The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10
Our Daily Sport Story

He said 1t SO tragicaily that Sidney was miserable again.
 T did not mean to be mercenary, George, dear" she said tearfully. But you know we must live.' "Wea, looking at the matter from the most practical side" said George, as if that was making a great eonces- sion to the sensible, 'I get $14 a week now. can get a job any time at Morrows. The old man has asked me to work for him and you know about Nell"
 "Yes, I know chat Nell would give her neck to have you work for her father" said Sidney, Il little spitefutly and all jealously. T know that she comes into your place just on purpose to rec you. Papa has told me all about It."
 There's nothing between us at all. dear" George hastened to say. for he saw he was on dangerous ground Your father has often ioked me about it too and I just led him on, for that keeps him from suspecting that it is you love. Besides,". he concluded, with an injured air, TT guess Nell can come to see me if Jim can hang around you"
 'oh. he is just friend" answered Sidney airily. T don't care rap about him, thought believe that papa would like mo to 1iarry him. He says that would unitell our warning com mercial houses and make allies out of competitors. or something of the sort" I thought he had a grudge against old Morrow" grinned George, but Sid wasn't in any mood to joke. A wo- man has no sense of humor anyhow, they say.
 The upshot of it was that Sid re- fused to get married without her fath- CTS consent and George looked so down n tNvn that the old man noticed 1t.
 Whats the matter, George?" he asked cheerily, giving the bookkeeper friendly nudge. for he was a jolly old chap. Has Nellie given you the shaker"
 George grinned lugubriously.
 T am sure. sir" he said, longing to kick the old man under the desk, "that 1t is tough to have girl love you and to have your happiness wrecked by a hard hearted old fellow that has for gotten he was ever young himself"
 George took a savage delight in knocking the efHgy of Sidneys father about the office In this vicarious man ner.
 "So the old man won't give his con. sent. hey?' replied the old gentleman. Well. why don't you get along with out it?'
 George gssped Get along without | It, idA Wdo llt SGntI1e that was | ever uppermost in his thought, but | Sidney would not listen to it. The | mere fact that the old man had the honor to be his employer had made the
 mistake of supposing that the daughter of his ancient business rival was the girl in the case was mere incident. ! A daring thought struck him.
 '1f only dared. sir" he said with | hypocritical reluctance. T am afraid | you would not forgive me-" l Why. what have I to forgive?" asked the old man in surprise. q | should like to get ahead of the old curmudgeon. I'll help you all I can, young man; By love! If you run
 away with the girl you love, I'll give
 you two weeks pay and raise your sal
 ary S3 week when you get back!
 Brace up. young man. By jingoi was young myself once. Faint heart
 never won fair lady. keep pretty close track of my own girl, and 1t Is | old Morrows business to take care of | his. Anybody who gets the best of me under my very eyes will know it." | The old man chuckled at the thought l of assisting in a scheme that would make old Morrow furious. He was aI- most as much interested in the affair as though 1t were he himself who was | going to elope.
 | Darling" said George. enthusiastic ally. your father is going to help us | He says that may elope with the girl | I love if l want to and he will raise my salary in the bargain. Only you must not breathe a word of it. It will all come right in the end. Isn't 1t ! just splendid?"
 Many and mysterious were the con- l ferences held between the two con- spirators and finally it was all ar ! ranged that Miss Sidney was to take ithe carriage and drive George to Nor rows and take Nell for drive. Then