The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-19

The man Hit his Up NJ TINS naive con
frS$iOu
"no YOU kGoW." said the girl, waving
confidential as the clr la2cd along over
the tree hung road. rive always
dreamed Of having "a man come To NY
rcscup lust like thiS-a man | had
never kuUwn-a mai quite different
from any Of the men ! have ever
net
She paused, and the man at her side
studied her with grave eyes.
"Now. there was BESSIE stewart
she married Jack Coghlan. They'd
gone TO kindergarten and dancing
school together. And then she'd gone
to all his college 'proms' and the sainc
c%otillons. Why. il was Just like marry
ing some one who had lived in your
own family always.
"And now they're bored to death
with each other. They had u honey
moon at Monte carlo, where they had
been the year before on the Bordcn.
Jones yacht, and they came back to
the same old round OF teas and dinners
and dances. There was 10 romance In
that"
The man shook his head.
"But Harriet. one of our parIor
maids, married Il miner way out west.
She met him by answering an advcr-
tisemcnt in Il matrimonial paper. He
came east after her, and she wrote
Marie that they were awfully happy.
tie had never beaten her once"
The man flung back his head and
laughed, and the girl laughed with
him. Then suddenly she clutchcd his
sleeve.
you've passed the Dalton turnpike,
and l must be at S~toncywoId for
lunch"
Eve are not going to Dalton,' said
the mar calmly. i've bccn out this
way before. Just two miles beyond we
will cross the state line"
Put why? oh, | must go on to
StoncyWoldr
The man ignored the remark.
AND across the state line, 7 under.
stand, there Is 10 need of Il license"
SOh," said the girl very softly, ana
the great car stopped beneath the arch
of freshly lcaycd trees.
lie flung aside his heavy driving
gloves ana tool. the delicate. sensitive
| face Of the girl between his two hands
vii YOU, dc2:est:'
Her eyes stopped dancing and turned
wondrOus tender.
ooh, | hoped you'd understand. but
! did not dream
Twill you, dcarcst:' persisted tho
man.
She lowered her long lashes over thu
eyes into which he tried so hard t
gaze. Later she murmured from tn
shelter Of his arms: But ! want to tel
YOU the truth, Lester. l never love'
YOU till Just this minute. And l ha'
made up my mind that If you did no
understand | would just
He threw OH the power.
Let us get across the line quick he
fore YOU change your mind again.'
Hiram Manning, justice Of the peac
I'm the til district, p!uckcd at hi
beard and regarded the couple donb'
fully.
I'D like t oblige you, but this ain
no Grctna Green. an'-well, | don
mind tclin' YOU that the girl looks III
der age"
But / am not protested the cir
81 am twenty"
"Not castin' no reflections, ma'an
but Id like some proof
The girl ana the man looked ut eac
, other; then the girls troubled g,ant
travelled to the table, and a smi
= l. ..Atcncd her face.
"Isn't that proof enough that m
family are wiling"
t She held the paper toward the ~
| ticc with the face Of a girl peerir
2 straight from the printed page.
| The Justice looked from the pictu
10 the girl. and his face alternate
flushed and palcd.
Gosh all hcmlocks, you're Bank
Clahin's girl. and hc-he's'-
YES" said the girl. her eyes dan
I ing. 'He is Lord Gramaton. But. !
decd. he's very nice in spite Of 4
fact" she added rs Justice Of 1
g Peace Manning continued to stare
a crcdulously ut the mans slim figure
its disrcputable motoring apparel.
II "You wait Il bit. I'll be right back
said the justice. with sudden accessi
OF spirit. ana he started for the door
The girl and man sprang after him
n "You are not going to telephone
town-to those wrctched reporte
II Please. please. let US be married gu
II alone, with just some of your fam
Is for Witnesses" cried the girl.
v Eyes" added the man nervous
Is We've just run away from all I'll
Y sort OF thing -piftle, don't you kno
a Please lpt uS cot AWAY ouiptIy- Do'