Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-01-01
That Bill for
Flowers
By F. mitchell.
Icopyright. 1917. western Newspaper Union)

Mr.. Larramore was stalled.
"What l wish to say" he continued,
SIS that l have the same feeling for
you as if you We're my own daughter"
s'Yes, uncle"
II have enough to leave you comfort
able when 1 come to the Jumping OIL
place and I have enough to leave Dick
comfortable, but if divide the prop.
erty between you both there is not
enough to make either comfortable"
"Then, uncle. it is your duty to leave
your property to your own son."
"Why can't leave it to you and him
as one persona"
at is impossible"
"Dick would rather I would leave it
to you jointly. He"
"Now, uncle, I know what you mean.
I've heard it all from Dick. Dick and
have always been brother and sister
and such we'll always be-"
This ended the fathers attempt to
help his son to secure the wife that
son wanted. Dick Larramore was en-
gagged in business in another city and
seldom visited his home, so his foster
sister was not troubled with his atten-
tons. Six months after this attempt
of his father to make match between
the two Grace said to her uncle:
whats the matter with Dick? He
has never let so long time go by before
without coming home for a visit"
II think some girl is keeping him."
Grace looked grave.
II shouldn't be surprised" continued
Mr.. Larramore, "to hear any day that
he is engaged"
SWhy do you think so?"
"Well, you know Dicks salary is not
very large and he occasionally falls
back upon me. The other day he sent
me bill for flowers"
"Oh! I see."
The subject was not pressed further.
A few days later Dick received letter
from his cousin-foster sister Gliding
him for remaining away from home so
long without visit. His father was
very much hurt at his sons neglect Of
him.
This letter brought Dick home for
the next weekend He had an inter-
view with his father at which the lat
ter denied that he considered his son
neglectful of him and commended him
for standing by his business. The old
man went to bed early and Dick spent
the rest of the evening with Grace.
''Who is this person you're sending
flowers to?" asked Grace in cold tone
II wouldn't send flowers to a person
I would only send them to an attrac
tive girl" ....-~-sss''
There was a brief silence between
them which was broken by Grace.
"Do you think you have q right t.
marry when your father is getting ole
and needs your attention.
"He isn't getting my attention. Yot
are taking care of him and doing 1t fal
better than I could. supposed yo'
were to remain single as long as h
Hives."
"Row very sacrificing you are
sarcastically.
TITS self-sacrificing of you. Pv
heard you say often that you were &c
ing to be an old maid for dads sake."
II suppose after dear uncle's deaf
you will bring this woman you're &c
ing to marry into the house and sha
have to vacate?"
'rm not going to marry" this won
an. "If marry shall marry Lowell
girl"
Surprising" Grace said with gres
seriousness, "supposing that ! sho1l
die before your father, do you suppOs
he would be able to put up with
strange person who you would brin
into the house to take my placer
aBut you're not going to die, an
I'm not going to bring a strange pc
som into this house." b.
II don't know; I've had queer fee
ings about my heart lately"
.You don't mean \; who is the ca
who is making the7troubls with Yer
hearth"
aYou know very well that I den
mean it in that sense At all. If I d
you would not be the person 30 refer
my lover as cad"
"Why notF'
"You know very well that ! wou
not do what you are going to do. If
marry, uncle will be perfectly Statistic
to have me marry and approve OF Il
gentleman who is to be my husband.
"Oh! he is to be gentleman,
he7"
"He has one fault"
"What's that?'
"He is very unfeelingi he doesr
seem to realize what noble, good 4
Their he has,"
Dick opened his eyes vejy wide oil
looked up at the ceiling; traces ey
were glued to the floor Present
Dick said:
(which, being interpreted, meal
that you are willing to saaritice you
self to dads DESIRES
II will marry no man who does n
love me-"
"And / viii marry no girl who do