New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

day. II he WINS this election and goes on as he
should. there IS no reason why he should not
be President Of the United States. believe It
would be easier to be elected % that office than
70 be made Mayor And while | do not feel
toward him as | should toward the man ! VIII
some day marry, vet there Is everything else
IN the prospect that aIIur,s.
But YOU are Haldanc. Won are q ~tuyrc-
SAINT. you are
Il know. mother al that my ANCESTOR were.
rs for myself, ! am lust an American girl who
likes American men and American institutions.
and IS glad L. see people do things
T PRESUME" said HaIdane who had said
little but had thought deeply. that such
proposition, If definitely made, would be- made
10 me.
Well. then. Of course sad his wife, YOU
VIII give but one answer.
And what would you suggest that should
be, asked Haldauc
To- show HIM the door
i hardly think" returned hcr husband.
that should bc guilty of that dI-courtesy.'
There IS no use. lntcrpo-ed her daughter,
10 discuss the matter IN any WAY any further.
for he hasn I asked me | haven accepted
him. | don't know whether he ever VIII ask
me or not, and until lie does why trouble
q bout i
Il am sure" returned Mrs Ualdane. that
| should never have given il a sac. nj thought
II had been certain that YOU appreciated the
obligations If your position Why. YOU might
be Duchess ur anything else And vet You
are actually hesItatng about beng the wife ot
u shopkccpcr,"
No. mother l am not hesitacing about 1t
at all. for as have SAID, he hasn asked me
10 bc ms wife
Well what does he mean then 10y telling
YOU that he loves YOU, Loves -uccrcd the
elder woman disdaInfully.
Yes, said her father, 1t seems to me
rather remarkable course for q man 10 address
a woman IN that way, and yet not complete h,s
proposal
lie said something was impending that
made him feel II was proper 10 tell me tins
now"
Something Impending,"
Some sort Of disclosure ! inferred an
swercd the grl, " that might affect HIM OF pos
siblv me.
ilaIdane started. Well" he sand. lido not
quite agree with your mother. There Is uo
insult IN the honest affection # any honest
man. OF course. It IS absurd and impossible
from one point 81 view for a man Of Mr.. Corn
lys social rank and position and privileges To-
dream If aspiring 10 81 family Ike oUrs.-yuUT
mothers. and mine which | may say Is quite
as good as hers 10y the way. But # he ap-
proaches YOU again upon the subject, | wish
YOU would refer hIm u me.
Father
Beekman," exclaimed the elder woman,
greatly surprised. q" You don't mean
Now, ] don't mean anything. except just
what | saw answered Haldaue dcclslvely.
- 1t IS proper that SuCn proposal Hil'uIb it
made to me, and in short | very greatly
desire to be allowed to discuss the matter,
If 1t goes any further, with Mr.. Gormly per
sonally."
Haldane spoke sternlv, and his wife II once
subsided, as she invariably did when he
assumed that mood. Eleanor, however, was
not so easily sIenCed.
"Of course, in any event YOU would be con
suited, father she said firmly; but So far as
the disposition Of my hand goes, that is q mat
ter that concerns my heart, and 1t IS which, |
though | should be very glad Of Your counsel |
and your approval, l shall have to decide |
myself"
Quite 50, quite So said Haldane. Il have
no other idea
A T this moment, which threatened to grow
1 more tense, Livingstone Haldane entered |
the room. He was greatly pcrturbed and |
alarmed. Father" ne said abruptly,
want to see you alone for q moment OF two,
please
Have You had your luncheon, Living
stonel" asked his mother.
"Yes-no-I don't anything about
t." returned the young man. I'm too
busy and too disturbed for anything Of that
kind"
. What has happened?" began Haldane,