The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-29

her husband. Aren't you enjoying yourself?"
 How can enjoy myself when you treat me so ''
 But, dear, you didn't come on the honeymoon to see me-you came to travel and to see the sights. You said so yourself ,...,- too."
 How much?''
 Well, whole lot
 But, darling, don't you see how lm- possible this is To get our moneys worth we must be on the move. You can have me all the rest of your life; | but now you can only have the Smith sonian Institute a few hours of the day. l to say nothing of the Corcoran art gall 1 lery., the Capitol, the White House, the | State department, Treasury building i and other objects of interest that sur round us.''
 Mabel drew herself up haughtily. T did not suppose" she said, ''that was marrying a guide. It's bad enough to be taken away from home by-by all most any kind of man, without being treated so cruelty" Then she buried her face in her hands. Percy was at his wits end. He found himself con- fronted for the first time in his life with trying to solve the problem, wo- man. At that moment his love for Ma bel was greater than ever. Her sense of loneliness appealed to him keenly, 1 After all, he had gone too far. Some explanation was certainly due, and he resolved to make a clean breast of 1t.
 Darling" and he folded her in his arms, listen, and I will explain my self. When the subject of honey moon first came up, suggested going to some quiet, retired spot where we could be alone. But you' much to my surprise, wanted to make the regulation trip. What have tried to show you Is that this kind of trip. besides being very expensive, is unfitted for our pur- poses. Perhaps have tried too hard to bring out this side of it., but I felt that was right, and I wanted to make you see it."
 .There was a long pause. Mabel was thinking Having apparently reached conclusion, she looked up at him With 8 sweet smile.
 q think I see what you mean," said she. Perhaps, after all, you were right. And now, having tried my way suppose we try yours"
 What do you mean?"
 q mean that we give up our present trip, and go to the place you thought of, and spend the remainder of our i honeynnoon."
 Percy started. A sense of sudden joy possessed him. That roll lying snugly in his inside pocket still retained most of its original size. It would be possi-
 bIe, after all, to save the best of 1t for home use. Once more he elasped his
 bride fervently in his arms.
 Sweetheart" he exclaimed, ''you are
 indeed the best girl in all the world! will telegraph at once, cancel our ac-
 commodations at Niagara. and we'll
 take the morning train, .:~> The next morning they were off to
 the secluded region Percy had in mind,
 There, at a small but well-kept coun-
 try inn in the center of New York \ state, three miles ride by stage from F the railroad station. Percy had stayed I one night on fishing trip; and for real , loneliness it left nothing to be desired.
 What is there to do?" asked Mabel on the morning of the first day S Nothing" replied Percy, absolute ] ly nothing. That's the beauty of 1t. , We can love each other to our hearts
 content" 1 How heavenly" murrnured Mabel. , That evening they sat in the little . | old-fashioned front parlor of the inn e before blazing log. Percy moved un l easily,
 Would you mind, darling" he asked a If went outside and smoked?" @ q most certainly should. I want you to stay here and hold my hand" t Half an hour passed-in silence - Again Percy moved uneasily. In tht F back room was a half broken-dowr
 pool table; the landlord and fisher Il man guest were hammerlng strenuous Il ly at the balls. Percy thought, ht u might break into the game-that is, i e he could break away. 0 Dearest" said he, q think I'll tak' u little turn round. I've eaten such e hearty supper that need the exercise.
 Nonsense! All you need is-me!"
 Thirty minutes more passed. Perc, IF looked at his watch. How would vol e like to play game of cribbage?" h
 asked. Its fine game-for two d He hated cribbage cordially, but
 might be relief. = why play cribhage??" asked Mabel - Have we not each other?" of The next morning, at breakfast, tn IT landlord cleaned over the young bus le bands shoulder. Would you like t
 go fshing?" asked he. " Percy's face brightened. But Mabe Id was on hand.
 And leave me here all alone" sh a exclaimed: never
 1- Tt seems strange" remarked Perc re that afternoon as they walked dow a the corduroy road together, "that yo to can't get away from it even here"
 From what?"
 ve "Why, the honeymoon idea. Thos Id ! gawks round the hotel are guying tn ot life out of me- know by the way the ar act"
 She put her hand in his. Do yo
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