Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

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yes, .papa,sNstill more demurely
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eyes, .papa still more demurely.
9o'fWhinho pfoIhiss 2was1miade,I odef
course, subject tony approval" heswent
on, dry1y-"I disapprove entirely. and
have not the Slightest ipteationgQf al
lowing you to keep it, as | have al
ready Informed Mr. Rudford." qua
livery hhkinh lof yb1.l PabaI And
why ?aasHe lis a. really good man rs /.
He is not the sort of man | would
choose for you; that Is enough. Should
you marry him in defiance of my
wishes, you shall never touch dollar
of my money" xslsals
- The threat was probably called forth
by sudden doubt on Mr. Kelters part
as toHwhether his veto would1proye
sufficieqt-his daughters demeanor
display ing atsftsin aai etnbstinafyl new
to him, her will having never before
entered into echfint with his own on
any vital point. esisae,s, iitvr -ss .ae,s
Very well, papa dear, pa'she replied,
cheerfuliy II Shall have, to marry Dick
some day; he has my promise, and I
can't goEbaek on that AS for! the
money, you win have to leave 1t to
.found1ana orphanagea or something of
that sort. That would be so nice for
the orphans, poor dears."
At this point Mr.! Keller did a thing
rare With him: ne LOST his temper.A His
elinehed fist came down on the table
with a. crash that Hmade heverything
jump, the prelude to; "a terrific oration'
to which there was no listener, for his
daughter had precipitate1y fed from the
rising Storm --.---: ia.
Madeline did mot rush pffJto her room
and throw herself on the bed with the
tears and lameptations customary In
such cases. All ~ 81 Z
No. she went sawaysana wrote a very
sweet letter to Dicks siA which the mis-
chieyous element appeared. only once,
when She Congratulated him upon hay-
ing made a tfignified departure without
Observation-Disclosures his own. Nv
soi1'tAt- least she wrotessi1 Judge that
your departure awas dignified; there be-
ing an utter absence of sounds which
would Indicate Otherwise. ~ ~ ~
She went on to tell her dear boy not
to worryTthatT things, would all5eome
night In the end, and that if itssdane
to the worst, she would just hayesto
marry him 6with0iit the parental bon
sent. Only, in that case, Dick s1dear,
You would probably have to takesme in
the frock l stand in, and without ANY
other world W possessions ~ g|Fhesie letter
concluded with promise to lanch
with him -en-the~meEEo Ns.rss.av-ree..s
And a very delightful lunch they had,
perhaps ALL the more soAtbat they knew
it was stolen fruit in the light EofE Mr.
Ke1tef's Jcontd4hacy s Which was Ids
cussed in aH,its bearings and character
lied sFwholly illogical 1
L He has his Knife into me, Maddie,
and no mistake YEsaid Dick, resentfully.
Never minG, issreplied5 Madeline,
Eeheerfully has 4taseamsz -again9
that's all; or papa is not going to have
rosy tifnes $50; Dick, dear you may
be quite happy. We shall, see just as
much of one another as heretofore, iand
in another year let itsf say year is
not "a, very long time, Dick, and papa
may give in bef2tsEtheH If he sees we
are re dete a II VIII Wi marry YOU with
or without his consent; although as
told you, in the ilatterfease the fyocle I
wear !. may represent all my posses
ssionsa Sc E&%@% @$ssE#&8@E
That's all right, Maddie," answered
Dick, recklessly; 81 will get you lots
more
sFhsn Nd werAeeff tyylo some shon-
spit,9 whiik he Mentsto.tke stock Exe
eiianse saild had aAl,ad .tf1ila-hsf m ner red
as he Was15EIs u i.5asitrlssof.seft brown eivaee
which, would intfilIi assz.s,easelxes mon
lin az d Ton me pos8essf ~ which he
was litfIg f5cii nsd It{6l Naft al&fSie Jeay
Brown eyes are bygna means al de-
sirable subject for rSs1ection wberra
"bulls" and .sbear" all RAMPANT. and
ora won't into b;s +ro,Nsoc+ions EOS tJb,aa
day was really E alarSiaA at the reckless
nature of some sfefhe14~Ao,s5w
aTB;aos nsta an tbinSFwon,t do anva
how y be rfsected .A3 tbis ratg e
Won't .rsS -. ,frorlsss a. vi and Mod.
49, AZ TMstrt sndSssss sssStS'sof tben{ ;,
Tae ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be a nor
tentous one for Mr.. Ke,iter, and its bor4
tentousnes was To reHeet9ihj somewhat
sensational ,fasshion,,ea the affairs 5of
Dick and Madeline ie g
In tbA 4Ts ,l1scc trEi,5gs, we,34l ZSptoi,g
with Mr. Kelter He was .perusj6d his
paperrat brealxfast,. utterly ignorirfa the
presence of HIS daughter. who was
seated },sb5bbF53ssfI5e ] Ii him looking the
gerva fncaFna f1onssefff sys;eetiiessIT AID AID
daintinsss She was still in bissb3acls
hooks although the subject Of. strife
bad Mt aeaiT bearnl inr}Ieeptioned0 e -
something ssifi IKE. yerv
strong word escaped him = Madeline
nut her hands to her ears with the re-
mark: d
How ireadfil. napa2 WRhaf Isl fBe
matter ~ ''s7'T o's ~ 1'A@
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