Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-10-11
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2. had they known how she was to tur
u ont As II is, nobody ever calls he
I anything but Jack. aud Ia speaking 0
beer 60 fhose who have never seen o
known her one necessarily convey
the idea that she d boy not only
boy. but boy or the worst Kind.
The way sbe has treated me M,
her sister certainty deserves hundre,
lashes aud / would iise to be the fel
low 20 lay them on. I have Away.
been taught 10 consider one who would
betmy a con6doace as worse than
thief Jaes hetaged our conGdenc,
j 90 The most vnbiush'ng manner. It an
happened only yesterday and nerbap.
I'u not 10 coudIuon 10 look upon heJ
act with charity J hope rn never
come into frame 81 mind TO excuse
her ahomlnahe ircachery
70 was This way. slr Aleryman
wanted hiF daughter obs eldest daugh,
ter liarfici to marry some big gun
He Rad no objection % ne other than
that was neither president. member
OF the cabinet nor one of the Justices
oil me United smtes supreme court
Harriet bad tried 10 get hls consent To-
marry me. but De always put her on
bY saying, "What do yon want TO mar
~ man Tor who couldnt even set
small ryuiet alre, ict alone rlver?e
Then Harriet would expatlaie on my
good sense, good heart ana good
many other things thar big guns don't
generally POSSESS especially the good
heart, for they are usually dlabolically
selfish. But her father only laughed
AZ her.
How Fve eyer came 10 take Jack into
orr confidence when we came to an
agreement TO elopc / don't know. liar
rlet thought she couldn't make her
preparations without Jacks knowing
Of them, but | rather put it down TO
the fact that she must tell some one.
AZ any rate she told her Jack clap
ped her hands, and her eyes glistened .
with glee. An elopement! How ro-
mantlcl Just too lovely for anything.
She'd help us all she could and. as for
keeping tho secret. Il would be buried
away down In her guileless heart.
We didn't need anything especially
elabOrate--nO rope ladder fast team,
and all that We concluded Just to
board train. SO up the road some
thirty miles to where a former family
dominic. Mr. Strickland lived and get
him % marry us. We would go in the
take the afternoon train back
and be forgiven IN time for dinner or
course / engaged the parson for
specified day and hour Jack was In
.ensely Interested In 1t all ana made us
give her every detail, promising to pre-
)are Der parents. Mr. ana Mrs. Merry
nan. FOR what was to come. so that II
wouldn't be 80 much of shock.
Harriet met me In the open square 7
ienr The station. She was trembling
N over but I rcassured her. TO avoid t
observation we went 20 where the fore @
nost car would stand ON The track G
When the train came in We got away b
"a time and had the satisfaction to be n
j car that was nearly empty The u
rain stopped at the ncXt station on a
he road mile beyond There the e
DOR opened. ana ! heard a familiar e
IRIS voice say: Come in here. q
here's lots Of room in This car"
| turned With q ruhadub henrt to see a
whom do you supposeg Jack beckon- q
ig to her father ana mother. who 81
ere mounting 10 the car platform
here they an three hustled into the n
lr we were ln Jack exclalmiug. h,
Goodness gracious IL there isn't m
atl And. I declare. Ben too. Where rs
the world are you two golngG" 70
The nstonishment OF the father and te
other was very much oyerdone. 10 vi
dn't deceive either OF us I glanced al
Jack and avoided meeting the eyes h,
the parents Me- Merryman seemed
erloyed that our parties should have
ct on what he called an lmproysed ov
cursion He asked me where we br
ERE going. and It was no use 10 lie m.
r my ticket would give me away. So 70
told him. and be was delighted that rs
, were an going TO the same place nj,
)f the two halves OF the party one wi
rs iubllant the other mad and NOR va
fN we were NpNEtU 10 Spouu an
ar and half IN this way before FL,
,ching our destination There we all ~,
{ out and Jack proposed a stroll IN
. walked with her father. while ,ac
r mother walked with us The little 49,
lain led the way 10 the parsonage, y.
pped before the door and proposed
all on the parson. Without waiting 49,.
consent she rang the bell. and we :
went In The parson was expecting -.
but since had told him we would :.
alone he was a trihe surprised.
This would be a good time for you -
Hat TO get spliced." said Jack TO no y
he dominic got his book and waited p.e'
US 10 take position. What could So
dos I didn't know what Mr. Mer- NV
IAN was going 90 dc. but since he 'e
ie no move | took Harriet before ""'
clergyman. and we were married. anu
and Mrs Merryman came up. gave nor,
a hnud and embraced their daugh-
Trarrfof lt1ntt EpoV,s ,ybatka, 20 now