The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-02

this was a purely business transaction.
II am going to take advantage Of your
kindness 10 me last night and ask an
other favor.
II am pleased to be Of the slightest
service" responded Richard. with fit
! ting solemniI!.
| You see. II Amoret stopped
| short in confusion. She had thought it
would be so easy.
yes, | know all about it." Richard
filled in assuringly. Suppose we go in
to breakfast together and talk it over
there"
How do you know all about it?' in
qulred Amoret in establishment
"Ill tell you while we're at break
fast Wen have to 90 right in. They're
sounding the last call"
well, if you think"- But that's as
far as Amoret got in her hesitation, for
Richard had started determnedly
ahead, and there was nothing for her
to do but To folow-that is, unless she
wanted TO risk a second fainting spell.
At breakfast Richard launched the
brilliant scheme of telegraphing back
to her folks for more money. Why, 1t
would reach her before she got to the
end of the journey.
Here was a complication that Amoret
hadn't counted on Telegraph for more
money! Where on earth did he think
1t would come from?
"Well, you see | live alone with my
hn 10 ta hn
planned, land it would just worry her
to death to get telegram anyway, let
alone telegram saying that I'd lost
my money. She didn't want me to
take the journey alone in the first
place, and T.
"Of course we won't telegraph then"
broke in Richard brusquely. You just
let me back you till you get to San
Diego. BY the way, who are your
friends there? Maybe know them"
"Oh, another aunt, sister Of the one
live with, and her husband, Mr.. Man
chester!"
Daniel Manchester. the lawyer?"
"Yes. Do you know him?"
Every well, though I've never met his
family"
isn't that providential?" sighed AM
oret. Then that makes it all right for
me to ask a favor of you, doesn't it?"
Eyes, of course. At least it was all
taking our meals together, won't we?
Do say yes"
Amoret lowered her eyes, bit her lip
to keep back the laughter that was
ready to bubble over and then glanced
up at Richard mischievously.
81 suppose l may as WELL" she ad-
mitted, laughing softly. You see,
Sarah thinks"-he knew what Sarah
thought, but he was determined she
should say the words-"well, Sarah
thinks you're my husband"'
Sarah may be something of proph-
etess," Richard ventured and then held
his breath, surprised at his own daring.
And that's exactly what Sarah prov
ed to be, for two months later Dick
and Amoret were taking their honey
moon trip from San Diego back TO Bos-
ton.
"Do you know, DEAR" announced
Amoret, you are exactly what l
thought you'd be under similar circum-
stances the very first night saw YOU"
what do you mean, AmOret? Are
you admitting that you loved me at
first sight?"
Amoret's little nose tilted up scorn-
fully.
Don't fiatter yourself. You may not
have noticed, but there were bride
and groom in the car acting perfectly
silly. And as looked at you | thought
that. serious and dignified as you were,
you'd probably be just as silly If you
were married, and you are, Dick. Ev-
erybody's watching you"
Richard went off into a spasm of
mirth.
"Amoret," he said suddenly, "I've
got the greatest idea. You remember
that money you lost?" Amoret shrug-
ged her shoulders. Why shouldn't she
remember it? Suppose we send it as
a wedding fee to Sarah. She's the one
who really married us. you know"
How can we when / lost itt' que
ried AmOret. teasing him.
"Oh. you know what mean, sweet
hearth
Amoret didn't answer. Instead she
turned her head away. Richard watch
ed her curiously, waiting an eXplana-
ton.
Suddenly she faced him, looking at
him in half frightened, half mis-
ehievous way through her bushes.
II didn't lose the money after all,
Dick. found it the very next day in
another part Of my pocketbook. 1t
was after we had breakfast together,
and IL didn't tell you. So there was
really no reason, you see, for our get
ting married at all, dearest, except
except that spent the money on my
I'm,