Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-05-06


"Are you Bishop Hale?' he asked ex-
citedly.
IL am" the prelate admitted.
The young man turned quickly to
the girl, who was flushing so beauti-
fully that the judge and the banker
forgot hustle" and dollars"
what luck" said the young man.
I'VE were on our way to your camp!
Sir, will you marry us?'
"Well, we'll" said the bishop. who
are you, and what are you, and where
did you come from, my eager young
candidate?'
The young man smiled. Were from
the camp at the forks, just above here.
This is an elopement, sir. We are run
ming away from cruel parents-at any
rate they're bothering each of us to
marry some one else, you know"
Irregular, most irregular" said the
bishop. II have never married an elop-
ing couple in my life except How
ever" he went on quickly, as he noted
the blank expression of dismay on the
two faces, "that doesn't argue that |
may not act. Explain, If you please,
very briefly, the circumstances that
have induced you to-er-to take this
step"
"a man with money and lots of pow
er in his fathers business" replied the
young man, (which explains the young
lady's position AS for mine, very
wealthy young woman whom my obsti-
nate father prefers merely because he
has so determined"
~ see," said the bishop. you didn't
tell me your name"
Robert Harding" said the man in
the canoe.
The judge and the banker both ut
tered shout. Did you speak?" asked
the bishop sweetly, turning to them.
Then he turned to the girl do you
fully realize the import of this step?'
asked he.
Indeed / do" said she. "If you'll
please She glanced apprehensively
over her shoulder in the direction from
which they had just come.
The bishops face was determined.
"Landr' he commanded. AS the ca
noe shot to the bank it was the bishop
himself who helped the girl out.
"Stand here-so-beneath this fir" he
instructed. Ned WILL" he went on
turning to the judge and the banker
you two take your places here on the
right. l haven't a prayer book with
me- but l think l can go through the
service with no omissions. You have
no ring? Ned, let me have that ring
of yours. If it's too large" he told the
girl, smiling, 'you can wrap it with G
bit of string"
Through the still forest sounded the
deep tones of the bishops splendid
voice. And all through that service
there was a look of triumph on the
bishops face, and that look was direct
ed at the wondering judge and tn,
equally astonished banker.
The bishop. the judge and the bank
er in the order named. had each kisset
the bride. The canoe, with the youn:
man bending to the paddle and th
girl in the bow. had departed down
stream, bombarded by pine needles
which the judge and the banker threv
prodigally in lieu of rice.
1t was only when Pierre, the heat
guide, touched the judge on the shoul
der and declared they must certainl.
be starting if they wished to get down
stream that night that the three me-
filed silently toward their forgotten
canoes.
WELL" laughed the bishop, "for
sanity, cloistered, out of touch with tn
world dreamer l seem to have made
pretty fair guess about this romano
business. Who's behind the proce:
sion, VIII? Just tell me that, if yo
please"
D The banker grunted.
"Buck up, Baptiste," urged the judg
n to the guide in his canoe. 81 suppos
I must admit that romance got som,
4 what of lease of life just now. but
= don't care to encounter the irate pa
ents that will be on it's trail"
: mot bad idea to keep in the dar
T for Bit" the bishop chuckled an
| added to the guide, "a little MOI
h steam, JEAN"