The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-19
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her side. Without speaking she leaned
her arm upon his shoulder and thus
they watched until the young man was
no longer in sight Then her father
spoke;
1T wort do. Elsie You've got 10
tell him said So He isn't the one"
The hand which had been cafesslng
his hair WAS thrown out with indig.
nant protest and the girl faced him.
| panied surprise IN every curve of the
dainty lips.
What's wrong, father" she de
minded. Why haven't yon said that
beforeE
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
| nun. Fred Denton can never support
Wife. He isut able to now. and he
never will be. You've got TO call 1t
off"
but, father she began
ITS 10 use, Elsie" he interrupted.
1T isn't In him young man to sue
coed nowadays must get out and hus-
tie. and that's something Fred Denton
viii never do. He spends his time In
his Office reading. reading reading, and
that never brought patient to Il doctor
vet
why. the other night there WIS an
accident nj Cedar Glens Kensctt was
mixed up In it, Had n drunken chauf-
fenr. and the whole ear came precious
near going over the cliff. Would have
gone If IL hadn't been for n young med
who understood sprinting and who
saved II in the nick of time.
AS II was. kenscti got off with II
broken collar bone, II friend of his came
home With Il smashed hand, aud we'll.
You read 1t in the papers. That saw
bones is fixed for life just because he
happened to he ON the spot and knew
what to do aud how 10 do II. But II
wasn't Denton. He WIS in his office
reading up the microbes of leprosy or
some ether ouilandish disease
@Ered was Just telling me-" began
Elsie, when her father eut her short
Then, too, he had a little money In
INV vi NV w h'if y ibhta ii'
| wasn't content to let IL stay where 1t
WAS. He asked me what | thought
| about Aurora stocks. and ! told him
| they weren't worth the matches 10
burn EN-. but he invested In them
Where are they nowi Whew! Now
You see fem and now you don't"
| Father. II you would only listen
| az ietan In txhntr nh. On al al nj
of love in Hat and your $500 year?
| I've got IA 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 II To
Fred Denton. NJ. b"
Slowly his daughter drew off the
ring n curious expression growing In
her eyes. one which her father was
quick to observe.
See here. Elsie" he said ny he took
II from her II want YOU to promise
that If he calls you won't see him until
] give You permission; that IL, II
EYER do
you are very unjust, father; If you
would only listen"
I've waited too long already he re
spondcd. starting off mind your
promise, Elsie; there isn't to be any
more of this nonsense"
perhaps thcre'll be more instead Of
less" she murmured rs the door closed
behind him. Then she went up the
stairs 10 her room with IL tread as full
Of decision IA his tones had been.
1t didn't take long for her TO reap
pear dressed for the street. and fifteen
minutes later she surprised n certain
young man who was very busily en-
gagcd doing nothing AT all In II pleas
antly furnished Office of downtown
business block
'.iIe wouldn't give me chance to
say II single word" she concluded In
dignnntly
Fred Denton smiled eonpacently
into her flushed face. There was no
trace of the Respondent lover about
him.
I'VE won't try to explain" he said
SUPPOSE you take this trip to New
York with me this morning? You look
very bridc-y," he answered white
dress, white hat, white shoes and
gloves. Really, Elsie, one would al
most believe flint Won had dressed mr.
posck for n wedding trim"
"Frcd Denton. van don't beIiovc"
she paused crimson to the very enrs
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