The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
HOW THEY GOT AHEAD
OF THE OLD FOLKS
toTiginaLl

and was attending tc her canary when
the postman arrived and left a letter
for her.
mamma to be married Sorry she
can't come home quite as early as eZ
pected' Mr.. Arbuckle' Hopes III
not be naughty about it, What in the
world am l to do? can't get used TO
strange man In the house. I'Il"-
A maid entered and handed her u
card on which was written, 'Henry
Durand Arbuckle."
well, declare" the girl went oil
with her soliloquy, after telling the
maid TO say that she would be down
soon, this Is disaster following fast
and following faster / hardly learn
that am to have a stepfather when
am called to face him. l wonder II
mamma has gone and made a silly of
herself by taking young man. She
always dislihed old ones. So / suppose
she's got a boy. Heighol wish l had
some one TO marry myself"
She prinked little before the glass
and then went down into the drawing
room. A handsome young man OF TWEEN.
ty-hve arose as she entered. He looked
rather embarrassed and stammered
few incoherent sentences
beg pardon. Mrs. Arbuckle-I mean
Miss-no, Mrs. Wardwell, for calling
80 early. / have but few hours In
the city, and
You are quite excusable, Mr.. Ar
buckle. | received a letter this morn.
ing
80 did /. Quite charmed, assure
you, to find so young person.
fearcd"-
And am quite surprised In you"
Il think ! shall love you very much.
My mother died when / was but four
years old, and have no remembrance
OF her"
Miss WardwelI looked surprised.
His motherg
II remember my father" she replied.
"and TIM quite sure no other man can
take his place, butt
''You win not object TO the love OF a
sou?p
Miss Wardwell paused again. "The
love OF son! Is mamma to marry
Iunatic?"
Meanwhile Miss wardwell had TAX
en- a seat on a sofa. and Mr.. Arbuckle,
who had taken chair, got up and sat
down beside her.
You have no idea," he said. chow
charmed I am In finding so agreeable
a young person. I'm sure we shall get
on famously. You will find me dutlful.
obedlent, loving"
"And l." she replied. "am equally
pleased, Just before you called made
up my mind that couldn't endure
Same here We have both felt
alike. How delightful to have dlssat
isfaction turned to pleasurel Oh
mother. let U.S.
"Mother" she exclaimed, DRAWING
back. what do you meanT'
Il mean that father couldn't have
chosen a more satisfactory stepmother
for me-"
"stepmotherl Why. I'm to be your
stepdaughter,"
what do you take me for?"
Mammals new husband that is to
be-"
"Are you not Mrs, WardwelIY'
Il am Miss Julia Wardwell Do
look old enough to be your step.
motherY"
This Is very astonishing. | sup.
posed ! was calling on fathers fan
eee."
And supposed you were my moth.
or's fiance."
"Father wrote me that Mrs Ward.
we'll would arrive In the city yester,
day and, rs was passing through.
asked me to call on her"
II have just received a letter from,
mamma saying that she has been dc.
layed. | supposed she had chosen a
young man. She has never liked old
ones"
We'll. well! Upon my word. And
you're not to be my stepmother after
air.
II should say mott And you're not
to be my stepfather. and I'm to have
an old man In the housed I'm disap.
pointed
And I'm to have an old woman eoy
a stepmother"
Il shall not live with them"
sNor l."
Il shall take apartments and live
alone. with a maid and other serv
ants"
You can't do that"
why notas
You're too yOung-and pretty
"oh. dearl rp disgasted"
$50 am |, shall 80 into bachelor
quarterss
why win parents make themselves
happy by making their children mlser,
able't
ITS very selfish OF them"
They've had their ding and should
defer to their offspring"
I'D like TO got ahead OF the gOv.
srnor Il would serve him right"
I'D marry clown 70 get even with
mamma"