The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

the idea of any wife but you. For
that's 2 mans way, my dear, since tho
was It your way, daddy?' asked
Poscy arctly
"My child. was ready to put myself
before the MOUTH Of the first It cannon non
vice. and be blown to atoms. through
calf-love for young lady OF our neigh
borhood. She Tilted me to marry
na thnkb s'@ nensr Mind MIL She had nine
children when 1 saw her next and we
didn't recognize each other. When we
(it really was Simpkins) asthma. Will
out a break for fifteen solid minutes.
and / got away, thanking the LORD e, u
and my nine children, bowling and 90,
ing stunts ell over the house-yet l
: lived to be happier than any King Win
it isn't the time to be talking Of any
thing but you and John Glynn, ana
the Joy you've given me in promising
to marry each other some day he Is
the finest young man I know. and the
one Of all in the world, I'd choose to
share what-therc, you do the talking
/ can't trust myself"
Daddy. do you want me to tell yoa
the whole truth and nothing but the
here irue"' it Us Is. What What I've promised TO do.
III do think Just as sd mTe va, 81 n 1onh
doing it because he had made up his
mind 1t was the thing OF az DINERS so 70
and right to- anchor MS Ire 10 y G.I, ,
who belonged to his own class ana lad
no. ideas, beyond the plain; money ,r ~
But he doesn't know me. in the least
I'm not the girl he thinks. only a vain
conceited creature. who loves ad'hira,
ton and nattery and pretty things h ana
places of the world. want to live;
TO have my fling, and what's w nfns -
want to be loyed-renily, as thihh ~
ought to bel!
Her voice dropped with her eyclashes:
burning blush ran up ana oyer .,Is,. on
her face. Old Herbert Winstahley a i,s,,a
himself II this were inueai, nus n., ar
girl his romp in pinafores OF year or or
two back? Whence had come TN .na
blooming vision of youg wotha ~ ,,t,,
who had supplanted the pGseS v Va rss
What were these obsessions controil-
ing her? He could not tell, and meek
~ bent before the blast.
II reckon you know best dansht Ter,
he said clearing his throat IN some
.n,,barrassmant "But this much m
as sure OF as that the sun ts In the
sky. You've done a wise thlns, i ~
a good thing, in engaging yourself 70
John BE true to him and TO yourseiI'
and the rest'n all come right oniy,
it's fair to tell you that you ana oonu ~,
aren't a-going to begin as poor as
noyerty's back door. the way we d.u-
I'VE had little streak o luck lately,
and there's cash enough 10 eNe so YOU
yol,r fling in Europe, and start you ana
Iohn IN housekeeping, in New York in
pretty decent style. He's iucKier lei,
low than he konws. is John' ohiS
don't mean to tell him so yet Il whi!e'
or anybody else, and neither must
you, my girl.
could | have cabin dc luxe. and
q French maid and chaperon TO traSet
with daddy" she asked with glow
ing countenance, instead of half
stateroom with d horrid woman who
drenches herself with scents. and lee
lures me about keeping the light turn
ed on while l do my hair? Could
have little string of real pearls, and
one lovely pearl ring. and rug for
my steamer-chair lined with otter. and
tailor-made suits that fit adorably-like
Miss Carstairs, who's Just my ideal
though she'll hardly look at me?'
wen see, Wen See" mumbled Mr.
Winstanlcy, looking as much alarmed
as did the fisherman in the Arabian
escape and soar from the Magic Bottle.
Seems to me you spent a good lot
shopping in New York the week we
were there"
II wisllI could throw all that trash
7 bought overheard" said the girl. grit
ting her teeth in veXation. Nobody
but an idiot from Alison's Cross Roads
would have chosen such things and
thought them stylish"
at may be So" said her father. re-
signcdly. "but putting one fact along
side another, it looks as II you'd had