The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-08

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est-souled fellow, had asked her to
become his wife, and she was willing,
but she had one request to make that
surprised Seth; it was, that they should
elope and be married. "Lope with
YOU Sally?" Seth asked. "What
should that be fer? Has your folks
got anything agin me?"
"No," replied Sally.
"You amt ashamed to take me fore
folks?"
"No-o-o," replied Sally, slowly. She
really liked Seth very much, but was
determined that a flavor of the ro-
mantle should add its dear charm to
her wedding.
81 think q weddin' with all ones kin
folks an fren's an a big dinner an all
that, is nicest," said Seth.
Everybody has that" said Sally,
petulantly. ri don't want to be like
everybody else.
at will be just like q page from a
novel," she said. 81 will be all ready
at midnight, and you must come gal
Looping up like mad, and we will steal
away and be married, and every one
will be surprised.
"And you must get fathers ladder
off thegarden fence, where it hangs all
the time, and put itupto my window,
and'-
You'd better chain up your dog"
said Seth. "If he bit me once I'd kill
HIM dead. amt goin' to have no
hydrofoby."
ayes, yes" said Sally, 'Ill see that
old Maize is tied up, and-and-Seth,
it'd be more romantic if you elm up
the ladder an carried me down"
eyes, an more chance of orr break
in our necks," said Seth. II don't
see what possesses you to want to
carry on like this, Sally"
'"Then leave me! Avaunt," cried
Sally, in a tragical tone.
Ppm not going to avant a step"
said Seth. "If | could only see some
sense in it all l wouldn't mind. But
l don't care" he added, recklessly.
"Tll do tito please YOU"
Then Sally vas happy. Her life
would not have been lived in vain if it
could have aromance of it's own. She
had overruled all Of Seth's objections,
and made him consent against his
better judgment, to do as sh g wished.
The night agreed upon for the elope-
ment came, and with it a settled rain.
Seth was very respondent, Sally was
jubilant. Her plan was a simple one.
They were to ride to q village twelve
miles distant. 1t would be daylight
when they reached the village. They
would be married, and return in time
for dinner. This prosaic ending did
not please Sally greatly, but nothing
more exciting could be agreed upon.
She would have liked to have had her
father follow them vowing vengeance,
in which case she could have "defied
him to the teeth"
But, as Sally disconsolately said,
"Father likes Seth too muck to make
any fuss" Nevertheless, she decided
on pinning anote to her pillow, telling
her parents that she had gone with
the man she loved" and that call
pursuit will be vain"
1t was after eleven o'clock when Seth
started for Sally's home. The fire OF
romance famed not furiously in his
breast. Even love was at q low ebb.
He was sorely tempted to give up the
whole plan, bat was afraid of Sally's
taunts.
He saddled the amazed and nnrelia-
BILE Lazarus, and took also a decrepit
old nag called "Bally."
"Sally said she was to ride behind
me, cause | was to be her Lockinvar,
OF some other big fool, but Lockinvar
o. no Lockinvar, old Laz'rus won't
carry double. an we'd both get hist
ed into the mud if we tried it,"
1t vas midnight, q dark and dreary
midnight, when Seth reached Farmer
Dorton's farmhouse. The rain came
downin torrents, and objects could be
seen only by flashes OF lightning. These
were quite frequent, and By them
Seth found the ladder at the place in.
: Dictated by Sally.
Another flash, and he placed il
against the side of the house. Nc
light was visible. Sally thought that
darkness would add to the romance
of the affair.
There were almost canstant peals d
! thunder, and the rain beat furiously
! against windows and doors. Seth
knew that Sally could not hear d
| s'pebble" against the glass which hi
had been asked to throw.
, He decidedto rap on the window
and tell her that the elopement must
be postponed, and that she would
get Stopping wet" If she ventured out
This would show her that he hae
kept his word IN regard to coming aft
, er her.
He crept slowly up the ladder, ant
raped gently on the window with hi
' knuckles.
There was no response. "A sudden
/, lull came, the wind and rain ceaset
? Q q moment, q prolonged, wave
|, like glare 81 lightning revealed Sell