News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-01
poor OLD Dad"
BY VERA T. ROGERS.

|'NNAoA9 ANlAIGlii iiipl Nf7fNh hpCh hANf
daughter the fact thar she should
narry.
Don't keep him waiting longer, my
child he would urge, While the pain
in his dark, near-sighted eyes was ALI.
700 evident. HE loves YOU, you love
him, and he is a fine fellow"
But, daddy-let you live alone?'
Clytie's st. Cecilia face would lift to-.
scan the expression behind his heavy
spectacles.
You have been wonderful daugh--
ter; you have thought Of lie always
now we must think Of you" He was
smoothing her soft hair with thin
white hand. II won't have you left.
alone-as Libbie Carson was when her
father went at last. 1t is your right
every Woman's right-to marry" he
would stoutly affirm, but his heart
quaked with the dread Of losing his
only child, the sunshine OF his schol
arly life.
And Clytie would look long out Of
the window at the big, empty Carson
home, across the embroidered street.
1t had beens1sed as hospital during
then war. Libbie-husbandle child
less and the last of the Carsons-was
wondering.
One February evening she stared
through the hare branches Of the trees
until every gray-shuttered window
seemed to mock her with the eyes of
starved ghosts. She twisted her hands
in an agony of indecision: II can't
leave daddy for Race. If only mother
had lived :" Then she wept hysteri-
cally. Her father, buried in his books,
did not hear, but her lover came upon
her unaWares.
"Clytie, darling" he whispered, let's
get married right away; you've kept
me waiting long enough"
"That-that's what daddy says, too"
she guIped weakly, from the pressure
of his strong arms.
"He does?" shouted Race. Your
dads a brick :" he added inelegantly.
perhaps we can persuade him to Live
with us, once were married"
She shook her head TO assure him
that her father never would, while q
strange, new emotion hurr, the heart
against his breast. At Ea moss
finger Of light from tie %" D.
touched the face uf IT, ~,
the street. It was fatefH.
"Per-perhaps daddy could }e r---
suaded," she whispered softly.
The ceremony was quiet one in the
big, tlower-decked library. Wh"e CFy-
tie promised to love, honor ard obey
Horace Townley, her subconscic,R mind
was an exclamation point "Movc dad
iy and all these books to city apart
ment :" Then she was whirled away to-
A Southern honeymoon.
Tremain's married sister STAYED on
With him while Clytie was gone. Ne
would have preferred to be slone, with
he memory of his daughter and the
ministrations of the
elderly housekeeper. Aunt Emma
wasn't used to his ways, she was a
'usSer and manGrel to mislay his
'ooks and papers with her constant
idying
The boollworm was frequently driven
rom the house by her industry The
light of a feather buster, with long
andle In her canabla hands, was the
ignal for his departure 1T will do
lin good was her brisk answer
o the old housekeeper when she
"Clytie let her father
ave too much of his own way.
iut land alive what could one expect
rom n child with such heather
anne; He isn't fifty yet, and he moves
bout like on ele- man.
The harassed man ceascd at last, 10
lam the outer door as violent re
roach To his o1iciouS relative lie be-
an 10 enjoy his long walks in the keen
farch mir and bright sun His eve
light began to improve. his stopped
hOulderS Strengthened perceptiliY, ana
Is long limbs were acquiring r rhyth-
nc swing in place of The former
-ahhle. Aunt Emma smiiol behind
err buster. ...
The glowing bride stepped from the
angplank into her fathers strong
rip. sHat 1885,.
"why. Daddy" she gasped, IS IL
,aIly you?"
You WAY thank, or blame, your
INT for this coat Of tam" smiled
remain. when he had greeted the
canning Race, "But who is this2"
Forgive me- Miss Carson" Clytie
veetly apologized 10 fair woman
fth Smiling blue eyes. who stood be
nd her. "we met her on the boat
addy-you remember-from the house
ross the streeti" .
"Llhbie-Libbie Carson :" Tremain-
ID taken both gloved hands which
q laughing woman held out
Morse Tremain-you don't look =
" over forty -
4 ne young folk had turned AWAY .-
Ok over the luggage.
'DO you know, believe Daddy
persuaded 10 live with rs 4