The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-10
SHERMAN And JOHN


smiling young woman.
".Well, daughter, y he said,
what s the news / mean the
sort of news / can t find in the
daily press.
What sort of news, Daddy ~
News that concerns the one top
ic that interests me most your
self 20
The girl hesitated.
It's all good news, daddy. IN
well, I'm happy here with auntie.
[ have pleasant friends And now
that you have come, daddy, I've
nothing left to ask for
He looked at her searchingly.
"Your letters limited at some
thing" he said. Il thought it
might be young man.
She blushed a little, but met his
glance with a frank laugh.
There are two young men, dad
dy.'
He laughed too-and then his
face grew grave.
Then it ism t serious 2"
''Not yet daddy"
She came around the table and
drew her chair close to his.
"Well, dear 2"
"You know, daddy, that Mr..
Right is quite likely to pop around
the corner at any time, and when
he comes IL say to him Mr..
Right, l recognize you at a glance,
but until you can make my daddy
acknowledge that your credentials
are. approved, you can just set your
self down as Mr.. Wrong now and
forevermore. "
"That s our agreement, . said
the man, and he fondly stroked the
girl s shining hair.
tYes,'' she went on. And
now there are two young men who
seem to like me very well, and
sometimes [ have an impression
that one is Right, and then I m al
most sure it's the other. And
sometimes IN quite afraid to think
that at any moment may find out
which it7is: =
The man softly laughed. ~
'FWhile you are in that seesaw
state of mind my DEAR" he said,
81 feel quite positive it is neither.
Anyway, your old daddy will or
ganize himself into a private detec-
tive agency and look the field and
the candidates over. He is going
to stay here now indefinitely and
watch over the welfare and safety
of his interesting child. "
"Oh, daddy !"
''No more European trips, no
more conferences in dingy foreign
offices. Daddy has graduated
from that sort of thing. He ex-
poets to settle down and save him
self from rusting out by keeping
more or less watchful eye on the
factory when it does not interfere
too much with the golf links.
"The factory, daddy 20
''Yes, | forgot that you didn t
know. In making some financial
shifts recently, the factory fell into
my hands. In fact, I brought the
deal about. Perhaps there was
little sentiment about it.. You re-
member [ told you that [ got my
first start in life at one of the looms
-. in the old building that stood on
the site of the present Office -
Yes, daddy, And it s all yours
that great building?"
'It's mine, dear, and will be
yours unless we tire of the busi-
ness. !"
The girl suddenly laughed.
"Isn't it funny, daddy, that both
those young men spoke to you
about should be employed at the.
factory %
The father whistled.
cit is funny he answered.
"And perhaps it simplifes matters.
Let me think. Of course these
youngsters didn t know I was COM
ing g.
"No, daddy, they couldn t know
it. / didn t know it myself. -
"And they have never seen me
and know nothing about the change
in ownership 3"
"They We never seen you-I am
sure Of that, daddy"
t'And the change In ownership
is not to be announced until / de-
8 sire to announce it,
He suddenly rubbed his hands.
"This looks good to me-" he
laughed. 81 IL take look at your
young friends, unbeknownst, as
Uncle Hi Daniel used to say. Who
are they r.
He drew out. memorandum
book and pencil and ff6wned alb
surdly.
The girl laughed at his air.
Il can only give you their pres
ent names, daddy don't know
their aliases"
every we'll Just remember
that.you are here to speak the truth
S without fear or favor. Who is No.
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