The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-21
took possession Of me. for had a mis-

hIS. Kingsley Dad gone out Tor rev
minutes and had requested me TO have
an eye to her child while she was gone.
AS | glanced at the cradle, and thought
Of my uncle at the door, bright idea
entered my mind l determined in
case the visitor was my uncle to claim
the youthful occupant of that cradle as
my own.
The visitor proved to be my uncle.
l knew him by the picture Of him had
seen, and he likewise recognized me
by my photograph. After mutual rec
ognltion and handshaking. | ushered
my honored relative into the parlor and
presented to him my newly claimed
offspring.
So far had succeeded in decelving
my uncle, but the worst / feared was
that when Mrs Kingsley returned she
might object to my claiming ownership
in her child Besides, to carry out my
deception must find a wife as we'll as
an infant, and Mrs. Kingsley was the
only one l could conveniently claim.
The only difficulty was to get her con
sent to the deception, and this might
be done If could secure a private con
versatlon with her before introduced
her to my uncle.
| watched my opportunity, and gain
ed an interview with her before she
entered the room. l told her, in few
brief, hurried words, the extent of my
difficulty, and how had taken the lib
erty of acting as papa for her little one.
then told her l must find a wife some
where, and begged her to allow me to
introduce her to my uncle in that ca
pacity. She laughed heartily at the
suggestion said she could comprehend
my difficulty, and consented to my pro-
posal, but warned me roguishly not to
presume upon the occurrence.
We entered the parlor, and l intro
duced her as my better half. My uncle
was much pleased with her, and com
plimented me upon my good choice in
the selection of a wife Mrs. Kingsley
colored most charmingly at this com
pliment, and l could see she could
scarcely refrain from laughing.
short time afterward Mrs. Kings
ley came to me, when l was alone, in
an adjoining room, and l saw imme-
diately something very humorous must
have happened, for the corners of her
lips were breaking out into beaming
smiles.
do you know, sir, into what an
awkward predicament you have gotten
me?" she inquired.
whats the matter?" | asked.
"Why, your uncle came to me a short
time ago and asked to see my marriage
certificate, as he said he had some
money to settle upon us Immediately,
but wanted to be sure everything was
right first"
did you expose meg inquired anx-
iously.
mo, sir. did not, for nover enter
into deception or anything else by
halves"
"Then we must lose no time re-
piled; ''if my uncle is so anxious to
have our marriage certificate, let us
put no obstacles in his way
We lost no time | assure you. I
don't think Mrs. Kingsley ever got into
her Sunday clothes in such hurry in
her life before, while ] spoiled two
pairs of suspenders in my frantic en-
deavors to be ION time" We quite as
tonished the parson by our haste. and
at the conclusion of the ceremony l
would have forgotten to give him the
usual fee IL he had not reminded me
of It,
We had secured the coveted marriage
certificate, signed and sealed, and were
now safely out of our difficulties. as we
thought. We had omitted one precau-
ton. as we found when we had pre-
scented the certificate to my uncle The
date was too modern.
why, how is this?" said my uncle.
Il thought you were married over a
year ago?"
80 we were, uncle said. solemnly.
How comes it, then. the certificate
is dated to-day?" he asked in voice
Of thunder
We We're both struck speechless.
Come" said my uncle. 81 see there
has been some trickery here Own III
to it, or I win never forgive YOU"
l did own up to It, and told him the
whole story. expected it would make
him angry, but 1t didn't, for he laughed
heartily. and said was a clever rascal
and he was proud Of me.--Indianap~lis
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