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

~ When He Hustled 80


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Why, Fred" she gasped, "where
did You get that?"
your father handed 1t to me few
moments ago"
"Fnther! Whore Is he? Where did
you see hlm?"
Hes back there In the. smoker"
he replied, nonchalantly. Gle gave
1t to me just after the train left
Woodlawn.''
Her face went white.
what did you sny?"
Nothing. was passing through
the car on my way to you when he
hailed me and said in the pleasantest
tone Imaginable. Mr.. Denton, prom.
ised my daughter to give you this
package. There isn't to be any an
swer.' I took 1t from him with an
All right and came on into the next
car. sitting where | knew he could
see me from his seat. Then | waited
awhile and hunted you up
He told me this morning ho was
going away for n couple of days"
Tears were very near her eyes. ooh,
Fred, If he should see us and try TO
make scene! What will we do?"
See here. little girl said Denton
tcnderly. you've got your engage.
mont ring Lack again. haven't you?
Now, In the course of three or four
hours intend to supplement that
with a plain gold band. Don't you
worry. Aurora stocks may have zone
np In hot mir, hut didn't. Your
father wants you to marry hustler.
Now you just watch mo deliver the
goods when he calls for them"
First call for dnnerl First call for
dlnncr!" cried the porter on his way
to tho smoker.
Shall we go now?" Denton asked.
"or do You prefer waiting Hitler"
Father always likes an early din
ncr,' she answered, "and hell he sure
to pass through here very soon. There
won't he SO many in the dining car.
Let's go now"
They found vacant table in the
lar end of the dining car and seated
themselves there. Scarcely had their
order been served when Kingston en-
tered. Elsie, raising her eyes, saw
him standing in the aisle, and she
gave n little sigh which made Denton
look quickly around. A moment more
and he was by their table.
II will sit here" he said to the
waiter. Bring my plate to this tn.
ble." When they were alone he spoke
again, this time to his daughter.
is this the way you keep prom
ises?"
You did not ask me to promise not
to meet Fred" she answered, 80 lust
after you left I went to his office"
Then what?" he asked.
"rhon," said Fred, before Elsie
could speak, IL asked Elsie to take
this trip with me and she consented"
"fIuh!" grunted Kingston, "a we'd
ding trip. | presume.
Hardly that" responded Denton,
AS we are not married yet. We just
expect to be when we reach New
York"
"Thcn what?" Tho question WAS
asked In u tone which made Elsie
culver.
Nothing much," Denton answered.,
cody, only Aurora stocks brought
me In n neat three thousand more
than put into them, and yesterday |
secured position as house physician
in the Woodlawn sanitarium, and
that's good for Il couple of thousand
year."
What's that?" asked Kingston,
sharply.
You sec, Konsett is one of the
most influential men connected with
that institution, az the little service
was fortunate enough to render the
night that drunken chauffeur tried to
kill him brought me the place. I've
worked for 1t for three months, but
that clinched it, sure"
II thought that was fellow by the
name Of Lent" growlcd Kingston.
That's what the papers said,
didn't care whether they called me
Lent or Easter so long as got the
place and Elsie with it,
why didn't you keep me from max
ing fool OF mysclf?" hcr father de-
mandod. turning to his daughter with
we'll affected scmllance OF wrath.
For answer She rested her elbows
upon the table, her chin in her hands,
and Eazed fixedly into his eyes for
an instant Then she said earnestly:
You are improving, father | was
afraid You might lay the blame for
that defect in your constitution upon
the Lord. Most people do"
Three hours later in the parlor OF
the Little Church Around the Cor
ner," the bride was given away by
her father