The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
The Sunday es-Dispatch:

n hand under the gauze net to greet
his prospective father n-laW.
launch and her tow. You've been get
ting hold of a gold mine of sorts.
hear. BY the way, as You've ARRANGED
pose ! ought to get more familtar and
call you Henry. or whatever IT is"
George, as matter. of fact.
Where Is your gold minc?"
Its tin. And it's up the riyers. >.
you o like eeeR Rot t dnrk it my a Gear the
est odds as far as i am concerned.
You'd never, catch me swcating after a
doing pretty well at my present Job.
Getting rubber properties you know,
for the mysterious Kate"
"oh. certainly. Misa o'Neiil. 4 you
need be pris with me-
hy o a'e eomrss And yS Sou admired her
moro than little. so / gathered from
Laura's letters though she carefully
5rom fG the NOS
quito bar and hit the edge of the bunk.
Now. look here, slade. pyc known YOU
ever since I've been on the Coast, but
the new footing. / don't want to quar-
rel with my prospective father,in,
but by christoPher. III you faIe don fa ra as
I'm concerned. there's going to be
row. Kindly remember I'm. engaged to
Laura, and intend to marry her whether
Slade laughed. Nice hlial sort OF
statement. that; but don't mind me. II
you suit Laura's taste, III swallow you.
that I'm making goodish thing OF 1t
myself Just now. Kate-1 beg your
pardon--Miss O'Neill pays me my regu-
lar screw. and In addition gives we
n N IL,
bought for her and tidy block OF
shares when there's company hooted.
the way. is she at Smooth River"
mo. Grand Canary $500.
sla1s stisensai safe uew for 'h her You
ought to be dam we'll ashamed OF your
self for leaving her here. You knew
the danger from ola ha'les "a, AT p
her without a cent to get away with
and not an ounce of credit"
.'rhen." said slade stifiiy, do IN.
you can understand what you
please" said Carter trucuien.tly-
Are you married to herr
al ann not at present ! shall be
as soon as 1T suits Laura's convenience
an" YOU a viii kindly understand tina.
resent ycur Interference with my
finances and my daughters
You may resent said uS,' the b nr9speiG n
i ihs race anu '
Bang went ssm nad ssrG outside, Id s and
there's somebody hiring st US Sit
Nothng Of the l Rinh 6 Said r oar tse
engines going to try to work us off
this. bank. and with his usual clever
ness he has contriyed I. back hre. tnat
All, There--yon can smell T. now W., !
as "A general thingY
wen. I'll just ask you to give Laura
and myself your bcnediction. and leave
the rest to us az,
slade let off his limp laugh, v if
will please you. I'm most pleased 70
give it. Especially as l see you're IN
sned to n stick ,rn, to S h l.aia s yoa
We're we 'a after .n SOMEBODY else and it made
me rather mad You know how rumors
float about In the bush" a.
Carriers lips frightened. Wy nos the
other person. please?
your ri late }s one But i've no doubt It's
a IL You. You'll apply to her I've no doubt ab.
she'll endorse that sen, time r.sn mnss
] don't think Miss oNeiins
q person to throw ssrr nerisin! away on ono
" siade chucl1led IF you put it thai, that
way, Tn sure she isn't sn ~ By the way
'What do you mean?
''Well. suppose you've discovered by
this time that the late Godfrey ONeill
was a bachelor. and Sate's no. no relation
who married hopeless. blackgunrd
called Craven. adoDted her. between
them and brought her up. I've never
tagged myself to find out how She was
bred but you're one OF these energetic
fellows that like to dig into pedigrees,
and thought probably you'd know
II don't know, and L shan't inquire"
"All right. don't get excited about 1t.
neither shall I. Dye know think II
without straining yourself, it would be
an Improvement. I'm led to believe
that fathers-in-law expect q civility
and ever. at. times, a certain mild
amount OF Difference"
did You defer to your fathcr-in-
law?" asked Carter brutally.
The tone was insulting and the mean
Ing plain, and ninety-nine men out OF
have resented 1t tiercely. But Slnde
merely yaWned. His Sallow face nej-