The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-31

jim.
usual half-respectful, half-friendly
tones, not noticing her frightened
face. Mr.. Durrant was a busy man.
Besides holding several very important
land agencies in the county where
Rosalys lived, he had business in the
city to transact at times. He ex-
planned to Miss Ambrose that some
urgent affairs he was supervising for a
client of his, Lord Parkhurst, had now
brought him up to London for a few
weeks.
Lord PnrlShurst is away?' she
asked, to say something. II hear of
him sometimes through his uncle, Col.
Lacy
YES. A thorough sailor. Mostly
ahoat," Mr.. Durrant replied. We'll
we're rather out of the way in Por-
chester terrace. Otherwise my wife
would be so pleased If you would come
to tea, Miss Ambrose? My son Jim.
lazy young beggar, is up here now, too
going to plays and parties. Well,
well, it's natural he should like to
amusc himself before he leaves for
Burmah, poor boy. Are you looking
for a hanson? Yes? Hi" and he
waved his stick.
THANK you SO much" said Miss Am
brose. And l will tell mamma where
you and Mrs. Durrant are staying"
She was surprised at her own COM
posture. Her unconscious father-in-
law elect helped her into the cab,
took off his hat, and walked rapidly
away. Rosalys felt her heart stand
still when she drew up at the place of
meeting. She saw Jim, very blooming
and very well dressed, awaiting her,
outwardly calm, at any rate. He
/ jumped into her vehicle and they
drove IN c~ity-wards.
You are only ten minutes late,
dearest" he said. do you know, !
was half afraid you might have failed
me at the last moment?"
You don't believe it, Jim"
well, / sometimes think I ought
not to expect you to keep engagements
with me so honestly as youdo. Good,
brave little Rosalys,"
They moved on through the press of
struggling omnibuscs, gigantic vans,
covered carts, and foot-passengers. who
dartcd at imminent risk of their lives
amid the medley of wheels, horses and
shouting drivers. The noise Jared
Rosalys' head, and she began to DC
feverishly anxious.
The church stood in the neighbor-
hood of "a great meat market, and the
pavement was crowded by men in blue
! linen blousCs, their clothes sprinkled
with crimson stains. The young girl
gave q SILVER Of disgust. How revolt
ing It must be 10 have n butcher for a
husband, They can't have hearts like
other men 9 = g What a gloomy
part Of London this Is to be married in,
Jim.
"Ah-ycs. Everything looks gloomy
I with the east wind blowing. Now,
here we arc, Jump cut, little woman
lie handed money TO the driver, who
went of with the most cursory
thoughts of the part that he hadplayed
in this little excursion of a palpitating
pair into the unknown.
Jimmy, darling; oughtn't you, OF
one of rs, TO have lived here for fifteen
days?' she said, as they entered the
fine old Norman porch. 20 which she
was quite blind in her prcoccupatiOn.
Durrant laughed. n have declared
that ! dil,' he answered, cody. II
hope in the circumstances that it's u
f%orgivablc lie. Cheer up, Rosalys; don't
all of a sudden look SO solemn
They had some time to wait before
the clergyman condescendcd so come
out of the ves;ry and perform the core
mony which was 4 unite her TO Jim.
Two or three other couples were also
in the church ON the same errand; n
haggard woman in n tawdry white
bonnet hanging on to the arm Of a
short, c~rimSon-fnced man, who had evil
IDENTIFY been replenishing his inside
with gin To nerve himself to the re-
quircd pitch for the ordeal; a girl with
a coarse, hard face, accompanied by a
slender youth in shabby black; a tall
man Of refined aspect, in very poor
clothes, whose hollow cough shook his
thin shoulders and chest, and told his
bride that her happiness, such as it
was, would probably last hut the brief
est space.
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