The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
EVENING STORY
The seventh Young Man.


He had got to have talk with his
daughter Nellie.
You have gang of young fellows
hanging about, and people are calling
YOU flirt," be began.
Not a gang, father. but a group.
THE word signifies nothing, but my
orders do. They have got to So How
many are they?"
The girl counted up on her fingers
and replied
81 can count but six that have pro-
posed to me-"
Thunder and blazesi"
Don't get excited, father. It's fash
ionable now to be engaged to eight OF
ten men at the same time. 1 pught
to have at least two more on my list
The alderman raised his arm and
brought his heavy hand down on the
table and almost shouted:
Bounce the last one of them, ana
do it today!"
"But I'm engaged to the six, and
whoever heard of a girl bouncing SIX
at once."i
But youm hear of it mighty soon.
l won't put up with 1t, 1 tell you! SIT
right down this evening and write the
six that all is over between you. II
you don't I'll--'
but 1 will, father" she interrupted.
Il have always obeyed you in every
tnlnS, ana snail IN tHls-
The letters were written and mailed
and no hearts were broken When
week had passed, the father asked:
Did you write those letterse"
surely ! did, father"
We'll, if any other young man
comes shocking around here TO ask
for your hand and heart, just call me
in before you pledge yourself"
1t was one evening month later
when Roy Garnett called and asked
for Miss Andrews.
"Wky-why-" she exclaimed, as
she entered the parlor.
IT have been away for month, you
| see," he said.
But didn't you receive letter
! from me a few weeks ago letter
| saving that 1 had analysed my heart
| and found that l did not love you 2"
| Gracious me, but l never heard of
such a letter." exclaimed the Young
man.
Then let me see how the mistake
! came about. 1 was as good as en-
gagged to six of you, when father
raised row about it and made me
write to each one of you"
But you and 1 were not engaged.
We never even talked of love"
That's So that's So" unused the
! girl. Il thought it queer that you
should call if 1 hal broken your heart
It's just a social call, 1 see.''
Miss Andrews, don't see too much
or too little. You ought to know that
/ 1 am an admirer of yours"
II had dim idea that you thought
l had beautiful eyes"
And 1 have several dim ideas. One
of them is that l am going to love
you"
Then I'll have to write seventh
| letter." she sighed.
Don't be in a hurry to waste your
postage stamps. Have 1 your permits
sion to call twice a week?''
But l have as good as promised
father not to fall in love again with
out his consent"
stick to that like a good grill"
In the course of two or three weeks
Miss Nellie observed that solemn look
on her fathers face again, and she
was expecting it when he said:
Daughter, 1 think have observed
the tracks of a new young man on our
doorsteps."
Yes it's Mr. Roy Garnett.'
Does he come here to eat peanuts
or to talk love?''
He hasn't done either as yeti
do you like him? ?"
Yes"
But you are not in love with
him p"
II plainly told him that 1 had
promised not to fall in love without
your consent"
Good girhE'
1 L
| with you some evening soon"
Well, l can tell him that there is
no hurry about your getting married.
Neither do l want some dude hanging
around here half the evenings of the
week"
You won't be too brusque with
! Mr.. Garrett, father"
oh, l shan't apply the boot, but 1
shall have to speak rather plainly. If
you were madly in love I'd be very
gentle with him, but L don't think
you are much"
| "N-o-a."
When it's a case of love and a
father leaving his politics to mix up
in it. a girl may fib or she may not
If she does it won't be held up
| against her. Miss Nellie did like Mr.
Garnett very much. She more than
liked him. but she felt in duty bound
| to stand by her father.
Three or four weeks went past and
for the third or fourth time the alder
man asked:
We'll, Nellie. that young Garnett
hasn't asked to see me yet"
NO" she replied.
Cant make up his mind to face
! the music, eh?"
Il have an idea that he is wait
ing for political reasons
What! Why, what has young
man of twenty-five got to do with
politics ?"
IT don't know"
What ward does he live imp
Tn this, where you are alderman -
I'm! I'm! l never heard of him in
politics. Maybe he has got a friend
| who wants to be elected consta BILE"
I week later as Mr.. Garnett and
Miss Nellie sat in the parlor the alder
man entered and said to the young
man:
Il presume you are Mr.. Garnett %
Yes, sir"
ness?"
weller, yes. It's about politics
1 want to ask your advice. The case
is this" began Mr.. Garnett TITS
only a month to our city election and
the people are beginning to talk OF
the fitness of this or that man for of
flee"