all laws, rules and regulations. When
finally the father confronts the defying
daughter, she calmly says, ``Well,
what are you going to do about it?''
And then tears, forgiveness, complete
capitulation, and, sometimes, she and
her husband live happily ever afterwards.

``We must find some means to end
this attachment. A union between a
musician and my daughter would be
most mortifying to me. Some plan
must be devised to separate them, but
she must not know of it, for she is
impatient of restraint and will not brook
opposition.''

``Are you confident she really loves
this violinist?''

``She confessed as much to me,''
said the perturbed banker.

Old Sanders tapped with both hands
on his shining cranium and asked,
``Are you confident he loves her?''

``No. Even if he does not, he no doubt
makes the pretense, and she believes
him. A man who fiddles for money