Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09
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: SHE LET HIM Go :
+ Story Of Fathers and Daughters =
= Cbs;iRaey. +
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By sHIELA ESTHER DUNN.

Dads moneys mine TOO. l car.
manage him"
"Not much It isn't. He'll cut you of
with a shilling If you marry me Hes
a very determined man"
"And I'm very determined girl
"What shall do1'
900 ask dad"
II haven't the cheek-not even funds
enough for a marriage fee"
"I1l go with you"
/ We went to the old man together If
hadn't felt her hand on my own--it
vas steady as "a rock should have
collapsed Strange, too, since ! got
promotion IN the Spanish war. A cur
rent Of force running through my arm
/ into my body enabled me to say 1t all.
mo" growIed the old man when l
had finished.
I'm going to marry him anyway.
dad said Nan.
"if you do you'n not get 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
put my money into hospital"
lie brought his fist down on the
/ table with such force as 10 upset a
pitcher standing on it, the pitcher
breaking on the floor.
"And / tell you. dad, you won't DO
any such thing"
With that she turned and marched
me away felt like a dummy, aud 1
was one III simply talked like a
| monograph wound b Nan. The strug
gle was between the father and daugh.
ter had nothing to do with it.
was simply engaged to a girl who bad
a battle to fight.
They lived together after that as be-
fore. ana / 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 t. con-
sent to our marriage and wouldn't
marry me without that consent.
wanted her 10 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 aud no
body to use it but me. I've got too
much common sense for that"
We'll, then, I'm going to-
ooh, come. now. don't talk like
fool BE sensible. Leave Il to me"
4 fellow who had always looked
upon girls 10 be petted and cuddIed
aud managed wasn't likely to be
pleased with this way of putting 1t,
and / grumbled. But somehow didn't
have the sand to break with Nan. aud
away down In my heart l knew that
If she was to marry me. who had new
er laid up cent. she was eight in her
position. OF husband and wife the one
having the right way viii always lead
Nan and | weren't married but she
was so strong willeG and practical that
there was no more romance between
Us than II we had been married ten
years.
But was man and had been a
soldier The time came when | was
ripe for mutiny One morning | told
Nan that | wouldn't stand In such a
contemplate position anr logger. She
vro,la,,t marry ma ana live an my
small s,l,ry and sh, wonldn,t consent
20 breaking of our engagement.
,ronnse6 ~ 90 20 bnr father nna ton
hin, tbot wos ont az the sonohble
"Dou1 make fool Of Yourself" said
Nan "pa1l only laugh NJ Won
y,e,ing ma ,ttent,op 70 the warming
[ hustled nr IN spa the old man
"Ayr Snrie,r,op =, sola 81 have mr.
r,vnd a. fbe conclusion maj yonr
dop,btor 10 ,,rnno AMI vau arc RIGHT
ahnpt tl,is nr,,osed rnorrtoce have
, come "a I'm van tbnf 1nnT want her
with vonr fortune sp long os she WON'T
, marry mo yith.pt it,
5 .,Nioklng q ,ir,nn ~ necessltv oh .,
t M snearad
- dop,t moan # that way moan.
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! t.at,s
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