The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
vers Overcome Many Obstacles UNJUST TO FRIDAY

taken place since young Lochinvar
came out of the West.
Tho arrival of the cab started hos
tilities. Mrs. Raymond appeared at
the front door and ordered Halter
her suit case out OF the second-story
window and called out that she would
be down in few minutes. Attired in
her graduation dress, Miss Raymond
st;Irted downstairs. Her mother re-
treated inside the house and locked
tn, door.
Haller, seeing his sweetheart held
prisoner. sprang from the cab and
rushed up on the porch. He reached
the front door just as Mr. Raymond
unlocked the door to come out and
demonstrate with Haller. They met at
the door. Haller showed his foot
ag ainst it. Mr.. Raymond tried to close
It, He was too late. Haller broke
tn 'ough the door and he and his faith.
er in-law-to-be mixed in the hallway.
They were going fast. both strong
and lively, when Mrs. Raymond joined
in to aid her husband. 1t is alleged
that Haller caught her, swung her
around and threw her off the porch
to the ground. three feet below. This
treatment from a prospective son-in-
Law so affected Mrs. Raymond that she
Was overcome by nervous hysteria
Her husband summoned a physician.
and during the excitement Miss Edith
clad in her commencement gown. es.
capped the house and leaped into the
carriage. Her father was in hot pur.
suit and leaped into the carriage after
her. Jim. the driver, came to the as.
sistance of the girl, who was resist.
ing her fathers efforts to drag Ter
back into the house. Jim and Mr..
Raymond wrestled out of the carriage
and while they were scrambling on
the ground Haller leaped on to the
drivers seat, and, lashing the horses,
started away with his pride. He raced
away for two blocks-then made the
tactical error of stopping to wait Tor
Jim 20 catch up. Jim arrived. after
running a dead heat with Mr.. Ray
mead, and as Jim climbed onto the
drivers seat Mr.. Raymond again
leaped into the carriage with his
daughter.
Meantime neighbors had telephoned
the police and Policeman Wilson went
oil the run to stop the alleged riot
Jim had resumed control of the
reins and was riding with the groom
on the box, while inside the cab Mr..
Raymond and his daughter were en-
gagged in strenuous argument. Mr..
~ Ii. az
case out of the cab window, but by
that time the cab vas going SO rap
idly that he could do nothing more.
Policeman Wilson missed conneo-
tions, and as he arrived at the Ray
mond home, where the doctor was
working over Mrs. Raymond, Chief OF
Police Sullivan, at headquarters, saw
a cab with man in holiday attire and
negro on the box and an excited
man inside flash past the station. He
pursued the cab on foot. Deputy
Sheriff Hissong Joined the chase,
Across town went the cab, with Jim
and Haller and Mr. Raymond and his
daughter inside, and with the chief OF
police and deputy sheriff in pursuit
on foot.
The cab finally stopped in front OF
st. Benedict's church, just as the two
officers overlook it. Chief Sullivan's
only comment was "Oh, h-l!"
The painting and exhausted bridal
party entered the church parlors and
there Mr.. Raymond made his last eff.
fort. He pleaded with Father Girard
to refuse to marry the couple. Father
Girsrd decided that as they were both
of legal age they might as well be
married there as anywhere.
The paternal blessing was not forth
coming. but Haller secured the bride
he had won after the most strenu-
Gus courtship in modern annals.
Jim drove them to their new home
in triumph.