The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-31
The Fool Ki-1sr


4 - 3 s.h tEhe1l eda 1erT
tune fron he.i- father and sr1iotller from
Iit.F ant dsRezrb llrs CleaSeE
supreme object q marry her
4 daughter to a rich ndan
M. Aigernon I3edeaIl was composed.
of two pa1ts. man ara money There
L was very little to the man, but q great
deal to the money. which bis father Ind
made for him ont Of bones. The o1lT
n0ta he thing 3IF BeeieIl had ever done
4 was 10 give 8 q Inner to a dozen persons
costing $1,000 a cover. He was looking
about for another opportunity TO dis
f,tfnguish himself when he met ana
wooed Carrie C1eaver. She suppled
4 him With q method. Tor ginning new
distinctions.
/ @NIamma.'' said Miss CIeaver one dny
/ after her mother had taken ten pounds
| of flesh Oh the girl IN her Efforts to in
| Jluce her to wed Mr.. BelelB Il will
/ consent on one condition. must be
abducted
"AbductedT exclaimed the mother.
-.Yez. am of romantic disposition,
| aud Mr. BetIell has aspirations for dis
tinctIon. An elopement would set an
the world aGog.''
Caroline said Mrs. CleaYer, annaz-.
ed; .,laye you taken leave of your
senses?" And she swept ont of the
room.
But Mr.. BedeIl, though he feared the.
! absence OF motive would render the
plan unsuitable to his purpose. stin had
a mind for It. and SO told Mre. Cleayer..
That lady, being absorbed IN the main
object, the marriage, finally consented
to allow the pair ITO make fools Of
| themselves II they liked.
I
ment periods. and the day finally ar
rived, or. rather the night when MICS
C,ieaver was to be abducted SIZE was to
s;Iecil iu a wing of the house, where her
mother would not be likely to becou1e>
aware of her flight. Mics CleaYer in.-
sisted on carrying out all the detail 81
the same as IN a real elopement. ar.
Bedell was to bring ladder and
carriage. and the fugitive was to take
only a hand bag. An address was TO
he left on Miss BedeIrs pincushion TO
which the trunks were 10 be gent the
next day.
soon after dark on the evening of tho
t.lopcment u wagon drove up to the
C'le;ivcr residence, a man carried u lad
der into tile back yard. and the wagon
was driven away empty. Mrs. CIeaVer
looked out of the window, saw the pro-
ceetlInt. aud wondered why her daugh-
Ter preferred to see y ladder carried
into the lack yard To numerous costly
presents carried In at the front door.
- itrIe'' She called, the ladder has
come II the fool killer shouId hap
pen 10y he might feel disposed TO put II
up to your window and carry you on
himself.
.-Would he take Aigy. teoi' tlF:lwlesli
..It,. k,a,,ai, ,.,I1. ,.,,,,seT,ts 10 thie, fol
y 10 hlIInor YOU"
..Weu. mother dear, II the fool killer
comes 1 hope lie and -AIEy VIII meet
II would Dc 80 romantic 10 baye them
f.=ht for me-"
Romance romance, nothing but 70.
nance. call it fdtocy;'
Eleven O'Clock was fxeo for tho
eIopemenr. and as the cathedral C1oc}e
in the nclghborbood struck TINT hcu'
Mr.. Bedell drove up TO corner cp=
IosIte the Cleaver mansion, aIightcl
and walked across to the Cleayer back
yard. He was surprised to see the laG-
der standing up against the brick wall
and MISS CIcuyeF'S window open. An
other thing he saw, but it did not i'm.
Dress him at the time-a carriage driY
ing. away from a point near. tho gate.
Just as he aIighted-
However. resolved to carry out tho
programme. he mounted the Indder to
the open window and was about to
look in before entering when he heard
u policeman's club strike the curb oD-
posite, so lie tnmbIed In at once. Tho
room was pitch dark. He called, but
there was no answer. He heard some
one coming up the ladder and, looking
out. saw the street lamp shining on
GRASS. \ policeman was mounting. At
the same time there was a loud ham
merinG on the front door. The next |
thing that happened was Mrs. CIcaVoT
coming Into her daughters room In her
nightiress. though this was sImuItane-
ous with the entrance of the policeman
by the window. Mr.. BedeL made a
live under the bed.
We've got him, ma'am,- said the po-
Iiceman. Hes here. Lock the door"
Mr.. Bedell was dragged from under |
the bed and stood looking at his in
tended motherin-laW and the guardian
of the city, who had stepped to tho /
dresser, brought his lantern TO bear on
4 button and turned on the light
Whats this? he said, picking mp
bit of paper fastened to a pIncushlon-
Mrs. Cleaver snatched 1t from him,
ran her eye over II and held 1t, crushed,
IN her clinchcd fist. Meanwhile thero
vas Il renewed hammerIng at tho door.
go downstairs she said to Mr. Be
He'll, ''and tell whoever IS at the door to
90 away"
Glad to escape the contemptuous look
The gave him, be departed at once:
Mrs. Cleaver explained to the police
nan that there had been mistake,
Tipped bill into his hand, and he
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