The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01
AN ELOPEMENT

BY Charles Stel.

taken fate into her own hands, ana
tome 10 the ciiy % be married 10 Mr,
Wilson. unknown 70 her parents. 1t
came 10 her suddenly that fate was
against her She WAS just iittle SUI
perstitious She took ihe missing Of
the rain aud the accident 60 lie cab
as a warming that her wedding was
NOT 10 be. Wilson seemed terribly
annoyed, too.
~What shall we dof' asked Lulu
I'VE viii wait until evening. an
swered Charlie. lightly Then, turning
70 Mrs. Clement, be said. Tell Mr.
Clement that we viii return az six
o'clock. please
AS they walked down The street.
Miss Swift raised Aer eyes 70 her low
ers face with strange expression In
their depths .z.
"CAarlielH As
"What is it, doar:'
do sou think my missing ihe train
ana ihe accident 10 The cab-efely'
thing Is a Judgment on ust
NO. / DON'T 1t was dlnicult for
him not 10 laugh at the poor girls SUI
perstitiou. Il don't believe Ia iudg-
ments. for one thing, and, for another
we aren't going 10 do anything wrong.
We are Of age and can marry il we
want 20. But how shall we pass ihe
remainder Of ihe day. What do YOU
say 10 our going out TO Cooney Bayf
we have plenty Of time.
Il am entirely ia your hands" she
replied.
Charles Wilson was destined TO be- a
physician He had obtained bis
diploma and intended 10 so out 70
Washington Territory. He had a small
income, besides what he expected TO
make out OF his profession. lie aud
Miss Swift had met al a summer hotel,
where they had fallen in love with
each other with the result that they
arranged to be married privately and
20 0ut West together
In an hour from the time that they
left the minister's house they were
taking dinner at Lake Cooney Hotel.
This over. they left for q stroll on the
beach. After amusing themselves by
picking up curious stones aud shells
for time. Charlie said:
what do you say TO our having a
sail. Luz"
Il am perfectly willing If you wish
1t, she replied.
N.A+. tl.... ,..n..a oi tt,,r,tft.. ,,stt IA. fhn
lake. She is the bow OF the boat, he
IN the stern. Lulu tool, of her hat and
let the wind play upon her brow. Then
she leaned over the side OF the boat
and held her hands ln lhe cool water.
They were more than mile from the
shore now. Wilson managed the sail
and rudder SO as 20 run parallel with
the land Presently he pulled ont his
watch.
-Four o'clock" he said. We've
plenty Of time for another tack yet
Did you ever see the lake SO calm
Then he took on his cont. doubled Il
up and stretched out at full length in
the bottom Of the boat With his head
resting on the scat and Luiu's parasol
over his face
Don't you think Il Is Time for MS tO
returnT asked Miss Swift, at last
There was no answer. She repeated
the question Still no answer. She
moved uneasily on her seat and looked
at him. lie was asleep sound asleep
Her first thought was to wake him
then she was too indignant to do so.
To think that he could sleep at sucl
a time. after all the sacrifices she Ia,
made for him. The very thought Of 4
filed her heart 10 overhowlng, and no
tears fell from her eyes
Il won't wake him If he sleeps unit
doomsday" She said to herself az last
"Oh. if ] were only at home again
Ny mother would forgive mc, I an
sure
Ere another hour had passed The SIX!
rapidly darkened the thunder com
menced to roll, and large drops OF rail-
to descend. With a cry Of alarm Char
lie sprang Up, pale, trembling, horror
struck.
why. I must have been asleepw b
exclaimed. Lulu. how could you le
me"
III you could 60 to sleep at such
time, you might be sure I was not 60
ing TO wake you"
On looking around the young mai
knew that his first task lay IN gettin
the boat safe to shore. It now plunge
wildly through the waves. but at las
they grounded on the beach. nearly
mile from the hotel, wet. dripping. an
half blinded by the storm
Miss Swift sprang from the boat an
ran for the shelter Of a tree at ih
bottom Of the bluffs Charlie followin
as soon as he had pulled the boat on
Of the reach Of the waves Then b
looked at his watch. and the perplexe
, expression on bis face changed 70 on
Of vexation and dismay
II was already six O'Clock. The
train had been gone half an hour. an
there would not be another until te
o'clock. The rain now descended )
torrents: &c poured as il the foo,
gates of heaven had opened for a SCI