The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

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W. C1SHyNa liiSIifgfIR devoutly fond Of her; she
/ /##/NWW 'ANlNL51lA anything that money could
@l8H8tI 1M l8 I"MRoEErj buy hers, did she but
H---1-- express the wish; but she
weeping softly, and had
5ist made hr mind that she was the most miserable
creature in all tho nnd. t$zs 5fs
II n stranger entered tho room he would first
Impressed BY the fact that he WAS boxing at
have been haunted BY the idea that he had met her
somewhere before. II he were man moving IN artistic
her incc looking down him from various canvases in
Picture eshhitions and unless he were stranger to
gossip Of the country he could hardly hop recoectng
the dreadful fuss the papers made. as II It we're any
artists nobel. celebrated for her Ioveliness-
Every has read the story OF that marrtage good
.lstom Young Ed Who knew rnuch the world
han did his father expected stssn opposition and
Tie man he did not risk Interview with his parent
Ea soes with the nl The ,fa gTt n 1Sa Old sens
account OF the runaway In an evening paper He
w,s II that moment for tho elopers Win
Old bruce lad been too often the central figure
He promptly eleg.phed ali over country getting
into communication with his son. asked him electrically
make fool Of himself So the truant pair much 70
i lievcd, came back to New York
Old bruce was a acurn man, even with his only
son. He wondered first that The boy should have
mistudged him suppose that he would raise OBJ
jectons matter whom the lid wished to marry ne
bcwdered. rather than enlightened. when Ed told
feared opposition because girl What
difference earth did that make? Had he not money
enough for them all? If not there trouble in
wrecked. stockholders be flceced Wall lambs
be siorn? Surely man married to please himself. and
had been whore suspicion Of mercenary motives
had lowered around a matrimonial alliance but Drce
expressed contempt for such things.
At first Ella had been rather afraid OF her silent father
thousands curse but she soon discovered that the old
actually in OF her and that his
brlsaleness the more aw:kwardness no felt when
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worried himself wondering whether there anything
she wanted. 55.s sl8B
One day he fumbingly dropped check for million B
dollars in her lap, and with some nervous confusion.
asked her out, like good girl and buy herself
something; II that WASH enough she was to call him
for The girl sprang from her chair and threw
around his neck much to the old mans embar
,rssment who WIS not accustomed TO such, situation
tho floor the valuable bit OF float
Ing around loose in America that day.
shook his fist in fellows said sternly
III you ever say a cross word to that little girl. I'll
do what I've never done yet; III thrash you''
"Al right. father III deserve a thrnshing in that
The old man BECAME almost genial whenever he thought
Of his pretty 1t t vs my little a s ne al
was getting Into his dotnge but when nip came in tho
or tho right side Of tho they We're compelled re-
uctntly to admit with cmpter pockets that the dotage
Druces mind.
AS Young Mrs, bruce sat dsconsolntely in her draw
Law entered steathiy, he were thief which H..
deed he was and the very greatest OF them. Druce
under his gray. bushy eyebrows sparks.
seemed to BIO looking directly at any and his
eyes somehow the idea that they wero trying
to glance back over his shoulder as f he feared pursuit
said that old Druce was IN constant terror of
sasnao while others held that he knew the devil was
on his track and Would ultimately nab him
II pity devil when that day comes young .sneed
said once when some had made the usual remark
about Druce This echoed the general feeling prevalent
nWal Street regarding the that was admitted
by MI to be inevitable. l8st.s 5tags .t4 f.s
Tho old man stopped In the middle Of tho room when
,o, that hiu dnI in- Scryi &
"Doar dear!" he said What is the matter? FIas
Edward been saying ANYTHING cross to your"
mo palh." anwsered the girl. Nobody could be II
Kinder to me than Ed is There is nothing really the
natter Then, put the truth Of her statement beyond
all question she began TO cry nfresh
his own 'AIoney? asked. In nm eager whisper that
to say he saw solution Of the difficulty II IT
financial a s@S
er"Oh dear mol! I have all the money and more, that
can wish" H 3{gfj ti
Tho old mans coantenance fell i money would not
won't you tell me the troube' Perhaps can sug-
guest 5atta
ITS nothing You can help mo In. papa It Is nothing
MUCH anyway. The Misses Sneed won't call on mo; @
that's ALL i 4f 4
The old man knit his brows and thoughfully scratched
Won't CALF" he echoed helplessy,
mo. They think I'm not good enough to associate
The blshy eyebrows came down until they almost OBJ
scured the eyes, and dangerous light seemed to scln
i "You must DO mistaken. Good gracious am worth
ten times what old sneed Is! Not good enough? Why
IT isn't question OF checks. papa walled the girl;
.ts q question OF society I was painters model be-
fooI married Ed and matter how rich am society
won't have anything to do With me- 85 *
The old atsnn -mindedly rubbed his Chin which
was habit he had when perpexed He face to face
with problem entirely outside his province Suddenly
happy thought struck him,
Those snsed yomen' he said in tones Of great con-
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