The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-28
E0ening Story
In Spite of Parents.
BY H. IRVING KING.

John Cartwright was in love with
Emma Townsend and Emma was in
love with John. Johns rather and
mother had selected for Johns wife
the very wealthy and very charming
Clara Dennison, an orphan, whose
guardian uncle approved the selection:
But Clara on her part had selected
for her husband Richard Watson,
clerk in her uncle's brokerage office.
Now Mr.. and Mr.. Marcus Townsend,
Emma's parents, were both of families
possessed of colonial and revolution
airy traditions, but of little money.
The Townsends' visiting cards had a
prestige which was denied to the
Townsend thirty day notes. The fond
parents saw with secret satisfaction
the growing intimacy between their
daughter and the SON of the wealthy
Sylvanus Cartwright-a misalliance.
it is true. but then what could you ex-
pect in these leveling days? And Cart
wright's record in Bradstreet's was so
eminently satisfactory But when the
Townsends learned that John Cart
wright had been ordered to marry
Clara Dennison they rose In artistic
cratic wrath. Perish the vulgar Cart
wrights and perish their base money.
Besides, there were as good fish in the
sea as there were in the frying pan-
Emma was ordered not to think OF
John Cartwright any more and to hold
herself in readiness to marry some one
to be picked out for her by her parents
hereafter. Emma>was pretty young
| thing with not much to her. and John
| was well enough young man, but 1t
must be confessed rather common
place and nightly afraid of his father.
| So in spite of their love and in spite
| of Clara Dennison's love for Richard
Watson and his love for her, 1t is quite
possible that the parents and guar
dian uncle would>~have had things
| a had haan for
Clara.
Uncle" said Clara one evening as
she and her guardian sat over their
after-dinner coffee. IT have made up
my mind to marry that clerk OF yours
Richard Watson"
| Had a bomb gone off in the middle
of the dining room table Mr.. zebulon
| Dennison would hardly have been
more startled. The worthy broker
| was of an apoplectic build and Clara
at first feared she should have broken
| it to him more gently. But he re-
| covered and managed to spiutter after
a minute: you are not. Has he
asked yous I will discharge him
tomorrow"
"oh yes I am. He has not asked
me, but he is going to and as to your
diseharging him I shall be twenty
three next month, when my property
is to be turned over to me, and
guess we will have enough to set VI
housekeeping with" retorted Clara.
Zebulon from commanding de-
scended to arguing. His argument!
were all perfectly sound, but what il
a sound argument in the pathway o.
young love? Richard, from th'
changed manner in which his en-
ployer treated him next morning, sur
missed something of what had happen
meeting with Clara.
what have you been saying to you
uncle?" he asked when they wer'
seated in a corner OF highly respect
able tearoom which had been tn
scene of many of their conferences
Clara told him word for word wha
she had said to her uncle, 81 wa
right, wasn't II" she asked, blushinl
little.
"You angel" cried Richard. 20
asked you long ago if hadn't been 81
"Oh. bother that" said Clara
you'll probably lose your job witt
uncle, but you told me last week yo'
were going to leave-soen to go int
. that South American scheme anyways
The question Is what are we going 4
do for those poor bahes-in- the-woods
Emma Townsend and John Cart
wright? John is going to lose me TO
sure and I do so wish he might sc
Emma. There! ! have an idea. !
l
company uncle is forming? He's al
wrapped up in it. I'll infuse a littl
matrimony into the concern, SEQ
, don't"
That evening Emma and John hai
a dolorous and desparing interview
which, they agreed, was to be thei
lastr Clara was all smiles and win
some ways when she met her uncl
at dinner that night.
"Reeonciled yet, uHkey?" sh
laughed as she kissed him. 20
course. yeu are! I met Dick thi
afternoon and proposed to him, and h
accepted me. So that's off my mind.
l. "CIaral" exclaimed the broker, ''
feally-sueh conduct don't knoy
what to say to you"
Say yes to everything I propos
then, you old dear" she laughed. an
then abruptly changed the subien
with, About that new company D
yours uncle-is any of my money il
1t? Nof Well, next month, when
come into my fortune. I'll put SOM
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