Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-23
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guess De paid attention because you
are Frances father. not Tor any other
reason"
puraut pr.cked up his ears at once.
Frances fatherT' ne asked. How
should that interest this feuowT'
The father was plainly put out He
bad too long held tbe idea that the
name OF Duraut in the steel world
would Doe perpcuatcd by The marriage
81 Frances aud his protcgc. Edward
Pinckney. for him to hear with equa-
u.mity that n pcnnilcss naval officer
was paying her any attention.
wow, look here. George Durant"
exclaimed his wife Indignantly. don't
you dare 90 pretend yourself that
Frances is not attractive"
81 never pretended any such thing"
he protested.
"Iou did"' she declared iusistentlv.
"Eut, my dear
Didn't Won say you were surprised
that this naval man was paying her
attentions That's tho same thing as
saying she's NOT attractive. aud want
to teIl you that Frances is the pref
TEST -iri i1 r.rtsburE. even ~ she is
your daughter"
Gcor-c purrnr smiled rr1-i5-v
"Ncu mv dear won 500 .rs-s hound
90 io pretty. Trims of nor -,,tb.-u
.Novy. don't try r, Soft eea- mo inns,
because Im your wife George. Re
member I've bad twenty years OF your
b'arucy and 0 recognize &C."
can right my DEAR" hc agreed.
wen let it go at that T.at the naval
man pay attention DO hcr. rt vron,t
do him 0nr roodr
81 should hone rotr. exclaimed his
wife piously. ~The idca az any rirl
marrying man who couldn't come
home nights more than ouc-tcnth OF
the time"
Edward piucEncv entered from tho
library. where be had been Co. arrange
some business uattcr- for his chief
"Ncur ~tcroerlrIer f~ ready sir
whenever yuu want lcr." be said
Airs Duraut throw un her hands f.
horror.
"Gu.f gracious. George. Won are nor
going tavors on your Grst r..rt homer"
Tie looked at Uer u au auoIoectlc.
guilty fashion
"WcI my dear. you see" hc hesl-
fatcd "tle work lls to Poe done some
way and just wanted ro eet "a start
have to -1 over some matters with
Edward about This Rhluestrom gun
ana also about this gun invented by
S0wuar~ which vyo are casting FOR the
government Do won't be much work.
and D have uy Stcu0eraphcr and sec
Rotary au ready"
Before the wife could protest fur
Their Frances and Sommcrs entered the
drawing room. The old steel man did
not give bis wife q chance 90 argue.
"Ah SommcrS." De exclaimed gen
tally, 81 was just hoping you'd come
in, ] owe you an apology. my wife
says. and J wanted 10 deliver it,"
Apology. For whatF" exclaimed
the lieutenant mysuhed.
Duraut wiuked at him.
"Why. Lieutenant Sommers." he
said. with assumed seriousness. Il
thought ] owed YOU an apology for
my conversation at dinner discussing
the truck gun work and steel and gun
making EeueraNy-those subjects IN
which YOU have no interest and could
not understand"
Sommcrs. catching the spirit OF the
scene. bowed seriously
Your apology is accepted Mt. Du-
RAM he said. Il thought myself 1t
was rather strange that YOU should
choose a subject on thing neither
one OF us knew anything about; but.
OF course. as you were host Clipped
II ana dld the best could / hope
my remarks on the subject weren't
aIIogether FOOLISH.
Durant turned 10 bis wife
mere my dear You see I've done
every thIhs you asked I've apologized.
but really we only talked on that sub
Ject because we Dom thought II was
lne one thlng you were interested In.
80 we nave forgiveness al the way