The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13

After ALL she said, does IL mat
ter! Fred is in every way desirable"
IT won't have lit" the old man
shouted, II won't have it," he added,
banging his fist on the table till the
cups ratified; II won't have it" he
literally screamed as he roughly put
his hat on in the hall; Il won't have
it,'' he said. as he banged the door
to and strobe across the lawn on his
way to the office.
1T seems to me- thought Mrs.
Oxenham, as she looked into her daugh-
ter's eyes half an hour later, stephen
will have to accept one Preside at
least" But Mrs. Oxenham discreetly
took no sides, though the girl and her
mother drew closer together in the
shadow of the love interest.
Oxenham, at the office, spent the
whole morning composing an insolent
letter to his rival Preside. He de-
nounced his enemy, he denounced his
son, he denounced everything that was
theirs. He added that nothing on
earth would persuade him to sanction
such a union, and that he would do
everything that was possible under
heaven to prevent it coming about
young Preside anywhere near his
premises or his girl, he would con-
slider himself justified in shooting or
horsewhipping him on sight. More
over, he sent the trucuIent letter to his
business enemy.
Fred says he never heard his father
laugh so much at one time in his life.
He received the note the next morning
with his other letters, as he sat at
breakfast. Fred heard the contents
with misgiving, and it precipitated
matters.
i've seen the lass" Preside ex-
planned, land 1 think she'll do. If she
has half the pertinacity of her father
in caring for you that he has in hating
me, she will have character, at all
events. And, after all, as we York
shiremen say, It's logged as does it,
Fred saw the trend of the old mans
mind, and took advantage of it.
Then you don't mind, GOVERNOR he
asked.
Not bit; do We marry the girl.
She's a good girl, I'll warrant, and
you're not a bad lad. And it would
make old stephen rare and mad"
Preside burst out laughing again,
uproariously.
"See," he said, "I'll make you a part
ner the day you are wed, and I'll give
you free leave of absence SO long as
you are counting, and a blank check. So
go ahead. The family pride is up, and
4 Freeside shall not be thwarted by a.
boar-headed person like old stephen"
Fred would have liked to see more
kindly spirit dominating the approval
Of his sire; but events had shaped
themselves SO far very well. He had
what he had not expected-his own
fathers approval and ample provision
Tor action. The next consideration was
now to secure the end in view.
There is only one obstacle he ex-
planned to Kate, two evenings later, as |
lie met her unexpectedly-"your father. !
have the approval of mine, and a |
income"
Papa is adamant," she said. "He |
Will never approve"
HE must" Fred argued.
HE won't she said, despondently.
Then we must elope."
Hates eyes sparkled. "Absurd!' she |
'aid. ''No one elopes in these days Of |
motor cars"
''Well, we shall have to consider It,"
Fred urged, ''if everything else fails"
And they left it at that.
Stephen Oxenham made up his mind |
hat everything else should fail. He
arranged his business affairs for pro-
onged absence, and packed his family
IF to the sea. He rented little house
hidden away in it's own grounds, just
outside of a quiet little watering place
n North Wales. He made a point of
Examining every post and checking the
etters. and, so far as he could, he kept
watchful eye on the radiant Kate.
Twelve times Fred wrote, after brib-
ng clerk at the Oxenham offices for
he address. Each time his note came
back, torn in halves, and ad-
Iressed by the truculent hand of
stephen himself.
This failing, Fred went in person and
Doldly rang the bell of the citadel
)xenham had raised. He saw the
milling Kate in one of the windows,
ut it was old Stephen whom he met
n the hall.
lively, az won't have it, she shall not
peak to you or receive any of your
etters. If possible, she shall not see
ou"
"She has just seen me-" Fred said.
Let us be friends. Let bygones be
ygones. You need not marry your
laughter to father as we'll"
''Nor to his sonn' Stephen stormed.
Get off my premises at once; and I'M
erstand. if you come back again I
hall proceed against you for trespass."
Fred laughed. at shall come again.
e said. You will find I am as OBJ
innate as you and father rolled into
me-"
Stephen showed him the door.
Hang it, I like that about obsti-
acy," he said to himself; ''but I
ron't have it,
The next day the Oxenhams quilted
heir house in North Wales. 1t is not
asy to conceal ones movements in
hese days. Fred found their destina-
ion with the friendly assistance of a
clerk-St. Anne s-on-the-
ea, a quiet watering place on the
vide. He followed two days later at
is leisure.
The next morning Mr.. Oxenham. his
rife and daughter sat at breakfast in
Drattv cottooa overlooking the sand