San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-08

ing will happen. | shall come back.
back to my wife, and we will go on our
knees to Miss Penelope and fold our
hands, and she will forgive u.s."
Still Winsome shook her head. 1T
does not seem right" she said. "Auntie
does not know a word about it, Jack.
She thinks came to spend the day with
Cousin Susy Hayland. She took it for
granted, and l did not explain. She
wouldn't have thought it right for a girl
to run about all day with young man
who is no relation"
And she is right" says Jack Now,
marry me this morning, and tAe"e cal
not be the least improperly II hUs-
band and wife being together anywhere.
1t is really just a form, you know, and
unless you want to be free to marry
some one else if You change your mind
you will do it"
And, to cut long story short, Jack
prevails.
Shortly Winsome finds herself ON his
arm on the porch of neat little parson-
age, close in the shadow of an old fash
toned church. A servant woman i'll cap
and apron opens the door. Her master
is not well, she says, but she thinks he
will see them, and after they have waited
in the parlor awhile an old, old man
comes in.
Marry them? Oh, yes, yes. But he
must ask them some questions first. And
then he asks their ages, and hearing
that they are both orphans, and that
Jack is one and twenty, and that there
is no reason why he should not make
them one-calls in his servant woman
and her husband-alSo in his service
and performs the ceremony. Jack has
his mothers wedding ring on his finger.
With that he weds Winsome.
"Iwas only child when mother died, :"
he says But she told me to keep it for
this time" This is why the old clergy
man is filling out certificate, which
both sign and which the old people sign,
before he folds it and kisses the bride on
the forehead as he gives it to her.
God bless you, my DEAR" he says.
My wife would have liked to see this
wedding. She was fond of weddings.
We were very happy ourselves" He
draws back the window curtain and lets
the light shine on a crayon portrait of a
mild little old woman in cap. ''She
looked much like you when we were
married, my dear" He says to Win
some: YES, much like you. She only
died last year, and she was pretty still. -
He seats himself in great armchair
and looks intently at the picture and
hardly seems to notice when they say
goodby, and they leave the little parson-
age very seriously, and tears are in Win
some's eyes though she does not know
that when the old servant woman who
opens the door returns TO her master she
finds him so sound asleep that she can
not awaken him. so sound that he never
wakens more. No, neither of them knows
this, but they are very quiet for long,
long while.
Over their lunch they grow merry
again-laugh and chatter as before.
Winsome's smiles dimple her cheeks
again. After all, it is only bit of paper
to take care of until Jack returns to her.
Jack for his part soon becomes jubilant.
Nov you cannot jilt me-" he cries
"All Yale cannot steal you from me. =
He pats her hand as she sits opposite
him. The waiter beams upon them and
inquiries of Jack if Ibis lady" will have
the window open.
"You heard?" Jack asks afterward
My lady-well, you are my lady, Win,
some, my lady now"
Winsome's certificate is in her satchel
They peep at it and read it over before
they go out into the street again.
You are Mrs Jack Archer now" he
says. You know l was christened
Jack. I'm not John. Take my arm
Mrs Archer"
But she refuses. She is not willing
that the whole world should know
what she is going to keep secret from
even Aunt Penelope for whole year
she says, and then they walk about
awhile before they 90 to the eden
To Be Continued.