Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-02

line has been changed, and we won't tave time to wait for it, but we'll pick one up on the way If any one asks for us, tell them we have gone to the Rev. Avery's house to get married.''
 Yet it was not to tho Rev. MT. Averys that Ingot took his bride, but to a humber parsonage, where it was quite evident they had not been expected.
 "Papa is not down yet,'' said the pretty young lady who received them. "He was up late last night with sick man, so we did not call him this morning. I will do so at once if you wish to wait.'
 Ingot's impatience would not brook delay He responded that they would not disturb the minister, and turned away from the door.
 "There's magistrates office just around the next corner" said he. "To save time, we may as well go there. You won't mind the difference, will you, Carol9-it's getting tho knot tied all the same" Two or three clerks were writing in tho dingy outer office which they presently en- tered, and 6 portly gentleman glanced up from his mornings mail as he heard him. self asked for
 1T am Justice Steele" he announced. "Come to be married, ehs" as Ingot ex- plained. "Oh, yes, we can do that business for you here, quick and sure. Name of the contracting parties, if you please, and age of bride. I must tell you that if the lady is l under eighteen it will be necessary to have the consent of her parents before the cere- | mony is pcrformed.'
 Mentally, Justice Steele had put this down as runaway match. 1ngot hastened | to set him right on this score, but a shadow of gravity that had not been apparent on l the officials countcnance dawned there as he heard the names.
 "Ingot!" he repeated. "Lately in the | employ of Everleigh & Coz We'll, MT. Ingot, must ask the favor of taking the young lady aside for a moment while talk to her. This way, Miss Childer" He opened door of an inner room as he | spoke, but q seemingly careless glance which had passed between the magistrate | and ono of his clerks warned Ingot and put him on his guard. He drew Carols hand within his arm as he backed toward the | door, and with fair slmulation of anger broke out:
 "You seem to doubt my word, sir, so, on second thought I'll not trouble you. It will | go hard if can't find some one to marry us | without all this bother.' l "Oh, very well: just as you lilke," re- sponded the justice, coolly. The clerk had 1 turned away from his desk and was strug- gling into his overcoat. Ingot hurried his bride-elect from the of l flee, and scarcely drew free breath until he was seated by her side in the hack they had taken.
 "They knew something about that busi- ness there, thought he, and after they had gone a square, changed his directions to the driver. A second hack turned out o1 the line of vehicles, doubling on the same course they had taken, and Ingot was as. sured of what he had already suspected that he was being shadowed by the clerk.
 Straight to the depot," he ordered the coachman. "Drive like the devil. You
 shall have flyer if you drop that fellow behind us.''
 Carol reused herself for the first in min
 gled wonder and alarm at these strange proceedings.
 ''Oh, what is ita You are not taking me
 away from Lyman? Stop, driver, stopp
 Hush, will yous' commanded Ingot
 "You shall go back to Lyman, swear it; bu
 first you've got to go with me. I need yo,
 now, and you've got to servo my turn"
 There was ring at the door of ths
 Childer house five minutes after Ingot ant
 his betrothed wife left it, and Sarah opened
 it to answer the eager inquiries of Norris
 Bergman by statement of the facts.
 Him and Miss Carols gone away to ge
 married They're not a-comin' back. Coin
 away on weddin' trip. Set that box dowl
 easy, Tim ito be gone for a week, les
 they're called back, as I'm sore afraid the,
 will be, poor thingsp
 "Gones Oh. Uncle Amos, we have conn | too laten