The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-26

pied, with emphasis. How long this
conversation might have continued |
don't know, hut ut that moment we
passed in midstrcam close by ferry.
boat stoaming from jersey City to Now
York, and one of tho passengers ON it,
girl we both knew, waved her band
To me, and | called out
Wait therel I'll bo over at once. -
Then the boats had swept by each
other, and | turned To look ut MIR Vel.
mix. lie was almost livid with rage,
and he tremhfed a> with chill.
You villain, he said thrcatrungly.
So this is how You SEQ each other Hy
heavens, I'll make You pay for this. |
suppose you had arranged an clope.
ment," he exclaimed, getting more aud
moro excited. And he didn't become
calm when | told him his surmise was
true
There were few passengers aboard.
and Patienco's father had the SENSE To
speak III low tones to avoid scene, but
1t WIS awful tho way he sworo he
would put me in prison for life and
shoot mo dead if | ever so much as dared
to look at his daughter again. OF course
ho didn { get off the boat at Jersey City.
lilo staid close to me, and of course |
came buck to New York 10 meet the
dear girl. But alas and alack! When
we reached the middle of tho river again
and met tho other boat, bound this
time for Jersey City, old Yelnik fairly
trembled for joy and shouted
ttfnh,rt, II. - 4 4
hat and coat anywhere. So, YOU Sec sho
won't elope with you, you miserable
sneaking hound, you young villain, You
abductor"--
My heart sunk within mo as he spoke,
for. looking quickly ut the passing
craft, | saw her frightened half to
death M she realized our plot had been
discovered. but i'll desperation | shouted;
Wait for me in Jersey City,
Sho nodded, and then we were gone
again. Fifteen minutes elapsed before
our boat left the New York ferry slip.
and during that time Mr.. Yclnik
ehuolled and slapped his knees and
acted like wild mnatic, he was 50
oyorjoyed.
,
no mimiclSod, "Oh, she'll wait, don't
you he afraid sho'll wait, but for me
and not for you, and let mo tell You
one thing, sir-as soon ms | can get
warrant you'll be locked mp. and. hv
heavens, Ill see you in Sing Sing be-
fore I'm done with your'
lilo went on III this fashion till We
crossed the North river again and had
come to Il dead stop about 100 feet from
the Jersey City ferry slip. blocked by
fleet of eannlbeats that were lazily
crawling up the stream against the
tide. | looked across them To the boat
she had come over on. 1t was blocked
inside Of tho slip, and, horror of hor
rors, there sho stood ON the deck ready
10 cross the river once more, having
totally misunderstood the message |
shouted.
s,fe E"ReRRS9IS ya %S2pIIfl89SS u'2a 81 49Y4 i
and camo to u dead stop So close that
could have stepped aboard her Mr.
Yelnils had walked to the other side of
our dock, feeling safe 81 long ~ was
there and ahoat Like II flash | saw "A
chance to escape and called to the pilot
of the tug.
Want II ioII?
That my watermelon, " hereplied
Instantly | cleared our rail and leap
ed to the towboat, shouting:
''Sheer of, quick Sheer of
Tho dot rang his bells, the propcl-
Ter whrled viciously. and we shot back.
ward from the ferryboat MS Mr.. Ycnik
rushed to its rail and sworo at rs.
'Skim around that fleet, quick, -
called, hnrying up to the pilot house
and pullinBH $50 bill out of my pocket
Nov mako for that boat in the slip
and stand by till | get the young lady
there, waiting for me. -
You bet | will, " the pilot respond.
ed heartily Bully for you. young fol
Ter. | amt been married long myself.
In less time almost than it takes to
tell it wo had come alongside tho other
ferryboat, and the dear girl was aboard
with me, and we were speeding down
toward the bay. When we were quite
out Of reach the pilot asked;
Now where do you want to go:'
"Oh, anywhere in New Jersey, so We
can be married without stopping for "a
lieense-say to Atlantic Highlands or
Long Branch or anywhere "
You dear old goosci" exclaimed my
betrothed. why, we cant get there
under two hours, and by that time he
will have telcRraphed all over the coast
to arrest us on sight
Good Lord!' groaned. "What'll
We doI | haven't thought Of that -
"Why just let's sail up the Kill Won
Kull hero to Bayonne and land in -
minutes, F" she replied III a businesslike
way. He never would dream Of our
going ashore no close, but it's all New
Jersey, and in ten minutes more we
can find "A minister and be am mar
ried, sho concluded. whispering and
blushing.
And we did SO and took the first train
back to New York and tclcgraphed from
our hotel TO Mr. Yelnik that we would
bo glad to have him call ON Us with his
wife that evening
Since thcn wo have been told that
when the old gentleman reached home
that afternoon he almost had an attack
Of apopleSy, for when no went up the
yeranda steps the front door was opened
by bis daughter Patience who confess
ed everything she and had uey
en- been really IN love- but how Marion
had become engaged tome that summer,
aud we simply bad 10 be married clan.
destinely because Mr. Yelnik finally
succeeded in prejudiclng Mr. and Mrs.
claim against mo 80 that they refused
to sanction wedding -ColIyn Moody
in Chicago Record
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