Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-18
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. SHE LET HIM GO !
a Story OF Fathers and DAashtss.s i.
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BY sHIELA EsTHER plINN

Copyright, 1909. by American Press Assa.
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"Goodby, Nan. I'm tired OF losfinc
around the daughter Of a man who has
lots Of money"
Dads moneys mine too. can
manage him"
Not much 1t isn't. He'll cut You Off
with a shilling If you marry me. He's
very determined man"
And Pm very determined girl"
What shall DOR
go ask dad"
Il haven't the cheek-not even funds
enough for marriage fee"
"I'll go with you"
We went to the old man together. IL
hadn't felt her hand on my own-it
was steady as rock-I should have
collapsed Strange, too, since got a
promotion in the Spanish war. A cur
rent of force running through my arm
into my body enabled me to say it all.
No. growled the old man when
had finHsncd.
I'm going to marry him anyway,
dad" said Nan.
IF you do you'll not get a cent OF
my money"
You'll think better of 1t some time"
you think so? / tell YOU by all
that's holy If you marry that galoot
l put my money into a hospital"
He brought his fist down on the
table with such force as to upset a
pitcher standing on it, the pitcher
breaking on the floor.
"And l tell you, dad, you won't do
any such thing"
With that she turned and marched
me away. felt like dummy, and I
was one. I'd simply talked like a
monograph wound by Nan. The strug-
gle was between the father and daugh,
ter. had nothing to do with it. I
was simply engaged to a girl who had
a battle to fight
They lived together after that, as be-
fore, and / could see no evidence OF
bitterness in either or any disposition
OF either to yf>ld. felt very despond-
ent about the matter, because Nan was
determined to force her father to con
sent to our marriage and wouldn't
marry me without that consent. L
wanted her to 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
RnrInln If htYnHro1
body to use it but me. I've got too
much common sense for that"
well, then, I'm going to-
"Oh, come, now, don't talk like a
fool! Be sensible. Leave 1t to me-"
A fellow who had always looked
upon girls to be petted and cuddled
and managed wasn't likely to be
pleased with this way of putting it,
and grumbled. But somehow | didn't
have the sand to break with Nan, and
away down in my heart l knew that
If she was to marry me, who had new
er laid up cent, she was right 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 willed and practical that
there was no more romance between
US than II we had been married ten
years.
But l was a man and had been a
soldier The time came when l was
ripe for mutiny. One morning / told
Nan that wouldn't stand in such a
position any longer. She
wouldn't marry me and live on my /
small salary, and she wouldn't consent
to a breaking of our engagement.
to go to her father and tell
him that was out of the squabble.
"Don't make fool Of yourself" said
Nan. He'll only laugh at you"
Paying no attention to the warning,
[ hustled Off to find the old man.
'Nlr. Sprigman." said, II have ar
rived at the conclusion that your
daughter is wrong and you are right
about this proposed marriage. l have
come to tell you that / don't want her
with your fortune so long as she won't
marry me without It,"
Making virtue of necessity, ehT'
be Sneered.
81 don't mean it that way mean
Il told Nan she was trying to marry
A fool"
81 may be a fool. but I'll not remain
In this position any longer"
you won't have to-"
Have to! OF course l won't. I'm
free man"
''0h. don't talk boshr'
az don't understand you"
young man, since Mans crazy
enough to want you. don't you go
through life with her baking her,
You won't be able to balk her any
way, though you're trying TO do It
1ow. She's the only person / ever met .
who had a stronger will than mine.
md that's saying a good deal. consid I