The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-18
A Supper
AT Sanger's
By SADIE oLcoTT

" AtA JEAAf WIS Aiht'tAA NAtfs
we're even chances between Arthur
Perry aud Herbert Angel Among the
laggprds Ia DE Forests show seemed
the poorest
Now, Jenny Wrighrs bunch was con.
slGcrcd the liycllrSt that had ever been
known NJ IluutcWIlle They were
constantly playing pranks on Que an-
other and never was there ease
wherein the person yictimi2cd failed TO
take his or her medicine good natured
ly. Then, too, there were driving. fish.
ing aud swimming parties IN summer
and skating aud coasting parties in
winter.
\ one day when they we're together at
their headquarters, which was Jenny
Wrishts home one Of the boys com
plalned that there was as he express.
ed 1t, nothing doing which meant
that amusemenls were lacking One
Of the girls proposed that they get up
mock eopement The idea caught at
once aud different plans OF procedure
were suggested Of course Jenny
must be the feminine part OF the elope.
ment That went without saying. But
who was TO be the masculine part
of It?
Naturally at this point there came a
halt None OF the girls cared TO nomi.
nate n fellow TO elope with Jenny. No
fellow would nominate himself and GER.
tainly wouldn't nominate any one else.
Jenny, of course. was not In Il position
to choose, What made the matter of
more import was that Arthur Perry
and Herbert Angel were pressing each
other in n mad chase for her favor,
which was supposed eyeptually TO
mean her hand
When 1t looked as If the matter
would have TO be dropped for want OF
a selection of an clipping groom Arthur
Perry, who felt more confidence In bis
chances for being chosen to be cventu-
ally Jenny's real husband. suggested
that Jenny herself make the choice.
but that 1t be Kept secret between
her aud the fellow she chose till the
elopement had taken place. She was
TO notify the party OF her choice, and
he was to run away with her exactly
ON the stroke of Q of the town clock.
At 10 the bridal party was to meet at
Sangers. hotel and roadhouse ut Hill
ton. five miles distant, where they
would all congratulate the bridal cou
pie and then sit down to supper.
The suggestion was at once adopted
by all the party except Jenny, who was
cred certain that she would select the
man she would choose for husband.
but II was supposed that she would.
Sanger was notified to have a supper
ready at half past 10 for party OF
twelve on the evening appointed for
the elopement. The girls very nearly
wore out Jenny, each one teasing her
to give her the name of the prospec-
tive groom. Jenny proved to be ada
mant and kept her secret. Among the
boys a pool was made as to who would
be chosen. with Arthur Perry favorite.
Herbert Angel next. and fellow
named Jernigan received odds as a
dark horse. There were n few other
scattering bets on various fellows.
Johnny Stevens would have nothing to
do with the pool on the ground that 1t |
tup nd Dnn mn I'm
said, "can ever form an intelligent opin-
ion as to what n girl is going to do"
The elopemcnt was held up for a
week by the weather, which was
stormy. and this tended to increase the
interest in the prank to the boiling
point. Even the girls got to betting /
candy and flowers and gloves. Jenny
said she couldn't see why there was
so much excitement about a matter
that was all for fun. but her words
had no effect to still the babel.
The night OF the elopement having
arrived. the wedding guests assembled
at the house of one of the girls. while
a motorcar stood at the door Since
1t was desirable that the groom should
not be known before reaching Sangers.
II had been arranged that the girls
should 20 together the boys separate
II ,and each one by himself. AZ half +
past . the girls boarded the car which
was driven by Miss Cheesnah. IT'S
owner ana set out for the rendezvous.
On reaching Sangers they found all
the boys there. and while the girls
were being handed out Of the car by
them up came the runaways. The
part Of the couple was not
Perry or Angel or lcrnlgan. but n
horse darker than the last named and
)ne who had not been SUSPECTED Of
having any chance whatever He was
Edward De Forest.
lie handed Jenny out OF the car with
The bearing of one who had not been
selected TO carry out bit Of fun. but
with an air Of proprietoishlp. When
al bad alghted aud gone into the bo-
lei drawing room the boys and girls
advanced TO congratulate the couple.
De Forest raised "A hand. and there
was pause.
Girls and fellows" he said. Il have
surprise for you. There has heen