The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07

caused all the trouble. BECAUSE Luis
was rich the aunts regarded me with
undisguised dlstrust; because Lois was
rich they kept her eternally at home
like a Gagged mouse; because Lois was
rich. in fact they forbade my marrying
her.
Because | was a fool. perhaps,
swore that / would marry Lois in spite
of the aunts. her fortune, and all the
personlfied objections that ever walked
on earth. Because l was fool, GER
tainly. made this plain to the aunts.
Things went from bad to worse. At
first | was allowed to see Lois any
time 1 chose. But after a while the
periods when l was permitted TO find
her "at home" were curtaiied nightly.
After time indeed, | was allowed
TO see her only on certain days, be-
tween certain hours, for all the world
as if she were in prison.
clustered. l swore vengeance, l
talked United States law at those two
old jailer aunts till my knowledge and
powers of invention were entirely ex-
hausted. But still they smiled Sc
renely upon me, and intimated that l
might call for few minutes the week
after next.
/ don't know what they told Lois
about me. Anyhow, 1t did not in the
least alter her love. But it was en-
barrassing sometimes when she would
turn her great, trusting brown eyes
upon me and ask if / had ever killed
a man or blown up a house with dyna-
mite. Because had not.
81 WISH" she said TO me one day,
"that l could hear your big, hearty
voice all the time. 1t would make me
Drawer"
Plainly, if could not be by her side
I must find an alternative. There was
the telephone, to be sure, but there
were also the aunts with their opposi-
ton There was-what OH earth was
there? oh, yes
l sent to a dealer in monographs.
81 should like n talk" l said.
He led me into his private Office.
"WellW
Unto q phonograph," l explained
"for reproduction of my speech, you
know"
SO l talked. II cost me more than
the long-dlstance telephone, but paid
willingly. l bought phonograph and
took lessons on making records. Their
presented the machine to Lois.
"If you wind 1t up and put in rec
ord" told her, sit will talk for me-"
The machine swore eternal love fol
Lois in my behalf and Lois smiled.
The next time l called l bought
twelve records. Half of them were
lastingly impressed with remarks OF
mine, and half of them We're blank.
explained TO Lois the process of revers
ing the machine in order TO produce
permanent record of her speeches.
"Now, l have numbered these 81,
records" l explained. "Put them oi
the cylinder of the phonograph in thu
proper order. After No. 1 has talked
take one of the six blank records ant
reply to mine. In this manner we will
keep up a close imitation of conver
sation."
The aunts blandly informed me tha
was not TO be allowed to call for {
week or more. Nevertheless, not al
the aunts of the universe could keel
me from marching up and down tn
walk in front of the house.
SO the next day l sauntered past
that is, almost past. AT the turtle
corner of the yard l came to an abrup
halt, for the curtains of the hous
were down and no smoke curled from
the chimney. 1t was deserted!
There was no time for tritiing
There might be landlord or an agen
who owned key; no one was on til
spot. Within five minutes ha'
broken into the house.
The rooms down stairs were bare
Scarcely noticing them, swept up til
stairs to the front room, from who's
window had often seen the face o
Lois while l was walking in from
of the house. 1t, too, was deserted.
AS l seal ched the room with cage
haste my eyes spied single objec
Under the edge OF the front window
almost hidden by the curtain, and AZ
parently placed there to prop up tn
window, was a photographic record.
| burst into the store of my frlent
the dealer in monographs, with th
lmpetuosity of a runaway train. Bt
iore he could restrain me l had place
II the record on small phonograph an
started the wheels of the machine.
II On, Frank" came the trcmbln
Fl voice OF Lois from the megaphon
4 norm, I'VE are going away-my aunt
ana |. They told me tonight that
should never see you again. don
"A know where we are bound for ever
,uhiiy Dut we go to Evorvillc frol
here. Core to me. Frank, won't you
my aunts are coming and | mus
4 find it,"
n Everville found to be little raj
road junction. 1t was easy to ira,
II ,he three women to hotel. The
haa occupied double room No. 10 IL
night before.
anybody in Room lC?" demande
"A OF the sleepy clerk.
"uess not" he runtcd, studylr
the register.
IN take 1t then, | announced. I'm
riedly. Nv
neiore he was through insisting tn,
single person could find no use for
sovn, Win TWO beds In II had throw
p'l' on the counter and was half-ws
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