Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-05-02 | Page 3 | A Clear Bluff

A Clear Bluff What exclaimed the stern parent whose glasses hung over the end of his I nose and who had been maintaining tho I fiction of sleep while the women of the sleeI whie family were gossiping Whats that I Not going to be married for another year Didnt you tell me that tho farce was to be played next month Yes papa but he thinks that in another an-other year hell be In a much better condition to meet the expenses of married mar-ried and life Ills salary will be reaiscd andShut up and the old gentleman took the center of the room Not another an-other word Do I look like a gudgeon or a backdistrict sucker You said next month Your mother said next month and its next month all over town Youve been hitting me for money ever time Ive been within earshot ear-shot and now propose contlnue the run for another year I draw the line here now and for keeps But papa dear you said you never wanted me to marry him Shut up I say so yet But that wedding will come off next month understand un-derstand Next month or never lIes bluHlng lies trying to dodge Ill make him think the worlds exploding Say Ill Just call that smart young man JUll manHero now after he had spent two minutes at his I desk theres D check for two thousand Now well e how Ihe rut Jumps The daughter kIssed him and went out with her handkerchief over her mouth The rest nudjiod each other and struggled strug-gled not to look elated That night at 2 n 1w shook his wife and whispered whis-pered hoarsely Do you have any idea i mother that the vlllunous little minx vorLcd uifct Detroit Free Press