Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-28

young"
This depressed me 70 that I could
say nothing in reply. Daphne con.
tinued, quite In an offhahd manner:
III we should elope, he would make
. great h%ullabaloo."
This admirable suggestion at once
commended itself to me
His hullabaloo could not separate
us, II we were married." I replied.
"True," said Daphne; "and, after all,
he and Lady Hawkshaw as good Ms
eloped, and she was but 1S-a year
younger than l."
Thus was l supplied with another
argument.
l again swear that I had not .
thought of Daphne's fortune in all
this. I would have taken the dear
girl with nothing but the clothes upon
her back.
True to his word, Sir Peter worked
like n Trojan to get me a berth on the
Bellona, and, meaning to do Giles the
greatest service in the world, tried
likewise for him; and nightly afraid
We were that he would soon succeed.
This brought matters to a crisis with
Daphne. I mentioned the word "elope"
to her again, and she made a great
cutlery, after the manner of young
women, and then began straightway
to show me precisely how 1t might be
done. protesting. meanwhile. that she
would never, no, never, consent. We
both agreed, though, that It was
proper we should lay the matter Of
our marriage before Sir Peter and
Lady Hawkshaw; but l saw that Daph-
ne, who was of a romantic turn, had
her imagination fired by the notion OF
an elopement.
"a pair OF good horses and a light
travelling chaise!" she exclaimed. IF
only it were not wrong!"
mo, no! Four horses!" cried I;
land there Is nothing wrong In either
a two or a four horse chaise."
Daphne clapped her hands.
"A trip to S%cotland-I have always
longed for Scotland. I know a dozen
people who have married in Scotland.
and happy marriages. every n of
them. But l forbid you. Richard, to
think of an elopement."
I'VE shall set out at midnight; we
shall not be missed until morning, and
we shall have at least IL hours start.
Then. at every stage we shall leave
something behind. which will insure
a broken axle, or a linchpin gone, for
our %pursuers."
d We were both 80 charmed with tho
picture we had conjured up, that when
ID I said: Suppose, after all. though,
n | thak Ctr Dntar nnnnnnta y" Ilnnhna n
face fell; but presently she smiled
re when l said:
" III he does consent, why, then,
N there Is no harm in our marrying any
~ way we like, and he will excuse us FOL
is running away. And If he does not
g consent, there is no help for tive
must elope!"
considered myself a casuist OF the
" first order. l felt obliged to take the
first opportunity of letting Sir Peter
TX know the state OF affairs, and, az
10 usual, / determined to begin through
Lady Hawkshaw.
H.. And" as Daphne shrewdly re
marked, they will certainly differ. sc
id we shall at least nave II Of them or
1t. our side"
id sought Lady Hawkshaw and fount
her In her usual place, in the Chinese
in room. ! began, hating, stammering
err and blushing, as If | were n CHART!
s, schoolboy instead Of a lieutenant II
TO his majesty's service, who had beef
ed thanked by Lord Nelson.
ne Mummy lady" suffered, 81 have
* experienced so much k.k-kindnes'
he from you that | have come to you II
in the greatest emergency Of my life."
ak you want to get married. prompt
of ly replied Lady Hawkshaw.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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