South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
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throbbing with pent up power.
You see" he explained, as he
started the car. you couldn't help
II that / kidnapped you"
Perhaps. to be perfectly honest.
Esther should have screamed while
she was being carried away. She
didn't think of IT. though. until
after they we're roaring along the
parkway. and then CHE didn't want
10 make herself conspicuous, so she
kept quiet Thus the kidnapping
was carried out without a slip.
It was a hundred miles to the
state line. with only one big city TO
30 through. and the speedometer
never dropped below the forty
mark until they were in the out
skirts OF that city. Then. because
the asphalt street was slippery. Bob
eased the car down 10 twenty miles
an hour He threaded his way
through the center OF town. and
then began to pick up speed along
a wonderful drive. leading out or
town. A voice from behind hailed
them.
Pull up TO the side OF the road"
IL commanded.
We're pinched." said Bob. rue
fully. as he steered over 10 the curb
The motorcycle officer drew up
alongside.
Don't you know you can't burn
up the road like that in this town 2"
he questioned.
YES" admitted Bob. Pm gull
~. What's the fine for the first Of
fense?"
Eleven dollars" was the reply.
Well" here's the money for the
fine" said Bob. handing a ten and
five to the officer. You can keep
the change" ne added
THAT Amt regular" declared the
other.
81 know It. But. you see. we're
eloping," explained Bob. Take
care of IT that way this time. won't
you?"
We'll, all right" agreed the Of
fcer. and before he could change
his mind Bob had started the ma
chine. When Esther looked back a
few minutes later. the policeman
was still standing By his machine
looking after them
Three hours and ten minutes after
Bob had burst out of the garage
back home, ne crossed the line into
Ohio with the girl who was to be-
come his wife beside him. A half
nour later they stopped in front Of
tho court house at the county seat
Five minutes after that they had a
license to wed.
sfter they were married. an hour
later, they thought IT all over once
more, and humanlike, were sorry
they had disobeyed the wishes OF
their parents. Tt would be 50
much nicer If we had persuaded
them 10 give us permission" said
Esther. Now mother won't have
anything to 90 with me the rest of
my life"
Perhaps It would have been bet.
ter" agreed her husband. Dad
will probably kick me out OF the
firm now, and a young lawyer all
alone can't make as much money.
But we won't starve," he declared.
with the splendid optimism Of
youth. "And besides. I have you"
YES" said Esther, with eacn
other we can get along without lots
of other things. We can't have
everything, anyway"
Late that afternoon they returned
to the clerks office TO file the signed
license. TO show that they had been
married. When the necessary
were completed, the
smiling clerk handed them a tele-
gram addressed to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Griffith" They tore 1t open,
and read:
Congratulations. Love laughs at
all obstacles. so guess you love each
other all right. That's all we want
ed to be sure of. You needn't come
home Are forwarding trunks TO
Cleveland. Go ahead on your we'd
ding trip.
Papa Griffith and
Mamma Cullinane."