The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-08

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IN coat .,ood by the window watching
= aal' treating figure Of the young man,
.,ch absorbed to notice the en-
a. i eRt If her father until he was by
IA Without speaking she leaned
SALE =. .rn upon his shoulder and thus
watched until the young man was
- niger in sight. Then her father
kOIII won't do, Elsie. You've got to
KIM said so. He isn't the one."
laVel hand which had been caressing
- hair was thrown out with Indig-
|r0oi. nrotest and the girl faced him,
eS.nc n surprise in every curve Of the
t SOIL ~ lips.
|rden, vi mats wrong, fatherT she de-
outbua ied. Why haven't you said that
oargs eY'
large q gray eyes gazing into her own
room FAR more kindness than his words
|poichi we're full of stern decision.
~ ecause haven't been sure. Now
a. Fred Denton can never support
Ne. He isn't able to now, and he
| II 9. y will be. You've got to call 1t
. IN Sid ""
18th
hut father" she began.
vel lots Is no USE Elsie" ne interrupted.
sold \ sn't in him. A young man to sue
|alance nowadays must get out and hus-
tment and that's something Fred Denton
|ge lot never do. He spends his time in
bunga Office reading, reading, reading, and
Porches never brought patient to a doctor
|ultry
wac Why, the other night there was an
on dent at Cedar Glens. Kensett was
800 a0 ed up in it. Had drunken chauf-
on 7th a anu 'I go tho cIiep Wo,,d houo
Be- II 1t hadn't been for young med
understood sprinting and who
nor. led it in the nick of time.
|: i'm, AS 1t was, Kensett got of with a
|nber. ken collar bone, friend Of his came
ne with a smashed hand, and-well,
ner lol read it in the papers. That saw
room hes is fixed for life just because he
II SEE ppened to be on the spot and knew
at to do and how to do it. But it
len Ia snt Denton. He was in his office
hOus ding up the microbes of leprosy or
d gar he other outlandish disease"
city Fred was just telling me-" began
rket lie, when her father cut her short.
Then, too, he had a little money in
klfS e of the banks. Where's that2 he
AAAA an't content to let it stay where it
as He asked me what / thought
bout Aurora stocks, and told. him
FAL ey weren't worth the matches to
I'm 'em, but he invested in them.
- here are they now? Whew! Now
N see em and now you don't"
Father, if you would only LISTEN
Listen to what? The same old story
love in a fat and your $500 year2
he got a deal on hand and won't be
pme before tomorrow night. In the
eantime you just give me that ring
your finger and I'll return it to
he'd Denton, M. D."
Slowly his daughter drew OF the
hg, curious expression growing in
BIS r eyes, one which her father was
ulck to observe.
IL See here, Elsie" he said as he took
|CH from her. 81 want you to promise
bat if he calls you won't see him until
|n. give you permission; that is, If l
Eer do"
You are very unjust, father; If you
Ire puld only listen"-
I've waited too long already" he re-
- bonded, starting of. Mind your
IL nmise, Elsie; there isn't to be any
bore Of this nonsense"
Perhaps there'll be more instead OF
u.s. she murmured as the door closed
BEHIND him. Then she went up the
ihirs to her room with tread as full
decision as his tones had been.
It didn't take long for her to reap
pear dressed for the street. and fifteen
Minutes later she surprised certain
lOung man who was very busily en-
pged doing nothing at all In a pleas
lnty furnished Office of a downtown
business block.
"He wouldn't give me a chance to
~ single word" she concluded In
dpantly.
Fred Denton smiled complacently
INTO her flushed face. There was nc
uaee Of the Respondent lover about
hin
We won't try to explain" he said
Suppose you take this trip to New
iOrk with me this morningf You looh
very bride-y." he answered. white
eess, white hat, white shoes and
uOves Really, Elsie, one would al
aOst believe that you had dressed pur
psely for wedding trip"
Fred Denton, you don't believe"
e paused, crimson to the very eara
men she added irrelevantiy:
Father ran away with mother; PV
Aard him tell about it time and tim
aeain."
Tome on" Denton cried.
1t doesn't seem right, Fred. Fathe
always been the kindest, the bes
Sner In existence, and he Is dom
- Just because he loves me-"