Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-21
CHAPTER :, Rx.-ContIinIued..

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q ,s.$sss..tWell," answered Tom, trying not
D to show his. irritation at Blake's tone.
B Fl the fact ISL want to get mar
ried. ss,; s@ Z
''The blazes you do! Is that boast
"a conf 2. f5S 5 (
4 Il don't quite understand you. said
Tom stifny. 35s 3iI
81 mean" began his father, Il mean
--oh, never mind all that. Who's the
girl?
$5 Before ! tell you" evaded Tom. I'D
like to get your views on the PROPOSE
ton in general. rs 4ss 5s5s 4 $ss.
SIN general y repeated Blake. Son.
I; marriage Is never "a proposition In
!; general Because every woman $is an
exception that proves no rule. You
can't classify 'em any more than you
can classify q nest OF hornets that:
you happen to step into. Hell's full OF
women. Sos Heaven. guess. But
neither class got to either place by
following any proposition In general,
/ Tell me-. he demanded, his philosoph-
y ical mood changing in q flash to one
OF almost savage intentness, Is this
girl the sort who can help you In get
\ ting where want to put you ~
4 Fssf How can I tell 2 You We never told
me Just where you intended to put
me- ii l55T;a Y.
h hen Ill tell you now. There's no
real need IN your sailing any farther
under sealed orders: I've made you 9
pretty fair lawyer. You'll have one
more term as assistant district attor-
4 ney. Then one as district attorney
Then as attorney-general. After that
Is term or two in the cabinet-just to
+ get the run OF thing - IS
There's only one thing left, said
Tom, almost In awe, as his father hes
dtated. iSs ne
Yes 3" replied Blake grimly. Well,
maybe that won't be left when we get
yathPough. Now you can see why the
girl must be Of good family and have
social position and breeding and all
that kind OF thing. Those are the
things I'm shy on. And my children
4 must make It up for me. This girl
{ you want to marry--can she help you?
< Can you take her with you-right up
to the White House r. r.: -$ a; z NJ Isl
Il don't know returned Tom.
gu see, I'VE never thought Of her as
q political asset. Happiness means q
4 good deal more to me than position.
I've already told her So. II -
.s.5 "Told her SO? Thenthen. you've
asked her to marry you? a. II
She's refused meAso far."
'ssWell!" grinned Blake, vastly re-
lieved. That's far enough 4 guess.
Don't go overplaying your luck. "s5 v y
"I'm going to stick at. it till ] win,
out! e. declared Tom. And I'm 4 &
4 mo, no! \ Don't do crazy thing like.
that, son. pleaded Blake. Take your.
medicine like a man. Don't keep on
pestering the poor girl. By the way.
you; haven't told me who she Isl II
s .4she's'' faltered Tom; then, tax
ing the plunge. he blurted out: shes
Miss Kelly e. VI 55s5iS
[. .'Kelly?" repeated Blake. mystified.
yes. Wanda Kelly, the phone op-
orator downstairs. = i, .ls
\ ..What?" exploded Blake. 5is
Then he collapsed In the nearest
chair and stared in blank helplessness:
at his son. .a s.4 II \ NJ 5 &
..Well." demanded Tom. instantly on
1 the defensive.
''It's--it's bum Joke d growled
Blake. Maybe It'd go better with the
banjo. Stop guying me, boy, and tell
/ me who the girl really il. :"
i''I told you.' " repeated Tim. She
A is Wanda Kelly s;5. . ~ 5
n There was a dead pause. Blake at
last broke it. W. 3a
There's about forty-flye million
women in the United States" he NUT
tered dazedly. 'and out Of that whole
lot. you had to go and--and fall in love
with .= ri 4. ,5f5
Whats your objection?" bristled
Tom. GU don't even know her. yet =
IT don't, hey ?" retorted Blake.
Then, checking the impulse to tell
his son the story Of his verbal tilt
with Wanda. he added; 5s535s
"a Maybe don't. But know her
kind She's after a rich mans son.