Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-02


then he understood Of course. the
old mans mind had been slowly fail.
ing. He must be crazy It would do
no good to start habeas corpus pro
ceedlngs He must rescue the girl
and take her away
A accommodating visit that after.
noon disclosed, first, an eager face and
nuttering handkerchief ii i top
window; next. old Bannister himself
armed with q gun. and pacing up ana
down the lawn
Roger waited till dark before put.
ting hts plans into effect His obser
vations had disclosed to him garden.
er's ladder, left by chance in such a
way that II reached up toward the
maiden In the tower Ascending
that unobserved. he believed that he
could stretch up his arms and pull
Amy down TO safety.
At dark he started out IN his auto.
The house was a little way outside
the town limits Il was lonely neigh
borho0d, and this LEFT him more free
dom TO deal tactfully with the situn-
ton. He LEFT the auto a the back o.
old Bannlster's little garage. and made
his way toward the back OF the house
The ladder was still there unoh
served ~ be believed Roger set foot
upon the lowest fung. and soon he
WAS tapping At the window pane
above.
Amy opened the window wfth III.
lie ery Of Joy. she was fully dressed !.
and carried a has IN ner hand
Il knew yeu would come. dearest.
she whispered. and her arms chung 10
his mech. Very carefully he lifted her
down 10 the top RING Of tha creaking.
swRyiHg iHdder. and thence. rung BY
rung, down 10 the ground
A moment later they we're Creeping
through the darkness toward the hid
den auto,
Now the girl was inside. and Roger
was desperately crnMkins when sud
den shout rang out behind him Il
was old Bannlster aud he was rushing
toward them Ii his hand was tho
CLINT o. revolver
Roger ieapsd into the auto and
started asay ~ the frshEied old man
drew near He sped down the road
toward the boundary Of tho state. ten
mllan away. where q marriage could
b performed without tbs tnxmaiity Of
license
but he had hardly left the house
bohind him when old Bannister'a auto
was heard chugsinK along behind him
Nov ensued weird race through
the shadows Roger lei her oat 20 the
limit. A. he ran hls NINA resolsed
about 4 fffend ~ his. a young minia-
ser. who would certainly perform the
ceremony. even Ii his paiamAa iul
II was hard to throw thn old man ug
the scent. The fattietrap behind nev
81 failed to Indicate its presence In
their neighhorhood Fafnily the Old
mans cries came 10 their ears. but
nov Ehe state linz was crossed aud
IA langih Roger. with Amy cliuaitK AZ
4 nEln WI tarY9f ara J9y man THROWN ghh
pursuers on tho track among the
housca and winding streets ~ the Gu
Durham town
Roger dashed toward his fsieni'a
house. He pulled up. left the auto At
tho doorstep. and hammered yigor'
ouaIy upon the door Il opened. and
this Rev Hugh Haghea--in hia %
jamas stood confronting them. while
lii the distance rattle. rattle lndi
Gated the approach 81 the enemy
How soon can you marry ns2 de
maBded Roger
Instantly. said The Rev Hugh
Hughes Come in
And Al the blows Of Mr. f3annis
ter's fists upon the door reyerberated
through the house Amy wns saying r
viii"
The Rev. Hugh Hughes opened NE
door You're too late. hs said e
M Baniate9
Tho old man strobe forward and
surveyed the couple with an intensely
solfaatiEtied smile
rHieaa sou. them blsRs you" hs
ehuckled. gripping Roger BY tho hand
ITS hard to iose an only daughter
but. by heck. I've got what every "a
ther wants when he let's her so"
What's thai y demanded Roger II
amaxemant
-Fatherly priyileges starn refusa
desperate eiopement forgiveness.
answered Bannlster IN breath