Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-22

rattle upon the keys Of her trained
and receptive MIND Hello, Mabel,
this is John. have a scheme for our
elopement. ETC., etcy' al right, John,
DEAR says Mabel, as she picks the
lint off her fathers coat and hands
him his hat, 81 think we can shut poor
old dads eye this time and the elope,
ment is executed or Interrupted, ac-
cording to the feasibility of Johns
scheme.
A more commonplace and yet a
most modern and effective medium for
romance has been discovered by the
apple packing girls Of the fruit grow
ing west. The young woman who
slips red apples into crate wearies
of the society In which she has been
placed. So she secretly ties tags to
the stems Of several handsome apples,
giving her name, address and inti-
mating that she would be delighted to
hear from the recipient IL the re-.
cipient should happen to be a male.
Now these buxom maids Of the
healthy and hearty west often make
good wives and the lonely bachelor
who eventually purchases the apples
is delighted with the prospect Of COM
ing In touch with a pretty girl, differ
ent from the staid and conventional
maidens of his acquaintance. He
writes breezy letter and receives a
CHEEKY response and picture. He
packs a shirt and two collars into his
grip and starts west. They meet,
blush, giggle and talk through meal.
A week or so later they start east
together-the happy elimination Of an
apple romance. OF course, they do
not all end this way.
Mlssives 90 Wrong.
Unhappily many Of these little mis-.
sives fall into the hands OF the UNI
available. But romances have come
from them and such affairs are not
confined to apples. but apples are the
latest and the girls behind the apples
need little Recommendation, II Ill ac-
counts Of the apple country are to be
credited.
This 10 terribly plebeian, compared
with the future wedding OF girl In
Chicago with an impatient lover in
Hongkong by wireless telephone and
such things as submarine elopements.
In this age Of Especial trains and scores
of gilded SWANS who can AFFORD to
ride In them, man ean pick up his
beloved in one town, q justice Of the
peace In the next and be married en-
route before the pursuers have run
their automobile out Of the shed. A
troubled mother may endeavor to rush
her daughter away from London to
evade the attentions Of a sutton who
does not At into the family ideals Of q
husband, but by taking a fast train
to Dover OF Plymouth and running
out on q lighter, the energetic Lochin-
var can get aboard and persuade one
OF the numerous pastors always to be
POUNDS on a trans Atlantic liner to per
form the ceremony while the watchfui
matron is congratulating herself on
her cleverness. *
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plate q similar campaign upon the
heart Of maiden far removed.
Lawrence Critchell's success In his
pursuit 81 Miss Leslie Miller q : mora
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are really No obstacles - trna 1--we
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