The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
PLEASING DAD
BY OLIVE BROWN.

was safe In identifying him as such
for the hands on the floor clock In
the corner pointed to $50.
Morning" he growled, without
moving.
Good morning, Dad" came the
hearty, good-fellow response.
"Out late againT'
mot so very. Just two"
eyes, I'll bet there were just two.
Say, lookee here, Bert, that reminds
me. Gilchrist says you're rushing that
girl like dynamite"
"what grip"
"That girl, 1 said. How many girls
have you and / been talking about in
our heart-to-heart confidences?'
"My, you're particular about my
company. You'd think / was just out
of boarding school.s
mo impudence now. Mister. You
bet I'm particular about your COM
pany. Say, Bud, you know what 1
promised your mother. She was al
ways strong on your marrying we'll
somebody in your set, as h would
have put it. Bud, we can't go back
on her, can WEI"
mo, Dad. But who ever said any
thing about my marrying this young
lady?"
swell, when you're with a girl every
second she's out of her office and
you're out of yours, 1t looks like bust
ness. Gilchrist says you had her
to"
ooh, darn Gilchrist."
Mr.. Selridge had nothing to say to
this. "Well, anyway, son, don't marry
her, will your"
Bert considered this soberly. "No,
Dad, I will not marry her." he prom
Used.
"That's the boyi That's the talk
Now / feel better and believe my
breakfast Il. going to digest, after ALL
Then turning to his desk, "Say, AL
bert, this order of Omissions worries
me. Some way we just can't seem to
land it. / know they've got to have
those Orders and stay plates and that
we've put in as low a bid as anyone.
We've just got to land it, that's all"
swell, what is II. Dad?"
Suppose you try"
Albert got up as though shot out
of a spring gun. "You bet / WILL"
And then his father remembered that
Gilchrist had also said the very pref
ty girl young Selridge was rushing so
Dramatically was In Omissions office.
listen, Bert. I've changed my
mind. / need you here today. Sup
pose you go to Ormiston's house to-
night. / know 1t isn't done-but alPs
fair In love and war, and this is war.
Ormiston girls a beauty. BY Jovel
| That's the ideal Why don't you mar
ry her, Bert?"
Albert hung up his hat again and
looked out of the window. 81 might
think 1t over, Dad. But maybe you
don't know that old Mr.. ormIstOn
hates me like 'pizen.'"
"Whatf"
"Fact. Billy Ormiston and / had a
fight at college about - about some
thing, and I knocked him out"
"Do you mean to say that old buzz
card wouldn't be just tickled TO death
to have you for a son-in-law7 Well,
you come along-get your hat, and I'll
tel the whole family a few things.
And I'll tell them they can 60 to the
devil with their contracts.
"But,. dad"
"Come along"
A few minutes later they were ush-
cred into the presence Of "the buzz
gard" a sharp-eyed, eagle-nOsed gen.
tleman, who asked them to be seated
In words more civil than his tone.
Mr.. Selridge went straight to the
point. "Mr. Ormiston, / came to dis
cover If n personal feeling has in
1uenced your decision or the bid we
made you. If so, we will consider all
future cooperation at an end, and /
will inform my representatives ac-
c~ordingly."
81 never let personal affairs infu-
ence business" returned Mr.. Ormis-
ton, 'but since you have suggested 1t,
1t will be quite satisfactory to this
firm to cease all future transactions
with yours"
Mr.. Selridge was about to reply
7 when there was a scream and both
gentlemen turned to find the very
pretty secretary seeking protection on
Albert's manly bosom, while he was
, doing his best to comfort her.
Eleanor" stamped Mr.. Ormiston,
"come here this minute"
"Albert," roared Mr.. Selridge, "Tm
surprised. You promised"
II said / wouldn't marry her, be,
| cause / have married her, Dad. She's
, my wife," calmly declared Albert
without moving.
"And she's my daughter" said Mr.
Ormiston, sinking into a chair help.
lessly. "She's insisted on working
. SO I've had her here In my Office"
sand we" gasped Mr.. Selridge. In
a daze. "are two blamed old fools
Ormiston."
: "Dad's a pretty good champion