The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-17

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| ly to the girl.
When Darlington had gone to Cave
naugh, his heart in his throat, to speal
to him relative to his daughters hand
| he unwittingly knocked OF the ton oI
| volcano.
Marry my daughter" Cavenauel
roared. emphasizing his wrath and
| disapproyal with a bang OF fist upou
palm. My daughter shall marry only
| among her equals. not among her In
| feriors. A king is not good enough
| for my Kate" There was anothe,
bang OF the fist, decided and final. "a
lawyer? Not if l know myself.
| wouldn't trust a lawyer out of sight,
bluntly. Kate shall marry a duke o.
a prince. il can find one suitable.
Darlington would have smiled had
the moment been less serious
No man can possibly appreciate
her worth more readily than l, sir,
| he replied, 'or love her more dearly. "
Love-" with a snort. "Twaddle
out of story -books."
But you yourself love her."
I'm her father" Cavenaugh re
which had the effect of describing the
fact that it was perfectly logical for
father to love his daughter. but that
It wasn't logical at all for any other
male biped to love her
Il am sorry" said the disheartened
suitor. rising. Il suppose that after
this unpleasant interview"
"Oh, you're a decent Sort" interrupt
ed Cavenaugh generously; land II you
are Of mind to behave yourself here
after. you will always ind a chair a.
my table. But my daughter is not for
you, sir. emphatically not That is all,
SIR" and Cavenaugh picked up his
evening paper.
After such a rebuff. most young men
would have given up; but Darlington
never gave up till there was no posi-
bility Of winning. Immediately after
the interview he went to the higher
court with his appeal.
Let us have patience" the girl
whispered. I'll undertake to bring
him to reason"
But Darlington went home that
night without his love for the father
increasing any.
And SO the matter stood at the pres
ent time. The affair had gone neith-
er forward nor backward.
All, were he less honest, how easily
he could bring the old curmudgeon to
terms! There was that in his pocket
which would open the way to the altar
quickly enough. But Darlington was
manly and honest to the core, and to
him blackmail stood among the basest
Of crimes. Many times during the past
48 hours the tempter had whispered
in his ear that here was a way out
Of his difiiculties; but the young man
had listened unmoved
During the summer and autumn
months of the year the Cavenaughs
lived at their country place over in
New Jersey. and there Darlington
spent the week-ends. There were
horses to ride. golf and tennis, and a
Saturday night dance at the Country
club. To be with the girl you love,
even II you cant have her. is some
compensation. Cavenaugh never joined
the fetes and sports OF the summer
colonists. but he offered no objections
to the feminine members OF his house
hold for selecting Darlington as their
escort for the week-ends. Indeed, by
now he began to consider Darlington
| as a harmless. sensible. well-groomed
young man, who relieved him OF all
the painful duties to the frivolous II
the colonists insisted on coupling his
| daughters name with Carrington's. let
| them do SO: when the proper moment
came he would disillusionize them
For himself, he always had some good
| old crony down to while away the dull
| Sundays; and together they consum-
mated plans that gave the coup de
| grace to manS a noble business gal
| leon. This particular summer there
| were no dukes or princes floating
around unattached. and Cavenaugh
agreed that it was commenda able
| time to lay devices by which to am
| bush the winter money
There were nights when Cavenaugh
did not sleep very well; but OF this,
more anon.
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