Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-23

called.
"H0wdy, boy |" said che old minis
ter. ~That ar creek III b'illn' over. i
reckon you'll have 10 swim the bosses
They tried, but bins horse refused
90 beyond good footing.
"You kin light ut that ar house an
aend the night, but the folks have
me erway," the minister called.
II guess youth have to marry MS
sht here and now" Harry proposed.
Wight IL coming and that house Is
,Ir only refuge"
Poor boyl There seems TO be no
-scape for you'll" BIN exclaimed with
] sigh. do you really and honestly
want to marry met RI there's any
doubt about 1t I'll leave the horses
with you and swim the creek. You
could put them In the barn and swim
with me or spend the night In the
cabin"
'Tt's cool evening and the creek
is very wet" he answered. sT1n GO
ing to take this matter Ia my own
hands"
He called to the minister "Steve,
this is the luckiest moment of my life
and You are just the man Of all others
/ would have chosen for Its most Inn
portant job. Can you stand right
where you are and marry us7'
You bet, kin, subj" the minister
answered. tive @eten said could
marry any one half mile erway ii
they would only talk as loud as kin.
I've got the good book right here In
my pocket, sub. Ny OIL woman is
comm. She'll be hyah In minute
fer to witness the perceedin's"
Mrs. NuckIes made her appearance
on the river bank In a short time.
Then the minister shouted: "Well
begin by readln' the nineteenth chap
ter Of Matthew"
He shouted the chapter and the us
uai queries, kneit and prayed and pro
nounced them man and wife.
The young man and woman walked
to the cabin and put their horses In
Its barn, where they found an album
dance Of hay and oats. They raped
at the cabin door, but got no response
They lifted its latch and entered.
A table stood In the middle of the
room, set for two. On its cover OF
spotless white linen were plates and
cups and saucers and a big platter
OF roasted prairie chickens and great
frosted cake and preserves and jellies
and potato salad and pie and
bottle Of currant wine. A clock was
ticking on the shelf. There were live
embers In the fireplace and wood In
the box, and yenison hanging In the
chimney.
The young soldier looked about hisu
and smiled.
This Is wonderful" he exclaimed.
ITO whom are we indebtedf'
you don't think I'd bring you out
here on the plains and marry you and
not treat You we'll" BIN laughed. u
warned you that you'd have to take
what came and that the hospitality
would be simple"
Tits a noble and benevolent con
spiracy that has turned this cabin Into
paradise and brought all this hap
piness upon me, be said MS he kissed
her. II thought 1T strange that Mr..
Nuckles should be ON hand at the
right moment"
'aThe creek was o harder thing to
manager" she answered with smile.
II told my messenger to see that the
gate OF the reservoir was opened at
four o'clock. so, you see, you had
TO marry or swim. Now I've made
clean breast OF IT. felt sure some
thing would happen before yon got
back from Milwaukee. I was plum
superstitious about It."
The young man shook with laughter
and said: ssY0u are the new woman
born OF the democracy OF the West. !"
II began TO fear that / should be
an old woman before | got to be Mrs.
Needles"
''Whose house Is this7e he asked In
moment
.It Is the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Lukins. Their land near Chi
cago is now used for cattle yard and
slaughterhouse and is paying them
good income They moved here some
time ago. He looks after the reser-
voir. Mrs. Lukins Is famous cook
as you viii see. We can stay here
as long as we want to. We sliNkl find
| everything we need In the we'll, the
chimney, the butt'ry and the cellar
And here Is the wedding supper all
ready for us and ! as hungry as
BEAR
'.In the words Of Mrs. Lukins 1t Is
very copasetic.' and / begin to feel
that have made some progress In the
study of BIN Kelso. Come, let's have
our supper
mot until You have broiled a piece
of venison. It will take lot of food
to satisfy me. III get the cream and
butter out OF the well and make a
pot OF coffee. Hurry up, Harry, I'm