The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-07

MARION INTO THE CAR
carry him out of himself. but you will
go with me little girl. if | can fix it
TO evade those condtions?"
III only you could" she said wist-
fully but, jim, don't see how we
possibly can do anything. We must
travel either by land or water"
Il have an idea" he said mysterious
ly. Il think that | can make that
promise hold good and yet take you
away"
She smiled family as she turned her
face up for a kiss Three months be
fore she and Jim had started to elope.
Years before there had been bitter feel
ing between their fathers over village
election. and since then the elders had
kept up the feud,
Jim and Marion had fallen in love.
and they We're halfway to Carrsvlle
before they We're overtaien by George
Halpin. He was white with anger,
and his finger twitched nervously on
the trigger of Il revolver as he com
manded Marion to descend from the
buggy and take her place in his own
wagon.
There had been a drive home in alb
sOlute silence which in the stiffness of
the night had worked on the girls
feelings in strange fashion, and when
at lSt the home was reached he had
led her into the parlo1, where the fam
Low In, bn
table.
SolemnIy he had placed her hand
upon the sacred book and had made
her swear not to elope with jim. Not
content with Il general oath, he had
sought TO make it more binding by
specifying every means of transit he
could imagine. and when the girl had
at last staggered to her bedroom it
was with the feeling that Jim was lost
to her. Her promise was the price Of
his life, and the promise once made
could not be broken.
For time Jim had seemed content,
| but now he had suddenly changed his
, mind, and somehow he had communi-
Gated some of his hope to her. She
was willing TO go away with him and
get married if only a means could be
found to escape the letter of her obi
CATION, but her father had made it so
binding that she could not see how
loophole could he found.
1t was not until a few weeks later
that found the explanation. On her
way back from the store she encoun-
tered Jim on the road. He came to.
ward her smlingly.
I've got it all fixed" he declared
heamingly. Your father made you
swear that You would not elope with
me on land or sea. He didn't sag any
thing about going through the air. did
he?"
why should he?" she asked. Until
we learn how to fly don't see how
that is possible"
But we can fly" he insisted. Look
here"
He drew from his pocket copy of a
paper black with heavy type and cuts.
There among the advertisements of
can racks, powders for making orange
cider and ice cream cones was the pic
ture of man in an airship.
"YOu know" he explained. I'm the
chairman of the entertainment com
mlttee of the County Fair association.
Well, saw this advertisement, and
wrote the chap He gives exhibitions,
and he will be around here next week
He says he will bring an airship that
will carry four persons and guarantee
to sail 1t right around the steeple Of
the Methodist church.
81 don't see how that will help any,"
she protested. 1--WE have no airship."
"But I've hired this" he explained
INSTEAD of sailing around the church
we will sail past your house and take
you on board. l guess your father
won't catch us this time"
do you think 1t will be safer she
pleaded.
Absolutely SAFE" was the assur-
ance. THE man says he has gone up