The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-15

mission to marry me this afternoon.
My uncle In England is very sick, and
I've been sent for. I've got to sail to-
morrow morning, ana | may be gone
year, for promised to take care OF
his business and wind Ii up IL anything
happens to him. | telephoned all this
to Alvnretta this morning as soon as l
heard of It. and | asked her If she
wouldn't marry me before | went
told her she could take the 1;15 train
from here and would meet her In
Milton, and we could get married In
time for her to take the $3.50 back here
again. | was Mt the station and wait
ed three trains, but haven't seen her.
and that's why Pm here now"
"For the land sake l never heard of
such thngp' shricked Mrs. Winton
when Dave had concluded his recital.
"Why, TINT child must have been ask
ing me IL she could marry Dave when
l wasn't placing any account on what
she was asking | was that interested
in my doughnuts! | says to her, Yes,
yes; run along, dor and she took me
at my word'
"But where Ia she now" demanded
Alva impatlently.
ayes. where Is she now?" repeated
Dave
"Nobody knows Listen while tell
you what we know about It,"
So Dave listened while they told him
about the mysterious disappearance
of Alvaretta and how Irving Denby's
statement that he had seen her on the
way to the station was the only proof
they had that Alyaretta had really
started to meet her lover and be mar
ried.
what shall we do nowY' Dave was
asking when the door was pushed
slowly open and girls slender form
stepped within the room, She wore a
pretty blue dress showing traces of
dust around the bottom and white
hat very much nsllew atop of her gold
en- hair.
II was Alynrcttn Wlnton.
"Alvaretta" they all screamed at
once.
HAS any one seen Irving DenbyW
she asked, slowly looking from one to
another. rs he here now2"
No whyW Alvn was holding one
hand and Dave Bemis the other hand,
and her mother had both arms around
her neck II was difficult for Alyaretta
to answer until they freed her.
81 was going to say If he Is here one
OF you must take him out and thrash
him." said Alyarcttn calmly. and
thereupon she proceeded to give most
excellent reasons why young DENLY
should be chastlsed
"TIe sent word up to the house that
| was wanted at the long distance
telephone" said Alvaretta calmly.
land as mother was busy | just ran
down the street and took the message,
not knowing that Irving wns In the
back of the store listening at Mr.
Peters private phone. Dave wanted
me to come down to Milton and marry
him at once so | told him ia go home
and ask mother and If she consented
I'd meet him there on the arrival of
the .I5.
Mother was frying doughnuts, and
could scarcely see her through the
blue smoke. and the Kissing OF the hot
fat was noisy too went up to her
and spoke into her good ear. | said.
Ma, Dave has tccphoned that he's got
to go to England and may be gone II
year and ! eau go to Milton and
marry him now I'll come right home
again
II didn't believe she'd consent, and
so | was never more surprised in my
life than when she said. Yes, yes; run
along, do So | hurried and got ready.
and as passed the drug store | hap
rcned to notice that the door of our
church was wide open was going
to be married, and | felt kind of sol
emn and as If | wanted TO be alone
for few minutes, so Just slipped in
side there where It was dark and cool.
and when | tried to get out | declare
If the door wasn't locked. | cried and
screamed. and nobody heard me until n
half hour ago somebody crept up the
steps and unlocked the door. | was
right there and pulled the door open
before he could get very far away II
was Irving DENLY. Wasn't he the
mean. jealous thngY
Ayaretta glanced Indignantly around
Before any one could answer there
came n knock Mt the door. When II
was opened 1t revealed the mild coun-
tenance Of the minister
"They tell me Alvaretta Is lost" he
was beginning when he saw the girls
blooming face.
Dave Bemis pressed forward, Alva-
cetta's hand In his
You're Just in time. Mr.. Evans he
said suggestlyely.
And that was how Alyaretta's elopa
ment ended up in n wedding at home.