The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-07-08

J, MoNTEzvMA COUNTY. 6
peopstious Z p,unes1 q oocs b us6iae
re-. Part u the tins sxp,anatory.
again a0elogstic. and yet agoia.
trust asssFtits. although alweys hlun-
lsring end rsd aaA awkward. w
the father a ~ intended. a ~ owa
wishes. ~ peospeets anA my plans q
He listened 10 ne sravsly and. n
seemed 70 ~. with none - thas -.
thusiasn which I would have vee
comsa. A. 70 ny family, ~ knew
enough A. to ny prospects. - esss-
toned Ne. ny record was not NJ
familiar 70 him. 90. gaining ccaa
lsncs at last under the insistencs =
what ! knew were worthy notiveos
and which certainly were irrssisti1lo
a themselves. 20 far - WAS co..
csrnsd. I asked him II Ne might noe
sooa make an end Of this. and. taking
chances % they were. allow my we'd
ding With Elizabeth 70 take place q
no very distant date.
why % to that. Of course do noe
know what my girl will say" vest %
Mr.. Daniel Churchill. pursuing up bic
iips.
oh, Of courss-that." ! answered:
-M,ss Elisabeth end -"
The skeesicks!" he exclaimed. II
thought she told me everything"
Il think Miss Elizabeth tells 10 oDo
cutie everything" ventured. Il coz
tess she has kept me almost - much
In The dark - yourself. cir. But ]
oaly wanted to ASK n. after have
seen her to-day. and u should eaia
her consent to IN early day. you would
not waive any objections on your ova
part and allow the matter to 60 Ter
ward ~ soon - possibie?"
In answer to this be arose from HE
chair and stood looking out Of the
|. window. his back turned to me. could
not call bis reception u m. sussss-
ton enthusiassic: but at last he
turned. a-f
Il presume that our two families
might send you young people . sack
0f meal or Q side of bacon nov and
then. - far - that 10 concerned" b
said. ~
! could not call this speech Joyous.
There. are said to b risks In any
union. SIR" vsntursd to say. II i'd
nit do not follow you IN coutemplat-
ing any risk whatever. II either y0u
or your daughter doubts my loyalty
! or a9ection. then I should say certain.
~ II were wise to end all this; but
and Z fancied straightsned percepti-
bly, think that might perhaps b.
lsft to Miss Elizabeth herself"
After all. Mr.. Dan Churchill was
obliged to yield. % fathers have been
OBLIGED iron The bsginntng II the
s,.wssll- ~. lasa - sealA - 4 nioAk
take ~ faas II ny own hands asd
90 ny way.
Trust the Instinct Il lovers to bring
them together! ] was quite con6dent
that at that hour should md Elisa
beth and her aunt In the big east
room ct the presidents reception. the
former looking on with her uncompro-
missing eyes At the little pageant which
on reception days regularly went for.
| ward there.
Ny conclusioa was correct. found
. boy TO hold ny horss In front Il
0autisrs cafe. Then ! hastsned on
across The intervening blocks and
through the grounds of the White
House. In which presently. having
edged through the throng In the ante.
! chambers. found myself In that inans
procsssioa Of Individuals who passed
By IN order. each to receive the Hing
handshake. the nschsnical bow and
the perfunctory smile Of President
Tyisr-rather . tall. slsnder-limbed.
activs man and Of very decent pres.
sncs. although his thin. shrunken
cheeks and bis cold bius-gray eye
lsft little quality Of magnstism 10 his
psrsoaality.
Il was NOT new to me. Of course.
this pageant. although u never lssked
a interest. There wers II the throng
representatives of Ill America - II
was then, strange. crude blending of
rsansmsat and vulgarity. Of ease aad
poverty. Of luxury and thrift.
cstsesu utb ~ BIoOm ~ tntn timo
hung over o0ciai Wsshington. for the
minds oe all we're stiii oppressed By
The memory of that fatal accident
the sxplosioa a The great cannoa
"Psscsmaker" % board the war vss-
eel Princstoa-vhich I'D killed M.
Upshur. our SECRETARY Of state. with
others. asl had. ~ oas blow. cons %
scar to dspriviag this sovsrnnsat q
~ head and his o0cial family: the
numbsr = promiasnt lives thus ended
q endangered bsing appalling 70 co..
template. u vas this accident which
had called Mr. Calhoun forward q .
nstioaal junctuFs Of Tie most sstrsns
1slicacy and the utmost Importance.
In SPITE u the gsssral mourning.
however. the Informal rsesptioas q
Ne White House wers aoe wholly dc.