The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-06-03

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For her sake he took up his soc1a'
duties. Hypocritically he pretended 10
himself that IL was merely Tor the SAKE
Of heing able to meet Pettis without
seeming to seek him.
So # came about that he held only
brief conversations with the old man
about the collection and extended cnats
with Eleanor about themselves. Sne
had become interested in the matter
of the loan. and with most unf1lial but
feminine prejudice she sided with the
younger man.
II was she who told him of the pro-
iected trip abroad and suggested that
perhaps the interests Of the bank re-
Guired that he follow. Dick was de-
lighted with the suggestion, and to his
greater delight his father approved.
keep after that old swindler until
he pays up Peter Paulding groWled.
II have made good to the bank myself,
and I'll keep after him and get 1t II
have to sue his executors. Follow MIN
to the north pole if he wants to go
there"
Dick nodded and withdrew, and when
the ocean liner carried Hiram Pettis to
Europe Dick was Il fellow passenger.
AS in duty bound. he reminded Pett1s
every morning Of his just debt. The
rest Of the day he spent on deck with
Eleanor, and each day he grew more
firmly convinced that breaking into
business was an entirely delightful
process.
During the return trip some three
months later he mustered up courage
to propose to Eleanor.
81 suppose that it will be hard to
persuade our fathers to be friends"
she said when they came back to earth
again. Il don't know how we ever
shall be able to do 1t, Dick
Leave that to me-" he said conf
! IDENTIFY. ''YOu forget that | am Il bust
ness man now, and these little prob
lens in diplomacy are the things
! have to meet DO you think that we
! want house or an apartment In some
hotel? We may have to take to fiat,
! for that matter. in case dad proves
nasty"
LAS long as 1t is With you. dear" WAS
the tender reply, and again earth fad
ed into visions OF paradise.
A week later Dick came into his ia
| Tiers bank and laid upon the desk a
package Of thousand dollar bills.
why didn't Pettis give you
check"' demanded the elder Paulding.
You said that | might make some
slight concessions and left the amount
to my Judgment" reminded Dick. Il
told him that if he would pay you
would not gloat over the fact and that
you would not even mention the mat
| ter again. He is paying in specie so
| that the check will not remind him OF
his surrender
Il see," was the grim comment.
"Anything elseT'
Only that l am to be married next
month"; was the calm response. You
see, Eleanor-Miss Pettis-and L came
to know each other very we'll and
we'll, you can't know Eleanor without
loving her 1 want you to meet her"
Apparently the prediction was
| truthful one, for Peter Paulding re-
garded his daughter-in-law elect with
approval, and the marriage was quick
~ arranged.
Dick wondered when among the pres
ents he Sd Il sealed envelope on which
was written the injunction that it was
| not to be opened until after the wed
ding
! Not until they were comfortably in
| stalled in Pettis' private car on their
wedding journey did Dick think of the
letter
| AS he unfolded the sheet three slips
Of colored paper tiuttered to the floor
OF the car. and Eleanor gave little
cry as she picked them up. Dick was
too deep in the letter to realize that
he had dropped anything. for he found
| 1t interesting reading.
Dear Dick" it ran, Il am inclosing
you your own check for the money
! that Pettls owed Pettis and l are
each adding like amount to get you
young people started We feel rather
| proud Of our ma chmaking IL we had
been couple OF ambitious mothers we
might have made the error Of trying
to force you two to marry.
Instead we invented this debt Of
$4,000 and gave it to you to collect
That brought you and Eleanor togeth-
er, and the trip abroad was for the
purpose Of bringing things to a head
l guess that we are able to beat out
any OF the matchmaking hens that
ever musSed things up. 1t was all 1
could do to keep from laughing in your
face when you gave me your own
money and told me 1t was from Pet
It's, SO that | would consent to your
marriage. I'm telling you this so
you'll have something to laugh over
on your honeymoon"
"And we thought that we were fool
ing them all the time-the mean
things" cried Eleanor
'Mean" cried Dick reproachfully.
when they brought us together?"
But we thought our plan was 50
tactful," she pouted. 1T was to show
that you had been broken info husi