The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-23
The Other
Fellows Mob
By CORONA REMINGTON
Essss--..ss.s
tS. 1919. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.

/ why, Paul, 1 think it'll be thrilling
and Wen be secretly married and it'll
save such a scene. Have you any
| plans?' u.
1T seems to me it'd be best for me
TO run over TO Wellington in the car
ana arrive there some time in, the af-
ternoon. Then could simply ask you
out for spin"
oh, that's too prosy" The voice
over the wire was decidedly disap-
pointed. NO sheet. ladder or narrow
escapes or anything! IL we're really
going to elope-let's elope. Don't let's
| Just walk Off"
Just as you say, dear. If you'd
rather l can get there at two o'clock
In the morning or little later and
when Il Throw pebble against your
Widow you can slip out. but you must
not try the sheet ladder business You
might get hurt and then what would
we do?"
r.sfi right. I'll give 1t up, but you'd
better hang up. dear. This long-dis-
tance stuff costs a dollar a minute"
All right. I'll be there. Tomor-
row, just think Of tour day! Good
by, dearest"
"Oh Paul, can hardly believe It.
Good-by, dear"
Her excitement grew as the day
passed and she amazed her employer
by making endless mistakes in taking
dictation, and the scarlet flush on her
cheeks led him to believe that she was
Ill.
II don't think you're well today,
Miss Barton. We won't do any more
until tomorrow. You may go home
now," he said.
She shot him q guilty, gpateful
glance and walked out of his private
Office. The next morning she had some
what collected her wits, but as the
day wore on the excitement came back
tenfold and II was with superhuman
effort that she held out to the end.
Then came home and supper, with
ten scrutinizing eyes focused upon her.
She felt that her face was screaming
her secret, but at last she managed to
get to her room on the plea of head
ache
After an endless age, an con Of
time, all was quiet in the house and
Clarice crept around In bare feet col
lecting few clothes and putting them
In suitcase. Then she sat down and
waited few more centuries for the
clock downstairs to strike two.
1t came at last.
With trembling knees she slipped to
the window to watch and was soon
rewarded by the sight of a shadowy
form standing below. Hastily picking
up her grip she tiptoed down the stairs
and out the front door.
You darling" he said, kissing her.
"Oh, don't let's stop here! II they
should catch us"
''The cars parked two blocks
away" he said, taking her bag.
They hurried along the empty
street, occasionally sending anxious
glances backward, but all seemed to
be quiet.
They were several miles out Of town
when they heard distant murpur be-
hind them.
They're after u.s." said Clarice, In
ghastly whisper. -And there are
about million Of them. hear autos
and shrieks. It's a regular mob.
Hurry, Paul, do" She gripped his arm
In frenzy Of fear and, although he
made the little cur do it's best the ma
chimes behind them were rapidly gain
ing. ~
II don't believe we'll make It," he
said at last. "Can you sprint, honeyl
i. We'd better leave the car; I can run
1t behind some bushes and they'll
never see 1t at night. There's little
Methodist church up on the next hill,
SO there must be a preacher near"
A moment later they had hidden
the car as best they could and started
for the little house behind the church
"Phewl This is the real thing" said
the girl as they heard the cars roaring
past them In the road.
"Never touched u.s." laughed the
man.
But how on earth did mother ever
get SO many folks on the chaser
when you think Of II, 1t wasn't SO
awfully-only six or seven cars. But
: she's tiger when she gets started"
When the two made known their
wants to the inquiring head tha,
looked down upon them from a sec
ond-story window Preacher Hinton
promised to be ready In minute, and
II was not very much longer before he
appeared at the front door, inviting
them In. A few minutes more and
they were married. After the cere
. mony Mrs. Hinton's smiling wife
kissed the bride and wished her hap
p,ness with an the warmth of de
voted old friend.
: Hurrying back to the car they start
Cd on their way.
"We1l have to stop here for gas
Paul said an hour later as they sp
preached filling station. TITS nearly
five O'clock. guess there'll be some
body round
. In response to their horn q sleepy
man appeared from inside the tiny
building and ministered to their wants
Al I,aupatOn dived into hia pOckct