Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-11-17
| An Interview
n Which Lover Asks For His Girl
By VERNON ARNOLD
Copyright, 1910, by American p ess
Association

aVbat's this? Kit engaged! What
rascal has been buzzing around her
without my knowing anything about
#? Why, she's nothing but a child.
m take her off to Europe, bury her
ANYTHING to get her away from the
puppy"
These words were spoken by Mr..
Charles Manning on receiving a letter
from his daughter, aged twenty, who
was away OH a visit stating that she
had become engaged to one of the-no,
not one Of the finest, but the finest fell
low in the world. He was abundantly
able to support a wife in good style.
Every one spoke well of him. Indeed,
she had been Informed that she had
got a treasure. The letter also an
nounced that the young man had gone
TO the city to speak" to her father and
would call upon him that evening at
their home in the suburbs for the pur-
pose. Mr. Manning got into the $40
afternoon train to go home, being the
only one of the family occupying the
house at the time, He pulled an even
ing paper from his pocket and tried to
read. but bis thoughts were upon the
prospective loss Of his daughter. whom
be adored A young man sat down
on the vacant seat beside him.
HT1spC 5ar civ ysoY1,
man
Yes, very" replied Mr.. Manning
shortly W..
"Y0u d0Bt remember me, Mr.. Man
ming: Ionce met you at the Averys'"
Now, Mr.. Manning when he was him
self was a very genial man. He was
getting to that age when he didn't
remember people and names as well as
hehad, and it troubled him. He looked
up at the young man and said.
YES, do, perfectly. How do you
do? l haven't met you for some
time"
How are Mrs. Manning and Miss
Katherine?'
Very well, very well indeed. They
are away just now, and | am alone in
that deuced big house" TX
7 expect to be alone myself this
evening | wish You would help me
through it by dining with me.'
t? Oh, no! | couldn't do that. /
nave an engagement. But you might !
dine with me. l shall not have to
spend more than half an hour with
the other one"
You're very kind. I'll dine with
you with pleasure"
DFeading the interview in which he
was expected to give away his own
oeaf little Kit, whom he had loved.
4onored and obeyed since childhood,
A Manning was pleased that he
would have an excuse to cut the in
RFvleT short. Before reaching their
station he had told Of his daughters
sasagement-he couldn't keep from
SHeakhg OF a subject that absorbed
a'n-and informed his unknown ac-
4ualnFance that he had no doubt the
uon she was to marry would prove r
specially displeasfng to him.
al dinner the young man was sym
talnete and said he didn't really see
~ LDS a father could bear to part with
ny ~ I0Iio especially So lovely a girl as
tAoSaeflne. This touched the old mans
bn and it went right straight out
A., 'Ae young one. A bottle of wine at
f.l rDe' cheeFed the father a bit, and he
a" ~ much better for it that he told
ro,. outeF TO bring another. The
r raou man-Mr Manning tried indi-
~5 I' % ind out his name, but failed
h. everything in his power to cheer
astaa 4Os' aVowfng that If any man
him Sa !, l0f his daughter he would kick
}, 0at Of the house.
ba y lae time the second bottle had
5ssa,. finished the old gentleman had
IooEaa quite mellow. Suddenly he
he ey ~ 81 the clock. Half past g." ;
troa6 ,'a q, and the chump hasn't
taipd - W YETI | only hope he's been
~ On the wayp' /
opMiss '4 r..a. how hard that would be !
nrt 5 5oaf passed, and the expected
Ae From, u =. called Mr. Manning, clock
Ne go a., aooF and if any one calls say :
DC gpest !, capital plan," suggested
pag eso,., If you could keep him out
brewer ~ ~ you might get rid Of him
olsht to in tM mat by can't get il to- !
eeret. w. r'effupt me, I'll tell you /
q1seIts 'e long loved your daughter :
~ :. don't mean it, !,
- that she should marry