Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 210, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1913 — Not as Bad as He Feared. [ARTICLE]

Not as Bad as He Feared.

"Well, sir,” demanded the dignifiedlooking gentleman who met Mr. Dalllngton In the hall, "what are yon doing here?" "I—I —that Is—l beg your pardon, sir. It may seem strange to you to see me here alone., but I—l, that Is, sir, I assure you I am—•” "Come, come! You may as well coWess the troth. 1 will summon the servants and have you searched. I want to know what you are doing in my house it this time — “Oh, you are Miss Rockingham’s father? I beg your pardon. It’s all light. I have just had a slight misunderstanding with your daughter, and she refused to come out to bid me good-night. You see, I was rather awed when I met you here. 1 thought you were the butler.”^