The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-11-28
I'M BAYS TO COME


substance of the note rather than Its
form when she wrote the date. April
81 1880. II did occur to her that II
was not strictly necessary to date a
note to one'sT own father informing
him of ones Intended elopement when
one purposes to depart from the an
cestral rpofstree that very day. and
the enlightenine communication was
bound to be found soon after. But 1t
was down, and time was precious.
! Her plane was. waiting. The, head
nlechanician Of the Flarity hangar had
finished overhauling 1t not an hour
ago, assuring Mary that. with her driv-
Ing. he would back II to- outfy any
machine her father owned.
Mary had answered. keep mum on
that score TO dad Oscar" Mt the same
time slipping him a trifing tip Of
NIFTY.
For Mary was under no decisions
as to what her fathers attitude might
be toward this. step she was about to
take. His wealth was great his social
position unquestloned. He had always
been kind to her and she loved him.
1t was only a matter of loving .Adrion
Longfellow more--much more. SO well
she was entirely willing to give up all
the luxury to which she had been born.
to live In poverty and social ostracism
with the man of her choice.
! With sigh at the unpreventable
perversities Of life, Mary walked out
of the Flarity mansion. stepped into
her pane and few straight for the
college town where Adrion. unfor.
tunate inheritor of his fathers tenn
permanent. and nothing else. drew his
meager salary.
Adrion was waiting at the appointed
spot, It was his unllkeness to the
young men Of her own set that had
attracted Mary in the first place. They
were big and strong; Adrion was UNI
dersized. They talked to her only of
sport. social matters and money; how
much they earned In how few hours
a day. Adrlon could talk well on
hundred subjects: books and flowers.
music and the great outdoors.
But this man chosen from outside
her own world by Mary to be her hus-
band possessed fine sense Of humor.
He felt 1t his duty to inquire for the
last time whether she fully realized
what she was giving up for his sake.
my DEAR" he questioned, "have you
thought that we won't be able to keep
this?" placing his hand on the delicate
wings of the~artiflcial bird which bore
them SO swiftly aloft. 'My salary
couldn't stand the hangar fee. to say
nothing of the upkeep. did hope we
might have one of the four-hour serv-
ants. but alas" Adrion paused to sigh,
81 read only this morning that they
are striking for more pay and fewer
working hours"
Just at that moment Mary turned
into a much travelled air-lane and
carefully guided her plane In and out
among the traffic. "Don't worry, Adj
rion; my grandmother did her own
homework when she was first mar.
ried; and what one woman has done.
another can. The only thing that
bothers me now Is that something may
happen to delay us and give father a
way. She's doing two hundred miles
an hour now and I'll keep her there
till we get out of the crowd; after
that the sky Is the limit"
Mr.. Flarity arrived home that even
Ing during an interval between the
departure of the fourth relay of serv-
ants and the arrival of the fifth. 1t was
when the latter had been on duty an
hour that one of the maids brought
Mary's note to him. She had discovered
1t while preparing Mary's room for
the night.
What he read sent Mr.. Flarity flying
literally. He took mis- fastest plane
and even had the forethought to carry
along two bags of gold with which to
bribe the alr-traffic cops or pay fines,
rs the need might be. Mary's plane
was distinctive, 1t bore her private en-
blem. It's course was not hard to trace,
but the gold bag was nearly depleted |
Nncn WI. idflty uilSntCu III IIOut VI /
4 roadside inn somewhere In the north
ern Alaska. "No," the clerk informed |
him, "there Is nobody by the name of |
Flarity. registered here. Yes; there is
/ Mr.. Longfellow-and Mrs."
Mary was net one bit surprised |
when her father was announced. and |
to the husband Of her choice
hat they had best have him up and
get It over with. II know just what he
will say, Adrion dear, and / know he
won't rest till he does say II. Let's be
lind to him and give him his chance
now"
Mr.. FlarIty's face was purple with
anger added to high living. 'How dare
ou-you-shrimp ne beloved, as
soon as he faced the guilty pair. "Yon
title whippersnapper son Of a common
college president. and moth
ng but an humble professor your
,elf, to entice my daughter-the
laughter OF master plumber,
before him7 You who toll five hours
, day for your bread and butter, and
The could have married carpenter