The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-03-04
Plot and CounterpIot.
pyright. 1908. by American Press Asso

and the men said "a pair of bricks
IL was TO be expected that they woul,
be married In fine style and would re
ceiye multitude OF presents. The,
. decided. however, to confine their In
vitations to their intimate friends ant
make an old fashioned jolll6cation OF
II. Even this narrow limit took In
, some two hundred people, but there
were plans among those invited tc
have rare time. 1t was proposed by
one group TO kldnap the bride and
groom and take them far out OF their
way on their wedding trip. Another
group planned to give them what is
called In the country a charlyarI-t that
Is. to collect under their windows aud
serennde them with all kinds Of dis
cordant music. Another feature was
to follow them footing horns.
But the groom and bride were also
busy planning. How should they es-
cape all these traps set for them and
turn the laugh on the would be trap
persf Mnny plans were discussed, but
laid aside as impracticable. One was
to procure an automobile with an ex-
perienccd chauffeur to distance their
pursuers. Another was to hide some.
where In the house TIL the guests.
I weary of hunting for them, would give
up the attempt 10 find them. No conf
dence was placed In being able to lose
their pursners on the road, and, as to
hiding In house with 200 eager
searchers 10 turn II inside out, such
QRh oTna
There was one avenue of escape.
which they did not hit upon till the
last moment. though 1t was the sim
piest and most practicable OF all. For
tunately for them they thought OF 1t In
time to put II into practice
The guests were met, the feast was
set" Two hundred young men and
women-there was not an old person
among them except from the immedl-
ate families Of the bride and groom
witnessed the ceremony. many Of them
on tiptoe OF excitement. to put In prac-
tice some plan by which to turn the
wedding night into carnival Then |
there were the usual kisses for the I
bride and groom from members of |
their respective families, after which
the boys and girls passed before them.
offering their congratulations. After
this came the drinking OF the health
of the bride In the supper room and
lastly the usual disappearance up
stairs OF the newly married couple to
don travelling suits preparatory to be-
Ing driven to the station
The hour was 10 o'clock Mt night
The groom's dressing room was on
the top floor OF the house. the brides
on the next floor below When the
bride was ready she mounted to the
door above. where the groom awaited
her. Together they ran up ladder
way TO the scuttle pushed 1t aside and
stood on the roof. The house was In a ,
block OF houses of nearly equal height. ,
Pickering jumped down over the cop
ng and handed down his bride. and to :
yether they ran over half dozen
.oofs. valnly trying to find an open
'cuttle. TIL they reached the seventh |
house away
Now. there had been frequent rob. (
,eries OF late In that part of the city, I
md people were on the lookout for b
hieyes. Hearing footsteps on his | /
oof. an occupant OF one OF the houses /
he couple passed over telephoned for II
be police. aud In less than three min "
tes a patrol wagon full OF cops drove =
p to the front door In question
Ioing Informed that robbers were on
he roof who would doubtless seek
n egress through one of the houses, Z
ne block was surrounded. police n
IAN went into each OF the houses and n
pstuirs to receive the thieves when II
ney should come through the scuttle b
he consequence was that when the Sc
'edded pair stepped down on to the sc
~ floor of the house they entered. In D,
'nding to explain matters to the oc
lpants and then secure their lndul- vi
ence aud cooperation, they walked v,
ITO the arms OF n policeman. OIL
A policeman Is matter OF fact In. oil
vidual. utterly devoid OF humor, az
'mpathy or any OF the attributes re-
aired on this occasion Pickering ex- vi
aimed. He told the cop, what afine
No they were playhg--all to no
lrpese. They were informed that
ey could tell their story to the SER ed
iant at the desk ut the station. There ce
as but one altcrnative-to request to on
J taken back TO the house from which
ely had escaped. Pickering suggest lie
this course to his bride. oil
What! Go back there to be laughed be
I NeverP' fol
We'll have to pass our bridal night j
q cell" brl
IN pass II In a fiery furnace rather de
an face that crowd in charge OF a sal
liceman.r .
The terror of II was In riding to the Tn
,tion In the open patrol wagon. tie
ley got there without being recog-
sed. Pickering told his story to the
rgeant and was Informed that be 4
ist not only be identified as re- ere
ectabie person. but prove that be ho'
d just been married The bride g
pit her pluck till they were about to the
marched to separate cells, then mes
We I'm. the
fortunately an Inspector came into ne,
} office at this time. and be agreed e
It II Pickering would bring q single sor