The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-03


He looked across the table at the
smiling young woman.
well, daughter" he said, what's
the news? 1 mean the sort of news
can't find in the daily press"
What sort of news, daddy?"
News that concerns the one topic
that interests me most--yourself?
The girl hesitated.
Its all good news, daddy. I'm
we'll, 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 something"
he said. Il thought it might be q
young man."
She blushed a little, but met his
glance with a frank laugh.
There are two young men, daddy"
He laughed too-ard then his face
grew grave.
Then 1t isn't serious?"
Not yet, daddy"
She came around the table and drew
her chair close to his.
We'll, dear?"
You know, daddy, that Mr.. Right
is quite likely to pop around the
corner at any time, and when he
recognize you at glance, but until
you can make my daddy acknowl-
edge that your credentials are approx
ed, you can just set yourself down as
Mr.. Wrong now and forevermore."
That's our agreement" said the
man, and he fondly stroked the girls
shining hair.
YES" she went on. And now
there are two young men who seem
to like me very well, and sometimes
1 have an impression that one is
Right, and then I'm almost sure It's
the other. And sometimes I'm quite
afraid to think that at any moment l
may find. out which it is
The man softly laughed.
While you are in that seasaw state
of mind, my dear, he said, Il feel
quite positive 1t is neither. Anyway.
your old daddy will organize himself
in a private detective agency and look
the field and the candidates over. He
is going to stay here now indefinitely
and watch over the welfare of his in
teresting child"
"Oh. daddy"
mo more European trips. no more
conferences in dingy foreign offices.
Daddy has graduated from that sort
of thing. He expects to settle down
and save himself from rusting out by
keeping a more or less watchful eye
on the factory-when it does not in
terfere too much with the golf links"
The factory, daddy
Yes. 1 forgot that you didn't
know. In making some financial
shifts recently the factory fell into my
hands. In fact, l brought the deal
about Perhaps there was little SEN
timent about it. You remember | told
you that 1 got my first start in life at
one of the looms in the old building
that stood on the site of the present
Office"
Eyes, daddy. And it's all yours
that great building"
Its mine, dear; and will be yours
unless we tire of the business"
The girl suddenly laughed.
Isn't it funny, daddy, that both
those young men 1 spoke to you about
should be employed at the factory"
The father softly whistled
1T is funny" he answered. And
| perhaps it simplifies matters Let me
think. OF course, these youngsters
| didn't know l was coming?"
mo, 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
They've never seen you'll am sure
of that, daddy
And the change in ownership is
not to be announced until | desire to
| announce it,
He suddenly rubbed his hands.
This looks good to me-" he laugh
| ed. I'll take look at your young
| friends, unbeknownst, as Uncle III
Daniel used to say. Who are they?''
He drew out memorandum book
| and pencil and frowned absurdly.
The girl laughed at his air.
| IL can only give you their present
| names. daddy don't know their
| aliases"
| Very well. Just remember that
you are here to speak the truth with
put fear or favor Who is No. II"
mo. 1 is Sherman Treat He is act.
Ing superintendent Of the factory In
lhe Mace of Mr.. John Conway. who