The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-11-17
AN AUTO
ELOPEMENT

YOUR father will never consent
- OUR marriage, and there is nothing
n for us but TO elope."
.Elope!" exclaimed the girl. in
frichtened tone. "Oh. Leonard, we
never could do that. Why. we would
have TO have a balcony and rope lad.
dsrs. roses and things like that, and
il IS winter time"
"You little goose" began the young
nan. as he pinched her already rosy
choek I'VE would have a modern. up
tedate elopement. See. there is my
machine out there at the curb now.
Why can't you put on your wraps and
let me drive you over TO Rev. Mr..
Fourthlys and have all this worry
over with? | got the license this
norning."
,fadge patted the floor with ono
t'ny foot and her brow was puckered
into mass OF little wrinkles.
But il will make all Oak PARK
taR." She began. and we can't have
any wedding and bridesmaids and
flowers and presents and things"
Never mind, dearie, we can have
each other, and that is better. Come
along ana IN go out and give
til chauffeur directions as to how TO
reach Rev. Mr.. Fourthly's house.
Hurry up. my dear. for your father
u-lt come home any time. and you
know your mother ma arrive from the
c.ty at any moment and spoil our little
scheme"
Ihe young man gave the proper d.
rectons to his chauffeur, and il was
rr 0ng before Madge came down the
st.ns. a little bit frightened and nerv-
ous but still looking like picture
with her flashing eyes, her rosy
checks and plumes and all.
Jast as they drove away from the
house the girl turned and saw her
frtaor coming down the street in his
ne racing machine. She gave lii.
T. scream and cried: Look, Leon
Gr'
He looked. and with that he com.
uaaled the chauffeur to drive as fast
lor he could.
Alr Neversmith alighted from his
Il chine and hurried into the house.
Where's Mrs. NeveTsmith?" he
al of Maggie. the maid.
She's gone to town, sir, said the
uad
Where is Madge?" he asked this
tine
III dunno. sir" was the reply
Didn't she leave any word when
So went away" he began, sternly.
so, sir, but did hear her and hel
young man talking about clipping, sir.
EIoping,' jerked out Mr. Never
smith do you meanto say that she
has run away with that worthless
young Doolittle? Answer me. DID
she 20 away with that young MANI?
Yes. sir: | think so. sir. | hear
them talking about going away TO Mr.
Fourthly's, and they went away to
gether They left the house just be
lore YOU came in"
by this time MT. Neversmith ha'
reached the front door. He glared a
the maid as though 1t had been he
fault that the young folks had starte
70 clone.
Il VIII catch them, and II will b
the worse for them. too. mind yo
that You should have 'phoned m
when you heard them plotting TO ru
away. ! could wiring their necks. an
Yours. too" he said, as he shook hi
fist in the direction of the maid an
jumped into his machine.
DO you know the Doolittle chau
feur?' Neversmith asked his driver.
"Yis. sor," came the reply.
We'll, want to overtake then
Head the machine toward Rev. NJ
Fourthlys and speed 1t up to II
limit"
The machine gave a sudden lure
forward and then stopped as su
denly
And then there was delay.
In the meantime the fleeing coup
had not made much Roadway. Som
thing had gone wrong with the aut
mobile and while the young man al
his chauffeur were both trying TO
II Madge looked back and saw b
faihcr start after them.
oh, Leonard, he's coming-he
Coming" she began, "and he'll new
ley me see you again. oh, wish
hadn't started. He is driving his n
chine like mad, and l know he is
rious"
AZ this Leonard stepped into
machine to take look at the y
suing father. and as he did so he ga
satisfied "Ah."
What are you 'ahing' for?" querl
Madge
lis machine is stuck, too, and
tol the arr is blue for block arou
him"
AZ that juncture an automot
came UP alongside the one In VIII