Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Come" called Cecil. instantly.

Come" called Cecil, instantly.
An Office boy put in his head.
fMr. Rouse is wanted" he said in the
automatic fashion in which he usually
received hismessages.
Cecil seated herself at the typewriter
ST think I understand" she said, as
had been under discussion; and in
wardly furious, but forced to be out
wardly calm, Carl followed the office
boy.
1t was evident that matters were rap
idly approaching crisis, and there was
no telling what direction the current of
events might take. few nights after
this conversation Carl came down
to go home, and found Cecil watt
ing by the street door for horse car.
1t had come on to rain in sudden and
unexpected fashion, and she, like MANY
others, had been caught down town
without an umbrella. Carl looked at
her with the air of considering what be
could safely do, and then, in the most
overpoweringly masculine fashion. he
hailed a passing cab, and when it
stopped took Cecil on the elbow and
helped her into it. She stared at him in
attonishment, and as he followed she
"Where are you going ?" she demand
ed. "You didn't give him any ad-
Dress"
"Oh, no. we are going to Delmonico's
to dine"
sob, no, we are notp' protested Ce-
Gil.
"And after that we are going to the
theater just as we used to do"
ooh, no; we are not" repeated Cecil
less forcibly.
"And after that we are going quietly
home, just as we used to, and begin liv-
ing together once more, Just as If we
had never been such fools to separate.
sob, no; certainly we are not" Cecil
said once more; but Carl took her in
his arms and kissed her tiercely, and
there was an end of all her refusals.
She yielded to Lis caresses, and for a
time they were as blissful as a pair of
young lovers who had quarreled and
become reconciled.
"But Aunt May ?" Cecil asked, as they
sat at dinner. "She must be told. She
is probably frightened to death about
me by this time anyway"
1--WE will go there on our way to the
tbeater." Carl answered. "You can
get what you want, and we can 60 di-
rectly home from the theater. Mother
is in Boston, and we shall have the
house to ourselves for a new honey
moon for whole week."
So on their way to the theater they
stopped to tell Miss Austin of the recon-
Citation. Carl remained in the car
riage, while Cecil ran blithely to ex-
plain matters.
- am not coming home tonight,
auntie," she began, excitedly. 81 have
made it all up with Carl, and we are 60.
ing right back aud live as ifnothing had
happened"
'But," responded her aunt, in as
constituent, when are you going to be
married ?"
"To be married?" repeated Cecil.
"Why, Aunt Mary Austin Didn't you
give me wedding and have me mar
rled exactly as you wanted to? You
don't think the same people have to be
married twice, do your"
"But you were divorced.
"Oh, We were separated tor WHILE"
Cecil responded lightly, "but really we
were fond of each other all the time, SO
that does not count"
Her aunt stared In her amaZement.
81 should think by the way that you
talk" she said, ''that you had escaped
from a lunatic asylum. Where is Mr..
Rouse ?"
He is outside in the carriage"
sLet him come in, and we'll see if he
has any more sense than you have"
SO Carl was called in, and when the
matter was laid before him he confessed
that he had several days before pro-
cured a license, and that a clerical
friend was to be on hand after the
theater to marry them. He had made
70 hill 1,o
by Cecil to be ordering the dinner, and
all scruples of Miss May were effectual-
ly disposed OF.
THAT is all very WE'LL" Cecil said:
"but [ know [ was married to you
once, and that was to last my whole life
long. If it amuses you to have the
ceremony said over. again I don't see
why / should have any objection; but |
want it distinctly understood that I
don't think that there is any need OF it
whatever"