The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-02

she caught sight of stoop.shouldered
figure walking in advance on the .ce.
ment pavement. Instantly plan
crystallized into shape.
"Skip with Mamie down that side
street." she ordered. and make your
train on foot. I'll keep the police busy
until you're safe!"
Arthur obeyed with alacrity. In an
instant the two lovers had disappeared
down the ill-lighted cross street and
their deliverer had hailed the dgure In
black.
"Mr. Crandall! jerry" she called.
Come here!"
Amazed. her aged escort to Thurs.
day night meetings turned, advanced
to her side and. at her command.
mounted to the seat beside her.
Friends Of mine nearly lost their
train" she explained az Mr.. Crandall
took the steering wheel. LEFT me to
take the car back to the garage. Lucky
I saw you.''
"They should have hired q chauf.
feur." complained Mr.. Crandall. Il
don't know much about motors"
Their pace proved his word. At
break'neck speed they shot down the
center of the wide. well-paved thor
oughfare. Miss Prindle. glancing
back. noted that the police patrol had
untangled from the main street med
ley of hacks and trolleys and was once
more in hot pursuit.
Foot by foot. the patrol crawled on
ward in its overlapping speed. Then
one of the police officers reached out
asn arm and shut OF the green motors
speed. The other man had stopped
their own vehicle.
Il arrest you both for burglary" the
nearer man informed them.
"Preposterous!" declared Mr., Gran.
dali.
We've Just been to the station with
friends" explained Miss Prindle.
"They had to catch train"
WELL" the officer said grimly,
you're going to the station again
the police station"
In vain Miss Prindle explained in
full. Her story Of herself, calling up
the police was laughed to scorn.
When the police and prisoners
reached the precinct station the hour
was too late for a hearing. Nothing
could be done toward liberty, espe.
cially as short phone talk with Mrs.
Buckley confirmed the night officer
in holding the aged fugitives over till
morning. Mr.. Crandalls offer to Sc
cure bail went UNDECIDED.
Despite the rude quarters given each
suspect, the maiden lady rested calm
ly content. She had, indeed, gained
more time for the clipping couple than
she had planned. but the affair had
been rounded out beyond possibility
of failure. After time lovers. green
autos. patrols. angry aunts and aged
gentlemen in black merged into kaleid.
ocsopic medley. Miss Prindle slept.
The opening hour of court brought
the elderly prisoners and Mrs. Buck.
ley. the complainant, face to face. The
latter stared at the culpits with un.
disguised amazement.
"Not Them" she shrilled at the mag
istrate: what do you 'spose wait Of
them old idiots?"
MADAM" warned the Judge. calm
yourself"
They're the wrong ones." half
shrieked the angry woman.
They're the ones she pointed out.
your honor" stubbornly insisted one
Of the patrol police.
1.-THE fools. the numskulls!" cried
the complainant. II sent them after
my clipping niece and the addlepate
she wanted to marry. not these!"
MADAM" decreed the Judge. you're
fined IS for contempt Of court"
"Besides." added the Judge, "the
charge was burglary. not elopement.' IS
who said anything about bur.
glars?" snapped the enrased rooming
house keeper. Il tell you 1t was an
elopementH'
MADAM" again reminded the Judge.
you're fined SO for contempt Of
court"
He then addressed the prisoners.
you're discharged" he said
There's no case against you"
49," commented Mr.. jeremiah
Crandall. as the two emerged from
the dingy courtroom. "ws'rs arrested
for clipping. Ell? Now. the correct ter
hination to an elopement 10 marriage.
Suppose we end this adventure con-
sistently; shall wet"
I'm willing" murmured Miss Prin-
die: "but isn't this proposal 1ust-a-
bit-sudden?" she Querisd.