The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-22

have concealed 1t, but with a woman'S
| skill she extracted IL from aim. Their
she cOnsoled him and babe him have
courage. Perhaps the Government
she suggested, did not even know OF
| their existence. There were so many
people in the great city, and how
could the authorities keep track OF
them all, she said. Angelina took
hope and went back to his work.
Every day he sought the paper
and read the list OF marriage licenses,
breathing freely when he found his
name was not among them.
But Nina, whose mother came from
Spain, thought Of the list, too. Only,
unlike Angelina, she sought an ex-
PLANTATION from her employer, who was
one Of the Italian consular officials.
He told her that IN America people 10
get married must b We licenses, and
that TO get licenses they AUST Apply
at the City Hail. Nina asked no more.
A short time afterward Nina, who
had studied and asl questions, and
learned that marriage licenses couad
be had at the great building by the
railroad station, by any one old enough
to marry who could convince the Gov
eminent that all 5 right, arrayed
herself in her most precious goods and
raiment, all from Genoa, and with a
friend who spoke English she went to
the City Hall; and there she at length
received the ornate document author
izing her and Angelina to be Joined in
matrimony
Nina went back to her employers
house and her mistress and those
others who saw her observed that she
was radiant, but very silent and very
thoughtful all that day.
If UaG late
came timid knock at the back gate.
and Nina, whose hear. could not keep
still, sent one of the other servants
to open 1t. A flicker ing gas Jet shed
its uncertain yellow light over the rear
wall; but, poor as the light was Nina
observed, when Angelina entered, that
his swarthy countenance was W er
than she had ever known 1t since the
day he embarked for America. And
she then knew he h,.1 read the lis
What II he had learned her perfidy?
What if after all he was not deceived?
Nina realized now, for the first time,
that she had wagered everything on a
single cast of the die, and might lose.
There was a sudden pressure at her
heart, as if it would surst. But in an
instant she regained her self-control
and went to meet her Angelina. She
smiled and held out her arms Angel
inc looked at her soberly and kissed
her almost fearfully; but even as he
bent forward she saw the white Eng
fish newspaper in his pocket.
They sat on the bench on the back
porch and talked, or rather Nina |
talked, for Angelina was silent and |
At last s. too, became |
silent and anxious.
AT length Angelina unfolded her |
arms and with a deep sigh 1rew the |
paper from his pocket. 'Do. not /
blame me, Nina he almost sobbed,
butt has comet"
you babe" cried Nina: blame you,
md for what am to blame you, my
,hild?"
Angelina slowly unfolded the paper
md at length found the little list at
he bottom. He laid it out on his hand
'efore Nina. There" he said, there
is; read, my Nina"
But" protested she sweetly. you
now, my babe, that / cannot read the
English"
You can read this" said Angelina. |,
'Be brave"
your name." she said. ''and mine.
What can it mean?"
"Can you bear 1t, knowing we have
0 little money!" cried Angelina in
orment. 1T means that the Govern
cent has ordered us to marry
Nina was silent. Then she arose,
nd, turning her eyes upon Angelina,
0oked into his eyes with the light of
conscious courage. ut is the will of
he Heavenly Father she cried eve
must submit
1t was still early the next day when
Una fastened to the church and
anded the paper with the gorgeous
rint to the reverend father. And that
cry month, after the bans had all been
aid, Angelina and Nina We're married,
hough they had far less than $100,
hen. But they are happy.-Philadel-
hia Record