The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-01

Rockport and asked to speak to her
daughter. At that hour, 2 p. m. Mr.:
and Mrs. Pruitt were out walking over
the city. Mrs. Lambert then talked
to Proprietor Doty of the hotel and
had him inform the newlyweds of the
mayors rage. The mother directed
the daughter to go to Evansville for
the night instead OF returning home.
The clipping couple arrived here on
the 6 o'clock traction car and went
direct to the vcndome. There they
registered and asked for the bridal
suite and were Informed 1t had al
ready been assigned. They took
suite on the third floor. There, after
some little search, they were located
by reporters.
After they had dined. Mr.. Pruitt
called up his father by telephone and
talked TO him. The elder Pruitt who
| is furniture dealer in Owensboro.
extended his parental blessing and
told the young couple to come home.
were open to them. The elder Pruitt
also told the son that Mayor Lam
bert had gotten back to earth again
and was becoming reconciled to the
elopcment.
I'VE are going back to greensboro
and am sure can handle dad" said
the pretty bride. I'VE decided on our
elopement last New Years day and
set the date for the first of March,
but we just couldn't watt" she added
with n soulful look towards her young
Lochinvar.
Her father tied his front gate
against me last September said
Prutt, "and since that time we have
been forced to meet clandestlnely on
the street or at the home of a friend.
He also tabooed my telephone calls
and we communicated with each other
by notes which were carried by her
girl friends
IL saw there was no chance for us
to get married In Owensboro, SO when
my parents gave me permission Tues
day to spend the next day with a
friend / saw our chance" broke in
Mrs. Pruitt. IL slipped out of the
house and telephoned Charley. Now
wasn't that the spirit?'' she asked with
a tantalizing blush.
To avert suspicion. Mr.. Pruitt went
to his place of business Tuesday morn
ing as usual. intending to slip away
from the store in time to meet his
sweetheart at the boat. When the
snow storm began to rage about boat
time. Pruitt got on needles and pins
for fear his fcllow-consprator would
back down. A voice over the tele-
phone wire. however. soon assured
him that a little snow and slush would
not stand between their happiness
Miss Lambert was already on hand
and they embarked for Rockport while
their parents were sitting comfortably
indoors without ghost of a suspicion
concerning the escapade OF their chill
dren.
Young Pruitt is clean cut young
fellow of athletic build with a shock
of light hair and a striking set OF
white teeth. He played a star end
oneis defeated the local high school
in the first game OF the season last
fall.
Two months ago Mayor Lambert's
only son eloped with Miss Helen Greg
DRY and had a wedding ceremony per-
formed at a. m. Mayor Lambert
never forsave his son who is now liv-
ing happily with his bride In Detroit,
Mich. where he is employed in an au-
tomobile factory. Young Pruitt was
chum to young Lambert and the elope-
ment of young Lambert gave his sis
ter and Mr.. Pruitt an idea of how
to overcome the obstacles that stood
in their path.
When seen at his office today Mayor
Lambert was busily engaged in the
administration OF the affairs of the
city. He was In the very best of
spirits and assured an Inquirer rep
resentative that he would yet win out
in his opposition to the $500 ap-
preparation to the Carnegie library.
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