The daily Alaskan., 1909-06-14
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 "Goodby, Nan. I'm tired of loafing around the daughter of man who has lots of money"
 Dads moneys mine too. l can manage him."
 Not much 1t isn't. He'll cut you off with a shilling if you marry me. He's very determined man."
 And I'm very determined girl"
 What shall I do?"
 "Go ask dad"
 q haven't the cheek-not even funds enough for marriage fee" "Tll go with you"
 We went to the old man together. If I hadn't felt her hand on my own-it was steady as rock-l should have collapsed. Strange, too, since l got a promotion in the Spanish war. A cur rent of force running through my arm into my body enabled me to say 1t all
 "No," growled the old man when l had finished.
 "Pm going to marry him anyway, dad" said Nan.
 If you do you'll not get Il cent of my money"
 You'll think better of 1t some time" You think so? l tell you by all that's holy If you marry that galoot l put my money Into hospital"
 He brought his fist down on the table with such force as to upset q pitcher standing on 1t, the pitcher breaking on the floor.
 And l tell you, dad, you won't dc any such thing"
 With that she turned and marched me away. l felt like dummy, and was one. I'd simply talked like a photograph wound by Nan. The strug' gle was between the father and daugh ter l 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 l could see no evidence oi bitterness In either or any disposition of either to yield. I 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. wanted her to give up the money or give up me. She would do neither When 7 spoke of the former she said What do you take me for? Dads got couple of hundred thousand and no body to use 1t but me. I've got toe much common sense for that"
 Well, then, I'm going to-
 "Oh, come, now, don't talk like q fool. Be sensible. Leave it to me"
 A fellow who had always looked upon girls to be petted and cuddled and managed wasn't likely to be pleased with this way of putting 1t and l grumbled. But somehow l didn'i have the sand to break with Nan, and away down in my heart knew thai If she was to marry me, who had neV CT laid up a cent, she was right in hel position. Of husband and wife the one having the right way will always lead Nan and I weren't married, but she was so strong willed and practical that there was no more romance between us than If We had been married ter years.
 But was a man and had been soldier. The time came when was ripe for mutiny. One morning l told Nan that l wouldn't stand in such contemptible 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 go to her father and tel him that I was out of the sQuabble.
 Don't make n fool of yourself" said Nan. Hell only laugh at you"
 Paying no attention to the warning I hustled off to find the old man.
 "NGr. Sprigman," I said, q have ar l rived at the conclusion that your daughter Is wrong and you are right about this proposed marriage. l have come to tell you that don't want her with your fortune so long as she wont marry me without It."
 Making a virtue of necessity, chg he sneered.
 q don't mean it that way. l mean
 "I told Nan she was trying to marry fool"
 q may be a fool, but I'll not remain in this position any longer"
 You won't have to-"
 Have to! Of course won't. I'm a free man."
 "Oh, don't talk bosh!'
 "I 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 good deal, consid' ering the obstinate women in the world. You think you're going tc shake her, do you? In that event want you to understand I'm with her She's worth twenty such as you, but If she wants you she's got to have | ,-o,, onpcapt fn tba mo rrio Oa Now