Connecticut western news., 1917-02-08
A Supper
 At Sanger S
By SADIE OLCOTT

of sixteen and twenty. the belle of the village.
 When Jenny was nineteen there were even chances between Arthur Perry and Herbert Angell Among the laggards Ed De Forests show seemed the poorest.
 Now, Jenny Wrights bunch was con- sidcrcd the livelicst that had ever been known at Hunteryillc. They were constantly playing pranks on one an- other, and never was there case wherein the person vict,niZed failed 10 take his or her medicine good natured- ly. Then. too. there were driving. fish ing and swimming parti.s in salmer and skating and coaSting parties in winter
 One day when they were together at
 heir headquarters. which was Jenny
 "right's home. one of the boys com. plaincd that there was, as he express cI il, nothing doing" which meant that ailuScments were lacking. One of tll2 girls proposed that they get up a mock ciopoment. The idea caught at once, and different plans or procedure were suggested. or course Jenny must be the feminine part Of the elope- mcnt. That went without saying. But who was to be the masculine part of gt?
 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 cer- ,ainly wouldn't nominate any one else. Jenny, of course, was not in position to choose. What made the matter of more import was that Arthur Perry and Herbert Angell were pressing each ptaer in q mad chase for her favor, which was supposed eventually 10 mean her hand.
 When 1t looked as if the matter "ould have to be dropped for want of selection of an cloping groom Arthur Perry, who felt more confidence in hIs -Lances for being chosen to be evelgtu- | ally Jenny's real husband, suggested that Jenny herself make the choice, but that 1t be kept q secret between her and the fellow she chose till the elopement had taken place. She was Co 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 Sanger's. II hotel and roadhouse at IIli- ton, five miles distant, where they would all congratulate the bridal cou- pie and then sit down to n supper. The suggestion was at once adopted by all the party except Jenny. who was l finally won over. It was not consld- cred certain that she would select tho man she would choose for a husband, but 1t was supposed that she would. Sanger was notified to have supper ready at half past 10 for a party of twelve on the evening appointed for the clopement. 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 tho boys pool was made as to who would be chosen, with Arthur Perry favorite. Herbert Angell next, and fellow named Jernigan received odds us a dark horse. There were few other scattering bets on various fellows. Johnny Stevens would have nothing 10 do with the pool on the ground that it was q blind game. No fellow" ho said, "can ever form an intelligent opin- ion as to what girl is going to do."
 The elopement 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 saiI she couldn't see why there was 90 much excitement about q 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 enc of tho girls. while motorcar stood at the door. Slnco it was desirable that the groom should not be known before reaching Sangers. it had been arranged that the girls should go together. the boys separate ly and each one by himself. Al half past the girls boarded the car which was driven by Miss Cheesman. i,s owner. and set out for the rendezvous.
 On reaching Sanger's they found all the boys there. and while the sgirs were being handed out of the rur by hem up came the runaways. The masculine part of the couple was n Ferry or Angell or Jernigan, but lorse darker than the last named and one who had not been suspes ted of having any chance whatever. He was edward De Forest.
 He handed Jenny out of the cur with the bearing of one who had not lcca selected to carry out bit of fun. but With an air of proprietorship. ', hgn all had alighted and gone into tlc hn- iel drawing room the boys and girls advanced to congratulate the uug,o. na Epracf Y.ofcad hand an1 fhnsa