Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-02

leaned her arm upon his shoulder and
thus they watched until the young
man was no longer In sight Then
u her father spoke:
sit won't do. Elsie; you've got to
tell HIM said SO. He isn't the one"
The hand which had Decn caressing
his hair was thrown out with indig-
nant protest, and the girl faced him,
! panied surprise In every curve of the
dainty lips.
Whats wrong, father?" she de-
mnnded; why haven't you said that
before?"
The gray eyes gazing into her own
held far more Kindness than his
4 words They were full of stern dcci.
sion.
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 ii
off"
"But, father" she began.
It's no use. Elsie" he interrupted.
1T isn't In him. A young man to sue.
coed nowadays must get out and hus
tie, and that's something Fred Den
ton Will never do. He spends his
time in his office reading, reading,
reading, and that never brought II pa
tlent to n doctor yet.
why, 4tho other night there WAS
4 an accident Mt Cedar Glens Kcnsett
was mixed up in 1t. Had II drunlSan
chauffeur, and tho whole car came
precious. near going over the cliff
Would have gone II II hadn't been for
a young med. who understood sprint
ing and who saved II in tho nick OF
time.
"As 1t was, Konsctt got off with
broken collarbonc friend OF his
4 came home with smashed hand.
and--well, you read ii In the papers.
That sawbones Is fixed for life just
because he happened to be ON the
spot and knew what to do and how to
do ii. But IL wasn't Denton; he was
in his office reading up the microbes
OF leprosy or some ether outlandish
disease
Fired was just telling me-" began
Elsie. when her father cut her short.
Then, too, he had u little money
In one of tho lnnks Where's that?
He wasn't content to let II stay where
1t was. He asked me what thought
about Angora stocks, and told him
they weren't worth tho matches to
hnrn em, hut he invested In them.
Where arc they now? Now you see
em and now you don't"
Father, If you would only listen"
Listen to what? The same old sto.
ry of love i'm the flat and your $500
n year? I've got n deal on hand and
won't be home before tomorrow night !
In the meantime you just give me
that ring on your finger and III re-
turn N N Ernb nontnn NJ
Slowly his daughter drew off tho
, ring, curious expression growing In
her eyes, one which her father was
N-Quick to observe.
"See here, Elsie" he said as he
took 1t from her. II want you to
! promise that if he calls, You won't
SEQ him until give you permission;
that is, If ever do"
you are very unjust. father; II you
would only listen"
& I've waited too long alraady," he
responded, starting off. "Mind your
promise, Elsie; there isn't to be any
more of this nonsense
Perhaps there'll DO more instead of
less" she murmured, as the door clos
ed behind him. Then she went up the
stairs to her room with n tread rs full
1t didn't take long for her to, reap
pear, dressed for the street, and fif
teen minuatcs later she surprised a
certain young man who was very bus
lily engaged doing nothing ut all In
n pleasantly furnished office In Il
down town business block,
He wouldn't give me n chance to
say single word" she concluded In
dignantly.
Fred Denton smiled complacently
i into her flushed face. There was no
trace of tho Respondent lover about
{ him
I'VE won't try to explain he sail,
Suppose you take this "trip to New
York with me In the morning? You
look very bridc-y," he answered.
"White dress, white hat. white shoes,
and gloves. Really. Elsie. one would
almost leliovc that you had dressed
purposcly for u wedding trip"
Fred Denton, you don't believe"
she paused, crimson to the very ears.
Then she added irrclevantly:
Father ran away with mother:
Two heard him tell about 1t time and
time again"
Come on" Denton cried.
ut doesn't seem right, Fred; father
has always hcen the kindest and best
father in existence, and he is doing
this just because he loves me-"
That's just the reason we're doing
what we are" was his ready response.
Come, dear. we haven't moment to
lose. You go to the Wilson avenue
station and take the train from there.
while I'll trolley 1t to Woodlawn and
get OH board at that place. Then no
one will see us together until after