The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-26
When He
Hustled
The Goods Were Delivered
When Called For.
BY A5eIE 2. RANSOM.

too much absorbed to notice the en-
trance Of her father unit! he was by
her side. Without speaking she lean
ed her arm upon his shoulder and thus
they watched until the young man
was no longer in sight, Then her ia
ther spoke:
1T won't do, Elsie. You've got to
tell him said so He isn't the one"
The hand which had been caressing
his hair was thrown out with indig
nant protest and the girl faced him.
panied surprise in every curve of the
dainty lips
What's wrong, father" she de-
manded. Why haven't you said that
befOreI'
The gray eyes gazing into her own
held far more kindness than his words
They We're full of stern decision.
Because | haven't been sure. Now
l am. Fred Denton can never support
wife. He isn't able to now, and he
never will be. You've got to call it
off"
But. father" she began.
ITS no use, Elsie" he interrupted
ut isn't in him. y young man to
succeed nowadays must get out and
hustle, and that's something Fred Den
ton will never do. He spends his time
in his Office reading, reading, reading
and that never brought patients to Il
doctor yet.
"Why, the other night there was an
accident at Cedar Giens. KcnSett was
mixed up in it. Had a drunken chauf-
feur, and the whole car came precious
near going over the cliff Would have
gone if it hadn't been for a young med
who understood sprinting and who
saved it in the nick of time.
"As it was, Kensett got off with Il
broken collar bone, Il friend of his came
home with smashed hand. and-welI.
you read it in the papers. That saw
bones is fixed for life Just because he
happened to be on the spot and knew
what to do and how to do it. But it
wasn't Denton he was in his Office
reading up on the microbes of leproSy
or some other outlandsh disease"
Erred was Just telling me-" began
Elsie when her father cut her short.
Then. too he had little money in
one of the banks. Where's that? He
wasn't content to let it stay where it
was. He asked me what | thought
about Aurora stocks, and | told him
they weren't worth the matches to
burn 'em, but he invested in them,
Where are they now? Whew! Now
you see 'em and now you don't"
Father, if You would only listen
Listen to What--the same old story
of love in a fiat and your $500 Il year?
I've got deal OH hand and won't be
home before tomorrow night. In the
meantime you Just give me that ring
on your finger and I'll return it to
Fred Denton, NJ. d."
Slowly his daughter drew Off the
ring, a curious expression growing i'll
her eyes, one which her father was
quick to observe.
See here, Elsie" ne said as he took
it from her. Il want you to promise
that if he calls you won't see him until
| give you permiSsion-that is, if /
ever do"
You are very unjust. father. If you
would only listen
I've waited too long already" he re
sponded, starting Off. Mind your
promise, Elsie. There isn't to be any
more of this nonsense"
"PerhapS thcrc'll be more instead OF
less" she murmured as the door closed
behind him. Then she went up the
stairs to her room with n tread as full
of decision as his tones had been.
1t didn't take long for her to reap
pear dressed for the street. and tifteer
minutes later she surprised Il certain
young man who was very busily en-
gagged doing nothing at all in Il pleas
antly furnished Office of a downtown
business block.
He wouldn't give me chance tC
say single word" she concluded in
dignantly.
Fred Denton smiled complacently
| into her flushed face. There was nc
trace of the despondent lover about
| him.
I'VE won't try to explain" he said
Suppose you take this trip to New
York with me this morning? You lOol
very bride-y." he continued-"whitt
dress. white hat. white shoes ant
gloves. Really. Elsie. one would al
most believe that you had dressed pur
posely for wedding trip"
Erred Denton, you don't believe -
She paused. crimson to the very ears
Then she added irrelevantly:
"Father ran away with mother; I've
heard him tell about it time and time
| again"
Come on" Denton cried.
| 1T doesn't seem right. Fred. Fathe
has always been the kindest. the bes
father in existence. and he is doin:
this just because be loves me-
That's just the reason we're doinI
what we are" was his ready response
Come, dear: we haven't moment t
lose. You go to the Wilson avenue sta
ton and take the train from there
while I'll trolley it to Woodlawn ant
get on board at that place. Then NJ
one will see us together until after W
leave the city and we are all o. X"
| At Woodlawn station she saw Fre'
Denton swing himself upon the pat
form of the smoker. but the city street
were far behind them, and the trail
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