The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-26
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A Story Of q Fathers and Daughters I
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N shlELA EsrHER DUNN.

copyright, 1909. by American Press Asso-
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"Goodby, Nan. I'm tired of loafng
around the daughter of a man who has
lots OF money"
"Dad's moneys mine too. l can
manage him"
mot much It isn't He'll cut you Off
with shilling II you marry me. He's
very determined man."
"And Pm very determined girl"
"What shall do?'
"Go ask dad"
81 haven't the cheek-not even funds
enough for a marriage fee"
"I'll go with you"
We went to the old man together II
hadn't felt her hand on my own--it
was steady as n rock--I should have
collapsed. Strange, too, since got u
promotion IN the Spanish war;. A cur
rent of force running through my arm
into my body enabled me to say It all
mo" growled the old man when
had finished.
"Tm going to marry him anyway,
dad" said Nan
III you do you'll not get cent Of
my money"
you'll think better of 1t some time
you think so? i tell you by all
that's holy II you marry that galoot
| put my money into a hospital"
He brought his fist down on the
table with such force as to upset IL
pitcher standing on 1t, the pitcher
breaking on the floor.
"And l tell you, dad, you won't do
any such thing"
With that she turned and marched
me away. / felt like a dummy, and
was one. I'd simply talked like Il
phonograph wound by Nan. The strug-
gle was between the father and daugh.
ter. had nothing to do with 1t. /
was simply engaged to girl who had
battle TO fight.
They lived together after that, as be-
fore, and ] could see no evidence OF
bitterness in either or any disposition
Of either to yield. felt very despond-
ent about the matter, because Nan was
determined to force her father to con,
sent to our marriage and wouldn't
marry me without that consent. Il
wanted her TO give up the money or
give up me. She would do neither
When spoke OF the former she said
"What do you take me for? Dads got
a couple of hundred thousand and no
body TO use 1t but me. I've got too
much common sense for that"
"Well, then, I'm going to-
"Oh, come, now, don't talk like a
tooll BE sensible. Leave II to me-"
A fellow who had always looked
upon girls TO be petted ana cuddIed
and managed wasn't likely to be
pleased with this way of putting it,
aud grumbled. But somehow didn't
have the sand TO break with Nan, and
away down IN my heart | knew that
If she was TO marry me, who had new
er laid up a cent she was right In her
position. or husband and wife the one
having the right way will always lead.
Nan and | weren't married, but she
was so strong wllled and practical that
there was no more romance between
us than II we had been married ten
years.
But j was a man and had been
soldier. The time came when | was
ripe for mutiny One morning told
Nan that wouldn't stand In such a
contemplate position any longer. She
Wouldn't marry me and live on my
small salary, and she wouldn't consent
to a breaking OF our engagement.
proposed TO 90 TO her father and tell
him that was out OF the squabble.
"Don't make fool of yourself" said
Nan. Hell only laugh at you"
Paying no attention to the warning,
hustled Off TO find the old man.
"Ir. Sprigman." said, Il have ar
rived at the conclusion that your
daughter is wrong aud you are right
about this proposed marriage. have
come TO tell you that don't want her
with your fortune so long as she won't
marry me without It,"
Making virtue OF necessity, ehr
he sneered.
II don't mean It that way. mean
II told Nan she was trying TO marry
fool"
II may be fool, but I'll not remain
In this position any longer"
"You won't have to-"
"Have tol OF course won't. I'm a
free man."
"Oh, don't talk boshp'
II don't understand you"
Young man, since Mans crazy
enough to want you, don't you go
through life with her baking her.
You won't be able to balk her any
way, though you're trying to do It
now. She's the only person ever met
who had a stronger will than mine,
and that's saying a good deal. consid-
eElpg the obstinate women In. tha