Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-22
A Supper
AT Sanger $
BY SADIE oLcoTT

OF sixteen ana twenty, the belle OF the
village.
when Jenny was nineteen there
were even chances between Arthur
Perry and Herbert Angela Among tho
laggards I'D DO Forests show seemed
tho poorest 4
Now. Jenny wrights bunch was con.
sidcrcd the liveliest that had ever been
known At Huntervilic. They were
constantly playing pranks on one An.
other. and never was there . case
wherein tho person victimixcd failed 70
take his or her medicine good naturcd.
y. Then, too. there were driving, Ash.
ing and swimming parties In summer
and skating and coasting parties IN
winter.
ono day when they were together at
their headquarters. which was Jenny
Wright's home, one Of the boys com
plnined that there was. ~ he express.
cd II. nothing doing" which meant
that amusements were lacking One
of the girls proposed that they get up
a mock elopement. The idea caught at
once, and different plans Of procedure
were suggested. OF course Jenny
must bc the feminine part Of the clope-
ment. Tint went without saying. But
who was 10 be the masculine part
Of 1T
Naturally st this point there came n
halt. None Of the girls cared to noml.
nate fellow TO clcpc with Jenny. No
fellow would nominate himself and Ger
tninly wouldn't nominate any one else.
Jenny. OF course, was not In position
70 choose. What made the matter OF
moro import was that Arthur Perry
and Herbert Angel We're pressing each
other In mad chase for her favor.
which was supposed eventually TO
mean her hand.
When II looked ~ II the matter
would have 10 be dropped for want of
q selection Of an clipping groom Arthur
Perry. who felt more confidence In his
chances for being chosen TO be eventu.
ally Jennys real husband. suggested
that Jenny herself make the choice.
but that " bc kept a secret between
her and the fellow she chose TIL the
elopcment had taken place. She was
TO notify the party Of her choice, and
hc was 10 run away with her exactly
on the stroke Of o Of the town clock
AZ 10 the bridal party was to meet al
Sanger's. a hotel and roadhouse at Hil
ton. Ave miles distant. where they
would aii congratulate the bridal cou
Pile aud then sit down 20 q supper.
The suggestion was at once adopted
by all tise party except Jenny. who wa,
finally won over. II was not consid
cred certain that she would select the
man she would choose for a husband
but II was supposed that she would.
Sanger WINS notified to have supper
ready Al half past 10 for party oi
twelve an the evening appointed fol
the elOpement. The girls very nearly
wore out Jenny. each ono teasing he'
to give hcr the name Of the prospec
tive groom. Jenny proved to be ada
mant ana kept her secret. Among th,
boys u pool was made an to who woult
be chosen, with Arthur Perry favorite
Herbert Angel next. and fellow
named Jernisan received odds as /
dark horse. There were few othe
scattering bets Oh various fellows
Johnny Strvens would have nothing Il
do with the pool on the ground that
was u blind game. "No fellow" h'
said. "can ever form an Intelligent opin
Ion az to what girl Is going to do"
The clopcmcnt was held up for Z
wcck by the weather which wal
stormy. and this tended to increase the
interest In the prank to the boiling
point. Even the girls got TO betting
candy and flowers ana gloves. Jenny
said she couldn't see why there wa,
so much excitement about mntteI
that was all for fun. hut her woris
had no effect TO still the babel.
The night Of the elopcment having
arrived. the wedding guests assembled
at the house az one Of the girls. Will,
u motorcar stood at the door. Since
II was desirable that the groom should
not DO known before reaching Sanger's
III had been arranged that the glrli
should go together, the boys separate
" and each one by himself AZ hnli
past D the girls boarded the car which
was driven by Miss Checsman. III
Iowner, ana set out for the rendezvous
On reaching Snngcr's they found nl
the boys there, nnd while tho girls
were being handed out u the ear by
them up came the runnways, The
masculine part OF the couple was moi
Perry or Angel or Jcrnignn, but a
horse darker than the last named and
one who had not been suspected Of
having any chance whatever lie was
Edward DO Forest.
Hc handed Jenny out OF the cnr with
the lsarlng Of one who had not been
selected 10 carry out bit Of fun, but
with nm air of proprictolsbip. When
All had nlIghtcd and gone into the no
tel drawing room the boys ana girls
advanced TO congratulate the couple
DO Forest raised hand. and there
was u pause.
Girls and fellows" hc said, ~ have
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