The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-15

his whole heart went out unreseryed
ly to the girl.
When Darlington had gone to Cave
naugh, his heart In his throat, to sneak
to him relative to his daughters hand,
he unwittipgly knocked on the top OF
volcano.
Marry my daughter?- Cavenaugh
roared, emphasizing his wrath and
disapproval with a bang OF fist upon
palm. my daughter shall marry only
among her equals. not among her in
feriors. A king is not good enough
for my Kate" There was another
bang of the fist. decided and final. "A
lawyer? Not II l know myself. 1
wouldn't trust lawyer out of sight"
bluntly. Kate shall marry a duke OF
prince, If | can find one suitable.
Darlington would have smiled had
the moment been less serious
mo man can possibly appreciate
her worth more readily than I. SIR
he replied. "or love her more dearly"
Lover" with snort. "Twaddle
out OF story-booksl"
But you yourself love her"
I'm her father" Cavenaugh re-
turned complacently. adding gesture
which had the effect OF describing the
fact that it was perfectly logical for
father to love his daughter, but that
1t wasn't logical at all for any other
male biped to love her.
Il am sorry" said the disheartened
suitor, rising. Il suppose that after
this unpleasant interview"
"Oh. you're decent Sort" interrupt
ed Cavepaugh generously: "and If you
are of mind to behave yourself here
after. you will always find chair at
my table. But my daughter is not for
you, sir, emphatically not. That is all,
SIR" and Cavenaugh picked up his
evening paper.
After such rebuff. most young men
would have given up; but Darlington
never gave up till there was no possi-
bility of winning. Immediately after
the interview he went to the higher
court with his appeal.
Let us have patience" the girl
whispered. ''Ill undertake to bring
him to reason"
But Darlington went home that
night without his love for the father
increasing any.
And so the matter stood at the pres
ent time. The affair had gone neith-
er forward nor backward.
All, were he less honest, how easily
he could bring the old curmudgeon to
terms. There was that in his pocket
which would open the way to the altar
quickly enough. But Darlington was
manly and honest to the core. and to
him blackmail stood among the basest
of crimes. Many times during the past
48 hours the tempter had whispered
in his ear that here was way out
of his difficulties; but the young man
had listened unmoved.
During the summer and autumn
months of the year the Cavenaughs
lived at their country place over in
New Jersey, and there Darlington
spent the week-ends. There were
horses to ride, golf and tennis. and
Saturday night dance at the Country
club To be with the girl you love,
even If you can't have her, is some
compensation. Cavenaugh never ioined
the fetes and sports of the summer
colonists, but he offered no objections
to the feminine members of his horse
hold for selecting Darlington as tteii
escort for the week-ends. Indeed, by
now he began to consider Carringson
as harmless, sensible. well-groon,ed
young man, Who relieved him of all
the painful duties to the frivolous If
the .colonists insisted on coupling his
daughters name with Carrington's, let
them do so; when the proper moment
came he would disillusionize them.
For himself he always had some good
old crony down to while away the dull
Sundays; and together they consum-
mated plans that gave the coup de
grace to many a noble business gal
leon This particular summer there
were no dukes or princes floating
around unattached. and Cavenaugh
agreed that it was commendakle
time to lay devices by which to am.
bush the winter money.
There were nights when Cavenauch
did not sleep very well; but of this
more anon
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