Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-24
HERIIOEVOTED DAD
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Papa Moffatt, choleric and as well
upholstered as the heavy davenport
upon which he sat, looked UP from
the evening paper. well, it looks as
though people were learning sense.
Woman suffrage has been turned down
In our state" he chucxled.
"Oh, I'm sorry" exclaimed Dorothy.
dutifully doing nothing by the after
dinner lamp. "The girls have worked
SO hard"
Hard! What do women know about
work." demanded her father, who
spent four hours in his office every day
Just for the looks of the thing. Poll
tics would be nice mess with women
In it. tell you women haven't and
never will have the brains of men,"
Dorothy, seeing an opportunity,
struck while the iron was hot. Then,
dad, If you like men SO well why do
you object to me having company or
going anywhere with mani"
Mrs. Moffatt looked up from her
crocheting Mortified. The affair Of the
Blackmore's nephew. who had visited
his relatives and managed to make
Dorothy fall in love with him-to the
righteous rage of Papa Moffatt, who
was away on a trip at the time-was
a subject religiously avoided by the
family. For papa possessed temper
erratic as Vesuvius and as dangerous
as a mine. A mere touch and it was
of.
Dorothy's remark went home. The
mine exploded. so you think, miss,
that because came home in time to
prevent some young whelp from run
ming on with you that you are privi-
legged to be sarcastic the rest Of your
life. It's a good thing for him he
made that train or I'd be in Jail now
for murder"
But, dad, you never even saw him
1t isn't fair to Judge people before
That's enough, young lady. DO
you think I've spent money on you all
your life to teach you music and paint
ing and goodness knows what just to
have some young rascal Of a nobody
steal you? Besides, you're too young
I want you right here at home to be
company for ma and me till you're
twenty-five or thirty. And when you
get married I'll pick your husband
Women haven't any brains. I'm glad
they didn't let 'em vote"
Still snorting and putting his cheeks
Papa Moffatt resumed his paper
Dorothy, sobbing louder than occa
sion demanded, left the room and went
tc bed, presumably. In reality, the
tears dried up miraculously as soor
as her door was shut. She got out
an immense packet of thick letters
addressed to General Delivery and re
read every one with flushed cheeks
and shining eyes. "Bertie, dear, there
will be some way. I'm going to thinl
harder than ever did in my life. Nc
brains,' papa says. Look out, dad!"
Where's Dolly?" asked Papa Moi
fat at breakfast.
"She-she has a headache. Sh'
didn't sleep all night" said mamma.
Papa tried hard not to look like thu
criminal he felt. His moments of re
morse accounted for many of tn.
wonderful things Dolly now possessed
He looked over his mail. by George
Katie. I've got to go to New York to
night. I've Just had q letter from
Mcconnell. Have my bag ready. vii
you, and dinner at six instead OF sew
en- Tell Dolly to think up what sh'
wants to cure her headache"
So he departed, and Mrs. Mona
dew to Dorothy with the news. Doro
thy grew thoughtful and helped her
self to another roll (she was havinl
Q very comfortable breakfast in bed
with no more headache than hav
at this minute. Something she want
ed! She would make the price high
So Papa Moffatt found two bag
waiting in the hall when he returned
and trunk besides. Dorothy
dressed for travelling. met him smi
ing. Such q good daddy" coaxe'
Dolly sweetly. Mamma told me yo
said I could have what wanted, o
decided I'd take q trip this time
You are 80 good to me. I'm going t
New York with you"
Her father had not meant exactl
that, but he dared not refuse. "Wel
guess maybe-all right. come alonl
Doll. Don't know what I'll do wit
you, but IL you want to go, / gues
you may. All readyf"
Yes, daddy" demurely.
So 1880 found them In q Pullman
speeding eastward.
Lets 60 to the st. Martin" sut
gested Dorothy In the morning.
WELL" hesitated her father. / a
ways go to the Manhanset. but II 20
want the other, it's all right"
So to the St. Martin It was.
They engaged rooms and Mr.. Mo
fatt looked hurriedly at his watcl
Il have q meeting at ten. Doroth!
Now about you-you can't go aroun
alone. l wonder IL we can get SOM
one to 60 with you.''
Let's ask the young man at tn
desk, daddy"
The young man, very good LOOKING
very obliging and very much interes
ed in Dorothy, thought he knew . wa!
Il have a sister," he said. who woul
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