
stand.
Papa. dear=dear papa, what do You
meanT'
Her voice was so pltiful that even
her busy father found time to turn
around and look Mt her.
There. there, my dear don't fret;
It Will soon all be over"
Eloise shuddered. Papa. dear, You
don't mean 1t, do you? You're just
teasing me. aren't your
She clasped her hands He did not
look at her. but shook his head and
drummed ncryously upon the desk.
'"Thcre, there, my dear, run away
now and don't bother me. | am very
busy. But remember, be ready by g."
Eloisc walked sadly toward the door
Then she hesitated and looked back
timidly at her father.
"Whom am going to marry, papar'
Franklin Thickcrton did not under
stand his daughters question, and he
was too busy to ask her to repeat it. SO
he answered abscntly, Never mind,
my dear, never mind"
Eloise silently left the room.
One hour later Franklin Thickcrton
was sitting In Judge Wilton's office.
The judge listened while Mr.. Thicker
ton talked. The conversation con
cerned Judge Walton's son.
you have always favored a mar
rage between Eloisc and Harry AS
start for Russia tonight and have no
one with whom could leave my
daughter, why not let us have the mar
rage performed this EVENING" What
do you say
The lawyer looked ut the judge.
"What does Eloisc say" replied the
judge.
"She will do what | say
Every well, Harry shall be on hand
at g o'clock tonight"
The two men shook hands, and Law
yer Thickerton hurried away to make
the final arrangements for his journey
At quarter before & o'clock the
Thickerton household was in state Of
excitement Eloise was missing. The
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room. The lawyer had locked himself
in the library. The servants were hud-
died together whispering in the kitchen
Eloise had left the house an hour
before, and her father had expected
her to return in few moments. She
had not returned, and the housekeeper
had found n note in her room ad-
dressed to Mr.. Thickerton.
This note Informed the lawyer that
his daughter would not be married
that night She had gone away and
would never again trouble her fathers
business arrangements. She expressed
the hope that he would be successful
with his Russian business transaction,
then she babe him goodby.
When Eloises father had read this
note he seated himself before his desk
and for fully ten minutes opened and
closed the drawers In rapid succession.
He seemed to be searching for some
thing perhaps Eloise At this mo
ment the door swung open, and Judge
Wilton hurried into the room, his face
pale. his hands working with excite
ment.
"Thickerton." he cried when he had
gained control Of his voice, my son
has goner'
Franklin Thickerton looked at tine
judge as though be had never before
seen him. 80 has my daughter!
Eloise Thickerton looked around
the waiting room Of the depot, a
frightened expression in her large
gray eyes. She held her muff tightly
In both hands and watched the people
coming from and going to the ticket
windows. Eloise had not fully made