The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-22
BORROWED A HUSBAND.

Romantic story OF Young Lady WhS
tlouseA with . q sarslsaer.
NEW YORK, (bct. 2i.-One OF the most
astonishing cases of husband borrowing is
developing i'm the case of Mary L. Hunt,
late Of county Rexfori, Ireland, who
cams to this country with her fathers
gardener. Mistress Mary, who, like her
nains.sake OF Mother Goose, appears tn
have been "quite contrary" denies that
her sudden trip with horticultsirist John
Burns is an elopement. Mr.. Burns,
corsiing tai her story, acted merely Is her
escort.
~ was i'm trouble, no matter what kind
of trouble" Miss Hunt explained to-day.
"and had been thinking what to do. I
thought of Australia and I thought of
America and at last l decided tn come
| here. Then 1 asked this man To take ms,
over and hc refused, and then because 7
did not lilk" tn come alone I concluded to
stay and face IL out. Then l asked him
again to come and he said he would. He
had known me, yen see. for years, and he,
did not like tai see me come alone and Sd
u" came. and paid his passage. too. But
| he WAS going right back again. even il
| they had not made all this f,iss.'
Miss Hunt il getting a Rousl taste OF
but 3 p. m. when your correspondent i'm
| terviewed her she was already packed OF
in h.si.
'Thcy gave me a bot bath, which did
| not at all object to-" she remarked dryly.
| ''b,it certainly il docs strike as n biz
| odd that one should go through much
| that il romantic. and suddenly be put tn
bed to- have ones clothes siisinfectesi. Do
they think this sort OF thing is catching ~
| she inquired. with ~ sly look.
| Once charmed into something like free
dom of speech, she entered more into par
% night ri,. % talked. II i'' thought ' / should
never get my things out of the window. I
down. but !, .ceme.i as II could not Sss
strings long enough. and as IL they would
never reach the ground, and they bumped
against the. shutters below too, and 10
sounded like cats scratching Ia get in.
Then I heard them swish against ths
ground and l knew they were down. Then
"Down the road "a bit was n man with q
trap" she continued; ''the very sams
scamp who l expect gave me away to my
father. For am hour we rode in pitch
dark to the nearest station. From there
we went 10y train tn Queenstown. q. how
glad I was to see the ship, though il
seemed indeed a. IL l would never sail.
n,"nk / fanci...i wa. s"m.issiy for ne."
the least bit sorry, after all?''
I WAS horribly seasick for two days, and
then l got the worst cold ever had. "
her she now knows that they are ON her
trail. On the Germanic. due here Friday
Is her only bro.he.. Gsosxs r
she .eeIns to have '.bossed'' so shos
family 1 sS s%a s% sse Sss. a. doe. r. NC
;; seem to he the intention of the fair pris
ss OF ass. sSs Says. sa aai Il . sn ps1i.csiy e ::
: | pable of taking care OF myself. I have tn,
| kinsiest father and mother i'm the work
but want to xo out at service. I'd q
! hack to them now IL can't do anything
| else. am sure l could be n parlor MAX
: | back I won't Co."
..But what about Stephen Bryan
The keen gray eyes were shrewd. e
: told you he was going hack anyway"
"But what of Stephen Bryan's wife p
: | was the last question.
: s.what will she have to say ?@@ calmly in
| quired the lady who has borrowed saiG
!, Stephen. "why she will say nothing
= She will understand her folly when he
cs,fnes."