The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
ENGAGED GIRL ANXIOUS,
CoNsULTs THE POLICE ABOUT LIH
SHE TOLD.

II GoinR 70 Soin tho Forco Presently. but ToIa
the Furnituro IustAiIment Man That she
Was Already Married to Her Biuecoat-
Got Into n Heap or Trouble at Once.
Tho swish OF skirts disturbed tho stiffness Of
the West Thirty.seventh street police station 40
/ O'Clock Sunday morning. without lifting his
eyes from tho blotter Sergeant Bcslan said:
well, what is 1t, ma'amf'
I'm very sorry TO trouble you - she began In
a low voice, but as he's one OF you / thought
you might be able to help me-" ~
She ended in a half sob. which made the
Sergeant look up. and then he dropped his work
and Gazed at her %intently. There was no getting
around the fact that she was pretty. Even the
veil couldn't conceal that. Half rising from his
seat he said:
"Yes-but-a-Nbat-"
"ofcoqrse," she broke IN. How should you
She smiled over tie desk at him and went on,
u know you'll excuse my. coming here at this
dreadful hour, but couldn't sleep. and It's ali
because Of that falsehood. oh, l hope you can
Well said the Sergeant, who wanted very
much to help her. "if you'll only tell me what
That's lust the trouble. she went on. Il
then l told that lie. I don't dare meet him,
You see, we'Io engaged. My name ia Bess and
name. We're to be married in december.
Mother and ! live right across the street from
s ms flth TTsn Tn led e sna ,SId ,h KNOWS %,n we're . ws en-.
married. don't know why did it-nervous-
the Sergeant, consoiinsiy. ITS only one q
those white lies that, don't count. Besides
But the trouble it's got me into. don't
dare tell hin. Mother and | had to have some
ment, plan and the stuff cost 1900. The agent
asked our name and l said Wilson. Then he
asked, Gould You give me the name OF some re-
sponsible party . I was mad enough to throw
a book at MIN, so ! said, i guess my husband 10
responsible enough. He's SC, and 50 OF the Police
Department or course we're not married yet,
and what ever made me say that | don't know.
We've paid 800 on tho furniture. and now
mother Is going to give up housekeeping.
lose. the 500. But they say they won't take
the furniture back. and l know they'll go to him
h Had t hsll ei i w ! inia S Ss Yf Srea %"r ri til. we esss wll!
III think you'd better go and toll him all about
"Oh, no; / co ldn't 90 that. But can't you
write the firm a letter, telling them to take back
wagon and cart the stuff back to the store. You
might do that now, mightn't you, Sergeantf r
I'm afraid not. You'd better tell him."
agent must have talked with some one in the
hou'e and said we were married, for the girls all
secret. Only Yesterday Jennie Marsh said
oh. you can't keep marriage a secret in these
installmcnt DAYS and when he came in to-night
See here, Bess, what's this 1 hear about o
secret marriageT Then ! had to fb again. and
told him l didn't know. It's all owing to thai
lie."
Tim afraid this is hardly a police case" said
the Sergeant. "Thc only advice / can give you
And do you think he'd forgive me. and he
wouldn't break the engagement =
prophesy. but, taking q good look at the girl. the
Sergeant prophesied that any policeman would
"Oh, thank you" she said. land perhaps I
can get some sleep now"