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the nearest stre¢ “orner liately joined by a young as they pas eep you waiting long, Fred?” “It seemed quite impossible to get away without being observed.” “No,” said the young man; “the wait- ing was nothing. But why Is it neces- sary that you should resort to all this”’— he was going to say “nonsense,” but wisely checked himself—‘“this mystery.” “It is necessary, I tell you, Fred. I can’t receive you at home, and there is no other way. I have told you many times that my father would never con- sent to give you my hand. It might be different if mother were alive, but now it
arm she t “Did I she asked.
is more than likely that father would for-
bid you the house.”
“That isn’t possible,” said the young man. “I am the son of his oldest friend. He has ever professed a regard for me. Surely there is nothing in my conduct that could prejudice him. I am poor, but my prospects are excellent, and”’—
“I tell you, Fred, he intends me for higher game. No struggling architect is good enough for his daughter. But he shall not tear us apart.”
“Of course not,” said Fred hastily. “But, really, Elsie, I don’t like this sort of thing. It seems”—
She drew her hand from his arm.
“Don’t like it?’ she echoed.
“Of course I like it,’”’ he quickly assert- ed. “At least I like you, which is a great deal more to the point.”
The girl took his arm again.
“Let me tell you, Fred, dear,” she soft- ly said, “that if it wasn’t for this very sort of thing, this secrecy, the opposition of my father, the romance of it all, very likely I shouldn’t love you half as much. The more papa slights you the more determined I am to be yours. Fun- py, isn’t it?’
“Delightfully funny,” said the young man, and then they switched away from the subject and pursued their secret half bour stroll.
When they returned to the handsome home, the young woman, after a tender though brief parting with the young man, re-entered the side door with a most elab- orate effort to be both cautious and noise less.
The young man chuckling.
“This does seem like such a sentimental farce,” he murmured, “and yet I must play my part through to the drop of the curtain. I can’t imperil my happiness now after waiting for it since boyhood. I think she loved me all the time, but it has taken a very ingenious scheme to bring her to a realizing sense of my at- tractions and general w orthiness. Dear little bundle of romance! Well, I mustn’t forget to take precious good care that some romance is introduced and retained in our married life.”
The secret meetings were continued, and Elsie assured her lover that the op- position of her father to him was becom- ing more and more marked.
“Why, Fred,” she cried one evening, “papa said he believed you were a mer- cenary youth and that you had a deceit- ful face. Why, I felt like rising right up and defending you before all the world and then telling papa that though he threw me into prison I would never, never, never wed any one but you! But I didn’t.”
“That was wise,” quite time for that.”
There was a moment’s silence.
“I tell you what it is, Fred,” said the young girl, with a little catching in her throat, “the only thing for us to do is to elope.”
Fred was not startled.
“It’s the very thing I was about to suggest,” he quickly said. “What night do you prefer?”
“You dear boy!” cried Elsie, affection- ately patting his arm. “There is some romance in you after all.”
“Thank you,” said Fred “What night?”
“I want to wear my lovely new travel- ing suit,” said Elsie, “and it will not be finished until Thursday. Then 1 must go down to the Friday bargain sales and get a few things that 1 need.”
“Not a rope ladder?’ laughed Fred.
“No,” said Elsie, with an echoing gur- gle. “‘Fancy a bargain sale with an ad- vertisement something like this: ‘A full and choice line of rope ladders for elope- ment uses. Come early, before the stock Is picked over. Only one rope ladder will be sold to each customer.’ How’s that?’
“Very amusing,” said the young man, “But you haven't decided on the event~ ful day.”
“Well, suppose we say a week from next Thursday.”
“That suits me,” replied the young man. “What are your plans?”
“I have them laid out,” replied the young girl eagerly. “‘My new street suit will be finished Wednesday. It’s the loveliest thing you ever laid eyes on. Mme. Summerson never gave me such a fit before.”
“I’m afraid we'll soon have to give up Mme. Summerson,” said the young man gravely.
“Do you really think so, dear?”
“Yes, love. Marrying a poor but hon- est young architect is a pretty sure cure
fot the fits you mention. Of course we can’t count for certain on your father’s forgiveness.”
“Oh, yes, we can! back with open arms.”
“I’m pretty sure we won’t deserve it, But go on.”
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“And you prefer this way to being mar- ried comfortably at home?’
“Don’t talk nonsense, dear. You know I couldn’t be married comfortably at home, at least not to you—unless you dis guised yourself and married me under an assumed name. Wouldn’t that be ro mantic?”
“One romance at a time, dear.”
The days passed rapidly, especially the ever to be remembered Thursday.
It was not a pleasant day. The sky was o’ercast and late in the afternoon a dreary drizzle set in. It was anything but an auspicious bride’s day.
Fred came over early with the new traveling bag, which was speedily packed under the friendly direction of Miss Hol- liday, who was an expert in the packing line, as well as a very discreet and close mouthed person who was generally un:- derstood to have been in Idve and dis- appointed.
Promptly at 7 o’clock the carriage ar rived, and after a fervent exchange of kisses the would be bride broke away from Miss Holliday and was tenderly handed into the carriage by Fred, and they were soon on their way to the rail- way station. When they reached the platform, Fred got out to see if the coast was clear. He came back almost im mediately.
pered. ‘There is a detective on the plat- form. I wonder if your father suspicion- ed your purpose?”
Vell, what are we to do?”
“Drive over to the up town station. The train isn’t due for 15 minutes yet, and it stops here ten minutes longer.”
So they drove over to the up town sta- tion and again Fred alighted. He came back in a half hysterical way.
“There’s another detective waiting on the platform.” }
“Well, what of it?”
“Nothing, save that we can’t leare town by rail for Craigsville until tomor row morning.”
“Then what will we do? I left them a note, you know, and of course I can’t go bac k. ss
Elsie’s robe of romance was fraying a little at the edges. She looked out of the
carriage window at the damp and chilly night and shuddered.
“I know of an eminently respectable hame where you can remain tonight,” said Fred, “and I will go to a hotel.”
‘Take me to the house, Fred.”
The young man gave the driver the name of the street and the number in a
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low tone and thén rejoined Elsie on the rear seat of the closed carriage.
It seemed like a long and confused drive. The night was very dark and the rain fell steadily. Elsie leaned back in the carriage and answered Fred’s re- marks in monosyliables. The flower of romance was drooping sadly amid these discouraging surroundings.
“Fred,” she suddenly said, “I’m afraid it wasn’t right to treat papa in this way.”
“It’s a little late to look at it in that light now,” said Fred.
Then the carriage stopped.
“Wrap your veil closely around your face and take my arm,” said Fred, as she followed him from the carriage.
They hurried up the steps, the door was opeaed for them, they stepped into the brilliantly lighted hall, and there, holding out both hands, was Elsie’s fa- ther!
“My dear children,” he cried, “vcu are just in time!” And he clasped Fred’s hand and kissed Elsie.
Before she could ask what it all meant her wraps were whisked away by a maid and she was led into the parlor, She noticed in a bewildered way that there were many flowers about the hand- some room, and that it looked unusually attractive. Then she found herself stand: ing, still by the side of Fred, before a kindly faced man, who, almost before she realized what was happening, had pro- nounced them man and wife.
Fred kissed her, and her father kissed her, but she said never a word.
And when the kindly faced man, plead- ing another engagement, had _ hurried away, her father came and sat by her side and said:
“Well, my dear child, this was roman- tic enough, wasn’t it?”
The tears welled up in Elsie’s eyes, and she cried:
“Father, I have been very unduatiful.”
The old man took her in his arms.
“Here, bere!” he cried. “This will nev- er do. Tears on your welding day! Fie, fie! IEverything’s all right now, my dear. Were you are with a doting father
and the best young husband in all the land.”
“But I thought you were so opposed to him?”
“Never. He’s the young man of all others whom I should have picked for you. This isn’t news for Fred.”
Elsie looked at her smiling husband.
“I think you two plotters,” she slowly said, “have made a ridiculous goose of me.”
“We only plotted to let you have your own way,” said Fred. “You surely can’t object to that.”
“There, there!” cried the old man. “By- gones are bygones. This is certainly bet- ter than being married in the stuffy front room of some country parson’s home, with your deserted daddy worrying about you 50 miles away. Now you'll stay here tonight and in the morning start on the little wedding journey that Fred and I have planned for you. It is to last four weeks and to take in all the big eastern cities, and I don’t believe you will lose anything, my love, in choosing my tour in preference to the one over the romance route. In this envelope, Fred, are all the necessary documents, and here, dear, is a gift from your happy old dad which
may add a little spice to the parental blessing.’ And he handed her a slip of paper.
Iler eyes grew large at sight of the fig: ures on the check, but before she could express her gratitude be hastily inter rupted her.
“Yes, yes.” he said; “its ali right, my dear. I fully understand what you want to say. But come. there’s an apyetizing little supper awaiting us in the dining room, and I am getting anxious to offer a toast to the blushing bride and anothet to—to romance! Come, my children.”
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