The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-29
WHEN HE
HUSTLED.
BY Abbie F. Ransom.
Copyrighted, 1907, by E. c. PARCELS.

z copyrighted, 1907, by E. G. PARCELS. )
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She stood by the window watching
the retreating figure of the young man,
too much absorbed to notice the cn-
trance Of her father until he was by
her side. Without speaking she leaned
her arm upon his shoulder and thus
they watched until the young man was
spoke:
1T won't do, Elsie. You've got to
tell him said so. He isn'tthe one"
The hand which had been caressing
his hair was thrown out with indiS-
nant protest and the girl faced him.
panied surprise In every curve of the
dainty lips
whats wrong, fathery" she de-
manded. Why haven't you said that
before?"
The gray eyes gazing into her own
held far more kindness than his words
They were full of stern decision.
Because haven't been sure. Now
am. Fred Denton can never support
wife. He isn't able to now. and he
never will be. You've got to call 1t
off,
but. father she began.
Its no use, Elsie," lie int crrupteti
ut isn't in him. A young man to sue
ceed nowadays must get out and hus-
tie. and that's something Fred Denton
will never do. He spends his time lii
his Office reading. reading. reading and
that never brought patient to doctor
yet
''Why, the other night there was an
accident at Cedar Glens. Kensett was
mixed up in it. Had drunken chauf-
feur, and the whole car came precious
near going over the cliff. Would have
gone II it hadn't been for young med
who understood sprinting and who
saved it in the nick of time.
GAS it was, Kensett got off with a
broken collar bone, a friend of his came
home with smashed hand, and-well.
you read it in the papers. That saw
bones is fixed for life just because he
happened to be on the spot and knew
what to do and how to do it. But it
wasn't Denton. He was in his Office
reading up the microbes of leprosy or
some other outlandish disease
Fred was just telling me-" began
Elsie, when her father cut her short
''Then, too, he had little money in
one of the banks. Where's that? He
wasn't content to let it stay where it
was. He asked me what l thought
about Aurora stocks, and l told him
they weren't worth the matches to
burn 'em, but he invested In them.
Where are they now? Whew! Now
you see 'em and now you don't"
Father, if you would only listen'-
"Listen to what? The same old story
Of love in fat and your $500 year,
I've got deal on hand and won't be
home before tomorrow night. In the
meantime you just give me that ring
on your finger and I'll return it to
Fred Denton, NJ. d.
Slowly his daughter drew off the
ring, curious expression growing in
her eyes, one which her father was
quick to observe.
"See here, Elsie" he said as he took
it from her. Il want you to promise
that il he calls you won't sec him until
l give you permission; that is. if !
ever do"
You are very unjust, father; If you
would only listen
"I've waited too long already" he re-
sponded. starting off. "Mind your
promise, Elsie; there isn't to be any
| more of this nonsense"
Perhaps there'll be more instead OF
less" she murmured as the door closed
| behind him. Then she went up the
stairs to her room with tread as full
of decision as his tones had been.
1t didn't take long for her to reap.
pear dressed for the street, and fifteen
| minutes later she surprised certain
young man who was very busily en-.
gagged doing nothing at all in pleas
antly furnished Office of a downtown
business block.
HE wouldn't give me chance to
| say single word" she concluded in
dignantly.
Fred Denton smiled complacently
into her flushed face. There was nc
| trace of the respondent lover about
| him.
| 1--WE won't try to explain" he said
Suppose you take this trip to New
York with me this morning? You look
very bride-y." he answered. white
dress. white hat. white shoes and
gloves. Really, Elsie, cne would al
most believe that you had dressed pui.
posely for wedding trip"
| Fred Denton, you don't believe
| she paused, crimson to the very ears
Then she added irrelevantly:
Father ran away with mother; I've
heard him tell about it time and time
again."
''Come on Denton cried.
1T doesn't seem right, Fred. Father
has always been the kindest, the best
father in existence, and he is doing
this just because he loves me-"
That's just the reason we're doins
| what we are" was his ready response
"Come. dear, we haven't moment tt
lose. You go to the Wilson avenue sta
tion and take the train from there
while I'll trolley it to Woodlawn ani
| get on board at that place. Then ne
one will see us together until after W.
leave the city and we are all o. X
A ten minutes wait for the New
York express is a time altogether mad
equate for repentance and home going
Besides, there was the danger of dis
covery, ami no one of Elsie Kingston
makeup ever f1inched when danger was