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And he accordingly broke his vow by taking the whole party up to see the lady who would not be photographed in tights , and put them in a box where they were gagged by the comedian , and where the soubrette smiled on them and all went well . Young Travers , who had been engaged to a girl down on Long Island for the last three months , only met her father and brother a few weeks before the day set for the wedding . The brother is a master of hounds near Southampton , and shared the expense of importing a pack from England with Van Bibber . The father and son talked horse all day and until one in the morning ; for they owned fast thoroughbreds , and entered them at the Sheepshead Bay and other race-tracks . Old Mr. Paddock , the father of the girl to whom Travers was engaged , had often said that when a young man asked him for his daughter 's hand he would ask him in return , not if he had lived straight , but if he could ride straight . And on his answering this question in the affirmative depended his gaining her parent 's consent . Travers had met Miss Paddock and her mother in Europe , while the men of the family were at home .