The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-11-06
ANANIAS ~'
ELOPES
His Tale Of Woe
BY CLARISSA r1ACKIE

and spinSters in Ounce lnrbor none
seemed so.attraCtive us Mrs. En- Revis,
who was the proprietor Of the Ounce
Harbor dry goods store. If any one
had remotely suggested to Ananias that
the profitable little business had en-
HANGED the charms Of the Widow BE
Wis in his middle aged eyes he would
have laughed one to sCorn, still, being
half proprietor of a dry goods bust
ness was Infinitely better than being
porter in village bank. Any ont
would admit that. @.
When he put the question to Mrs
Bevis it was noOntime and her two rosy
checked clerks had gone home to din
ner. Ananias had assured himself that
they two We're alone. and he had
promptly possessed himself of the wild
owls generous hand and told her the
story Of his lonely life and his longing
for a home. provided she would pre-
side over 1t. =
'Oh. Ananias,' she simpered. Il ney-
er dreamed never thought-Oh" she
shrieked us Ananas imprinted a kiss
on her work worn hand. - 49,.
That evening Ananias called upon
her and discussed their early marriage.
There's only one obstacle to a fancy
wedding" said Ananias when En- Be
Wis had outlined plan for the cere-
mony to take place in the Baptist
church, with her little niece as flower
girl and white satin ribbons feStooned
from the tops of the pews.
"And that is:" asked En- in a dis
appointed tone .--.
my landlady." .... ...'
"Hetty RoweIl? My land. you amt
engaged to her be you:" inquired the
widow sharply s-,
mot if | know IT," said Ananias eau:
tiously, but somehow | never know
where | stand with Widow Rowel,
EN-! l swan never proposed mar
riage to her in my life, but half the
mel l wish we could be married in
few days" added Ananias.
But what's your hurry?" protested
EN-. "Td like chance to make some
wedding clothes and get ready
81 know it. my love" Cooed Ananias
in her ear. but | am afraid OF the
Widow Rowell Great billiards. | am.
! talk in my sleep, you know What
II she should hear me saying some
thing about you! 1t would be all up
In the air.
BY the time Ananias went home he
had persuaded his tiancee that she
could select very presentable trous-
seau from the stock Of her own de-
partment store: So relieved of this
momentous question, EN- agreed to
elope with AnaniaS on the following
Thursday. and Ananias wrote Il note to
the Rev. Josiah Twigg apprising him
of the coming event and asking him
to consider the matter as entirely con.
fdential
That night Ananias let himself into
his boarding place and tiptoed up to
his room with unusual caution. One
never knew when the Widow Rowcll
would pounce out And one never
knew In what part Of the house she was
seeking nights repose She had Il
pleasantly careless custom of taking
prospective guests through her spa
cious old house and permitting them to
choose whatever room suited the mo-
ment's fancy. provided 1t was Olsen
gagged AS for herself. she slept around
as fancy dlctatedon night the west
front chamber appealed to her. for she
loved to hear the roar Of the waves on
the beach; the next night it might be
small hall room for the moment unoc-
pied that would tickle her restless i'm
pulse.
What Ananias did not know was
that on this particular evening the
widow had been approached by the
proprietor of the Ounce Harbor hotel
and asked to accommodate \ half doz
en- guests for whom he could find no
room until the following day Mrs.
Rowell sweetly aSsented and gathered
up her own belongings and carried
them into tiny room next to the room
of Ananias Slime Here she dropped
her weary limbs upon a most uncom-
Portable cot and slept
The sound of the softly closed front
door aroused her If that was Ananias
Slime tiptoelng in Mt such a late hour
she would have serious talk with
him in the morning Either he had
been counting -and that was not to be
allowed for Hetty Rowell felt that she
had prior right to the affections of
Mr. Slne-or he had been to lodge
meeting, ana as It wasn't lodge night
why. he must have been counting! So
there the widows logical mind calcu.
lated the matter as we know. quite
correctly.
She dozed on 10 sleep again and
awoke to the resonnding SHORES Of Mr.
Slime in the next room.
"Drat him." she muttered. turning
over But she could not sleep Hgan
She got TO thinking about Ananias aud
where he had spent the evening, and
she decided thnt II was Elm Bevis who
had captured him
She was convinced of It when ANA.
Mas ceased snoring and fell to talking,
as was his habit when the day had
been an exciting one
"Ahemr' bnbblcd Ananlas "Ahem.
next Thursday evening at 3 o'clock