Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-26
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don't know, but at that moment we
passed in midstream close by q ferry.
boat steaming from Jersey City to New
York, and one of the passengers OH it,
a girl We both knew, waved her hand
to me, and | called out:
"Wait there! I'll be over at once"
Then the boats had swept BY each
other, and | turned to look at Mr.. Vel
mix. He was almost livid with rage,
and he trembled as with a chill.
"You villain" he said threateningly.
$50 this is how you see each other. By
heavens, I'll make you LSy for this. l
suppose you had arranged an elope-
ment," he exclaimed, getting more and
more excited. And he didn't become
calm when I told him his surmise was
true.
There were few passengers aboard,
and Patience's father had the sense to
speak in low tones to avoid a scene, but
1t was awful the way he swore he
would put me in prison for life and
shoot me dead If I ever SO much as dared
to look at his daughter again. Of course
he didn't get off the boat at Jersey City.
He staid close to me, and of course !
came back to New York to meet the
dear girl. But alas and alack! When
we reached the middle of the river again
and met the other boat, bound this
time for Jersey City, old Yelnik fairly
trembled for joy and shouted:
"There she is! I could recognize that
hat and coat anywhere. So, you see, she
won't elope with you, you miserable,
sneaking hound. you young villain. you
abductor'-
My heart sank within me as be spoke,
for, looking quickly at the passing
craft, l saw her frightened half to
death as she realized our plot had been
discovered, but in desperation l shouted
"Wait for me in Jersey City!"
She nodded, and then we were gone
again. Fifteen minutes elapsed before
our boat left the New York ferry slip,
and during that time Mr.. Yelnik
chuckled and slapped his knees and
acted like a wild %lunatic, he was 90
overjoyed.
eyes, wait for me in Jersey Cityi'"
he mimicked. "Oh, she'll wait, don't
you be afraid; she'll wait, but for me
and not for you, and let me tell you
n thing, sir-as soon as l can get a
warrant you'll be locked up, and, by
heavens, I'll see you in Sing Sing be.
fore I'm done with you'll
He went Oh in this fashion till we
crossed the North river again and had
come to a dead stop about 100 feet from
the Jersey City ferry slip. blocked by a
fleet OF c%analboats that were lazily
crawling up the stream against the
tide. l looked across them to the boat
she had come v on. 1t was blocked
inside of the slip, and, horror Of hor.
rors, there she stood on the deck ready
to cross the river once more, having
totally misunderstood the message !
shouted.
A tugboat, awaiting to get down
stream, slowly approached our craft
and came to a dead stop SO close that l
could have stepped aboard her. Mr..
Yelnik had walked to the other side of
our deck. feeling safe so long az I was
there and afloat. Like a fash I saw a
chance to escape and called to the pilot
Of the tug:
"Want a job?"
"That's my watermelon, " he replied.
Instantly I cleared our rail and leap
ed to the towboat, shouting:
"Sheer of, quick! Sheer off"
The pilot rang his bells, the propel-
Ter whirled viciously, and we shot back
ward from the ferryboat as MI. Yelnik
rushed to it's rail and swore at us.
"Skim around that feet, quick" l
called, hurrying up to the pilot house
and pulling a $40 bill out of my pocket.
Snow make for that boat in the slip
and stand by till I get the young lady
there, waiting for me-"
"You bet / will" the pilot respond
ed heartily. Bully for you, young fell
Ter. I amt been married long myself"
LII less time almost than it takes to
tell it we had come alongside the other
f~erryboat, and the deal. 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?"
ooh, anywhere in New Jersey, go we
a be married without stopping for a
~license-say to Atlantic Highlands or
Long Branch or anywhere"
"You dear old goose!" exclaimed my
betrothed. "Why, we can't get there
under two hours, and by that time he
will have t~elegraphed all owe the coast
to arrest us ON sight"
"Good LordP' I groaned. "What'll
we do? / haven't thought Of that
"Why, just let's sail up the Kill Won
Kull here to Bayonne and land in Is
minutes" she replied in a businesslike
way. "He never would dream Of our
going ashore so close, but it's all New
Jersey, and in ten minutes more we
IAN find a minister and be m-m-mar-
ried," she concluded, whispering and
blushing.
And we did go and took the first train
back to New York and t~elegraphed from
our hotel to Nh. Yelnik that we would
be glad to have him call on us with his
wife that evening.
Since then we have been told that
when the old gentleman reached home
that afternoon he almost had an attack
Of apoplexy, for when he went up the
veranda steps the front door was opened
by his daughter Patience, who confess
ed everything-how she and I had new
or been really in love, but how Marion
had become engaged to me that summer,
and we simply had to be married clan
destinely because Mr.. Yelnik finally
succeeded in prejudioipg Mr.. and Mrs.
claim against me 80 that they refused
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