Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26


Except mamma-of course--
Except nobody. Aren't you your mamma over
again?-and something besides? You are his
daughter You've belonged to him ever since you
were born; his and your mammals. And your
mamma once belonged to somebody else. She was
somebody else's daughter long time before he
her, maybe"
"Well-he has the boys"
NO man ever cares for son like he does for
his daughter; his dear little daughter; and 1t
seems to me to take the greatest nerve imaginable
to go to a man and ask him for the dearest, most
precious thing he has on earth. Now, don't you
think SOP
"Ye-es. But then, Sweetheart, you know-you
have great deal of nerve. l wouldn't think you
would mind it,-much. Don't think about pGpG;-
just think about mel"
That's what am thinking about; what think
about all the time. You-don't you seq"
"Wait a minute. Was that what you were think
ing about this afternoon, when you had to get out
of the and walk homer"
THE very thing. l got to thinking Suppose
just suppose / were to go to Colonel Vernon and
ask for Dorothy? What would he dor He thinks
of course that no man is good enough for you and
he's quite right about that My father used to say,
ANY woman is good enough for any man. but
man is good enough for any woman. don't think
he was quite right, but near enough. Your father
will most likely think that way no matter who
that asks for you,-that man you are going to fall
in love with and may want to marry"
Percy won't listen to you If you are going to
talk that way"
"Well, then say it is /. He will say Mr.. How
ard'-or maybe Percy,'-what are you going to do
with my daughter? What are your plans for the
future? I'd answer:
"T haven't any plans. I'm making little over
one hundred dollars month. may make more,
some day,-I may make less; l may lose my
job. Suppose l were to tell him this. What would
he say to me? Now, he's bound to think Of you
first; and knowing and liking me pretty WELL he'd
say, maybe,
my boy, you are not ready to talk business to
me yet. When you have nice little home to take
Dorothy to- and are ready to take of her, come
back, my boy;-if-you and Dorothy are of the
same mind? He would be very good to say just
that, and no more Most men wouldn't want
to keep hanging around, keeping away other fell
lows, who could take care of her. See?"
you shant talk that way about my DEAR good
papa. You know he likes you; and you've got no
right to say such things"
"Yes, have. If had daughter, that is just4
what would say. You see. thought it all out
this afternoon. I put myself in his place. One
hundred dollars Why, that's no more than your
pin money! l believe would throw the inkstand
at the fellows head who would come to me after
my daughter empty handed That's the way |
made up my mind would feel about it.
"Now if this other fellow that you may fall in
love WITH and may want to marry-if l will get
out of the way;-lets call him Smith, so you and
I will understand always whom we are talking
about-if Mr.. Smith,-no, can't call him mister,
for I hate him-if Smith should auto up to the
door and say to him, Now I love your daughter
-Dorothea-- -ahem-and Dorothea loves me. /
have handsome establishment for her. She shall
have her limozine; and have my sixty horsepower
1908 model; and she shall have the family dia-