The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
81 am twenty eight and Eliza bstn

! nineteen. -
"And half, - added Dudley.
All this contains no valid objection.
Mrs. Redfeld and unless Elizabeth RI.
fuses me herself, must insist upon hay.
! ing her, said Clinker, to whom it WIS
J strange indeed to meet with Opposition
from mother he had had too much en-
| coura cement heretofore.
"Well, do not speak to her now; wa {
year and then"
Mother, all this is nonsense. 81 Il
Dudley Elizabeth should speak fer
herself; and as to youth, my dear mothe .
II you will reflect a bit, you may remen
Der that you were yourself nineteen an 1
half when you gave your heart and
hand to my esteemed paternal If yo,r
memory is SO defective as not to recall
these trifing details, have here the doc
umentary evidence" said Dudley, laying
his hand on the family bible, which lay on
table beside him.
Mrs Redfeld looked little blank. and
laughed.
Elizabeth seems much younger to me
! than seemed to myself at her age.
But here IS your father. Mr.. Clinker
| you may see what he has to say. | am
| glad he can t tell me to use NV own
Judgment and it Will be all right she
said to herself.
Ned, she said, "'Mr. Clinker has
asked me for Elizabeth" She choked
and stopped.
! "For Elizabeth Why, she is too
young
"she is as old as l was, my DEAR
and-and--''
Does she wish to marry you, sire'
hope so; have not asked her vet. !"
Well, Tom, / am surprised You are
quite stranger to US, and while you
spend money like--like Barnes of New
| York, you do not seem to have any bust
ness; and while man may be rich, still
1 do not think it good thing for man
not to do some good with his money, and
make it as well as spend it,
never exceed my income, sir; and as
to business, / do that vicariously, and [
hope / do some good in that way"
Vicariouslyi"
Yes; [ make it my business to fni
out young men and women who have tai.
emit and no money. I see to it that they
have the money to pursue their studies in
the lines they wish I have equipped half
dozen artists; have one singer in Eu-
rope who is going to astonish the world !;
] have graduated two ministers, one Of
whom gets good salary; the other chose
to be missionary. I should not care to
be one myself, but never dictate as to
their careers. Now this missionary
And one Sunday morning before it
was light,
They ate up this missionaree, -
said Dudley.
81 will tomorrow have kilograms that
will satisfy you as to my family and con.
nections. -
"That will not be necessary, my dear
boy; ! am not Ignorant of your family
and connections Your mother was
schoolmate of mine. as / have before told
you, and / have always known of your
father, the coal baron. If she loves
you"
Tom waited to hear no more; he sprang
up and seized the old man 8 hand. and
kissed Mrs. Redfeld so warmly that she
blushed. May I take her now in ths
striking turn out, dear mother'-
mine is dead, you know"
"Oh yes, axe her, and
BE darned to you! You haven t ask.
ed my consent yet" exclaimed Dudley.
Dudley, Just go and tell her, won
youl" Dudley went: he found her sit
ting with disconsolate droop upon her
mouth and her hair in a wild tousle, her
eyes red, and doleful book in her hand
cts all right, Elizabeth; you can 80
and ride behind the tandem; Mum has
given in -
~ don want TO 60 now
Eyes, you do. tell you Tom worked
like hero 10 get their consent but he
did it. The post says the course of true
love Is mighty rocky road, and 1 be-
ieve it. -
A glorious color famed in her cheeks
she snatched a brush and in twinkling
had her hair in order and her hat an
jacket on, but her fingers shook SO that
she could not put on her gloves.
"What makes you so nervous7'' Dud-
ley took her in his arms and kissed her
Goodbye. You viii never be my twin
any more"
"what do you meant Nothing can
como between US, Dudley; you are talking
feelishly. Goodbye. "
She few down the stairs and at the
foot of the stairway Tom was waiting
fer her with longing look in his eyes.
He said nothing. but hurried her down
and walk and into the cart and mounted
beeida kor ard tho bor. thar,