The Crittenden press., 1922-02-03
The Kidnapped
Peasant Girl
ny R. RAY BAKER

q ii44. uy Mcciafs Newspaper syudicais
Il was OH very well. This being Ma.
mapped. until the masked man at thc
wheel of the auto tried 90 Kiss her
Then the gIrl let ont scream that
thc valley wallis hurlei back and forth
through thc pine woods
The kidnapcr had drawn up beside
The ruad. aud without word bad
placed his arm around tho gln. lm.
planting a smacklng Miss fuli on her
rcd Hips untIl noW o. bad seemed nae
grand lnrl. but after that-well. shc
REALLY was frightened now.
The man was ln garments evidently
Intended Co proclaim hlm as a knight.
hut % was rather Inconsistent attire.
Tie wore army legg.ns over blue trou.
scrs. and o. striped blouse of rcd ana
yellow, A saori with o. denied scah.
bard Inns from h's waist and a nlnk
domino with o. red hool surmounilnr
ull The fuo was eileen. shaycn anil
che part that showed was uot az al'
rpu's.yc
The gIr appeared % he peasant
of central Europe Ter nce-aeIl.
the rci ilps and d.mp.rs were all That
could Del seen. hcuusr she aus masked.
CO... with o. thin sfup of white.
When che eir screamed fhe man
re'eused hcr and appeared taken
ahack.
"Why. what's the mafirrfr BE- asked.
nsion.shment ln the Foicc. which DE-.
cldeily was uot rruf
Natter sho exclaimed indignant
~ "non't 500 think sou are carrying
this escupuie a little too farf
Too fairy De- echoed ~You don't
mean 20 say that q man hasn't the
r.ght 90 Miss che g.fl be- Is elop.ug
vith. Do youf-
She laughed scorufuiiy
-EiopinEl Seems you're taking q
loi Cor granted Perhaps you're in.
SANE Yes. thint that's n. No man
IN his right mind uouid talk and act
lke you"
Carin Haskell really vas purrlsd
BY ths girls behavior What was the
natter with Mhtinei Hafnt she
agfeed 20 eiope from the costume ball
With him Had she changed her mind
afier ail the carefully arranged plnnsi
Wei. BE- kneu she wus nckle. bat lt
did not seem rrasonable that she
would back out nov.
There was no good reason for an
eiopsmeni. anyhow MaHlnsa parents
were dead. and Gar,ina folks never
had displayed an inclination 20 NEEDLE
in biz aralr 0f ths heari. Ne had
enough money ln biz own ught o.
care fur a wife. and in fact his father
end mother we're rather ANXIOUS for
him o. settle down.
nuf Maxine had insisted on slopIng
IN order 20 have a taste ~ romance
She wanted 20 surprise her aunt with
whom abe was staying shile visiting
IN Sarvuiac. for one thing and shs
wanted some excitement when shs
took the marriare vows
Garyin bad hem trying ever sinor
be- hscame acquainted with hsf tuo
months ago o. Induce her 90 have
him She had put him % laughing
until tle time came fof the masked
ball.
~Yes ~ marry you. Carve sh'
said. "bui fs 80 90 D. en- eiape
ment You drcss as q knight and fI
b. q peasant giri Afier he hfii
dance IIi meet you under the hiE oai
tree on the lawn and sell eiope 10,
arrangements for o. minister. u course
are up tn you"
-And mn call vhcnr Inquired th'
elaicd Garyin.
-You won't can a. an" she said
~ru 81 o. the dance with some o
the girls and you 81 alone. Thatl
make u morr romantic
Garvin made the necessary ar
nngemcnts. which Included marriar
By minister in the nelghhoriug tow
~ Charlotte ilo dressed as a knirh
% the best of hls ability and wen
20 tho dance alone And thore va
his beloved. dressed IN the peasau
costume. exactly httiug the descrip
ton Maxine had given him ies sh
had met him under the OAK 90 the no
pointed time. and BE- bad carried he
on On the auto. And when he pulle
un beside ihe rad 20 claim q kiss a.
Bis Just doe she screamed
They sai On silence far e few ms
menfs after the coutersatian that fo
lowed tte scream. end De- began q
dawn on Gsnin that there must b.
/ mistake somewhere
"Wouli 500 mind removing you
7 mastf- Do aslr1 ihe eir
"Not % you vill 90 ne ume- sh
answered
Dor reply he removed the domin
and no once tho rirl lifted the camhri,
Yes. o. was Maxine IN the pale moof
light her couuicnance showed un a
lovely as ever. except that Il secmc
trine older. but M doubt, that VA
due 20 the shock of being almo'
Kissed. That was not quite consister
either. Tor Oar,in never BAD SUPPOSE
Maxine 90 be that unsopi isfieuied. n
scrutinired her closely aud she n
turned the starr. Yes Il was Maxine