The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-05-29
Set all this time the mink was gather

keeping, put everything In oruer
Then they sat down on couple OF
stools. and it is questionable II any
couple about to be married looking
over the sumptuous dwelling they
were to occupy together took more
pleasure in it than these two young
sters in what was before them.
"We won't need curtains, will we?"
remarked Molly. How about light in
the daytime?"
1.-THE cars an old one. There are
plenty of cracks"
| "No need for a garbage can. The
trapdoor will do for that-that Is, I'M
less we stop too long in one place."
"We'll be moving most Of the time
81 couldn't bring my piano, could II
mo: you couldn't"
| Seems to me we should have at
least one window. We can't see out as
it is"
"Tll tell you what ! can do. I can
cut a square place in the side and put
hinges on it,"
ooh, do. 1t will be so much nicer to
be able to look out and see the seen
|
cry"
1t was agreed that they would be
married and return to their homes,
watching their opportunity to board
their car and get it coupled to an out
going train. So one Saturday after
noon when Billy was not engaged at
| his work he borrowed his fathers
| horse and buggy, and he and Molly.
| provided with articles necessary to
make them look like man and wo-
man, sailed forth and drove to a par
son ten miles distant. But they failed
| to fool him, and he told them to go
home. Molly was bit discouraged,
| but Billy said:
"We'll try another parson."
They tried several, the last being old
and half blind. He married them. and
they returned to their separate homes.
If Molly had been older she would have
been in tiutter: as it was she was
simply more docile than usual.
A freight train was scheduled to
start at II O'Clock at night. Shortly
after the wedding, when the family
were in bed. Molly stole out of her
window on to the shed, dropped to the
ground and made for the car. Billy
was there and. after putting her in.
shut the door, sealed it and ordered 1t
attached to the train. When this was
done he entered it through the trap.
and he and Molly waited breathlessly
till they felt themselves moving.
The next morning there was a hub
bub in the Burnes family. Molly's dis
appearance being coincident with Bill
ly's not turning up at the freight Of
fee was pointer, and during the day
the freight agent noticed that the place
where the old car had been standing
so long was vacant. Nevertheless he
could not get it through his head that
the disappearance of the car could
have anything to do with the absence
of either Billy or Molly.
However. during the afternoon sue
ceeding the fight while consulting with
Mr.. Burnes over the incident he men
toned the fact of the missing car. Mr..
Burnes went home and while talking
over the fight with his wife mention
ed the matter to her. There are some
milestone better than man
81 wonder said Mrs. Burnes, then
stopped.
wonder what?"
"Do you know that old stove In the
wood house"
EYES,"
"It's gone. missed 1t this morning
when l went for some kindling"
what stupidity! How can the old
cook stove have anything to do with
Molly's disappearance"
81 do believe those two children have
gone Off in that car"
Her husband stood looking at her
in mild sort Of manner for time,
then turned and hurried back to the
freight house. 1t was not long before
passenger train started in the direc-
ton the II p. m. freight had gone.
and Mr.. Burnes went on it. He
brought up at Wharton. where he
made inquiries of the agent. A yard
hand who heard him said:
IL know where those children are"
"Where?"
II won't tell unless you promise to
forgive them"
Mr.. Burnes objected, but finally
promised.
They're in car in the yard. saw
light shining through crack and in
vestigated.
Taking up lantern. he led the way
to the car. threw aside the door. and
there were the bride and groom eating
supper by candlelight on Mrs. Burnes'
sewing table. The sight was too much
for the fathers wrath. He burst into
laugh.
"Oh, papa" pleaded Molly, "don't
take us home"
But that was the end Of the wed
ding tour. The couple were taken
home, and after many suggestions as
to what was to be done home was
provided for them. Billy's salary was
advanced. and they set up housekeep-
.hg in something better than discard
ed freight car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nudge have a daugh-
ter fifteen years old. Her name is Mol
ly. and her mother says she wouldn't
trust her any more than she would
have trusted herself at that age. She
watches Molly like cat. When Mr..
Mudge asks his wife IL she didn't