The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-21
On the Run

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want 70 teli-~
He Eiopped. and his eys feI On a
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be. He took Den<li and wrote rap
ldly.
Have you Rad thIsy~ be asked.
passing the magazine and pencil 70
xzrtorie.
What be wrote was: 7 lore you.
5ut cant SAY % for hose old CAB
oieTB n the corner
For . moment Marjorie hid her face
ID the magazine and even TIE lobes
u her ears grew red Then she wrote
. reply.
What Wilson read vas: Tn so'
CAD
A. be Hfted his eyes from the mzga-
tine he heard a rustic, and the last of
lhFee pT5m figures disappeared from
he room. Then be took Marjorie II
his arms
You must 60 win me- He slapped
His hands together emphaficaily as
Marjorie shook her head We must
1s married now. There's almost half
an hour left"
The next instant be was At the teIe-
phone. the next back a Aar.orie's
.Ide.
The minister's going 70 meet us At
he station. III get the license. and
YOu must join ne there
A few minutes later two vehicles
'aeed up the plaza Of the station
Wilson alighted from one. Marjorie
rom the other. They had only five
minutes TO spare. but no minister was
q sight Suddenly fog-horn voice
announced their train was on the ere
II departure. At that instant meek
ooking little man entered The next
le was IN Wilson's grasp, and the
iext being hurried toward the tracks
Il lost my collar button be ex-
,IaIned 1T was the most extraordin-
lry thing
Listen TO me" Wilson interrupted.
orr trains about 70 leave. You can
marry US on #. and get OF at the first
Itafion."
@But. my dear sir, have minis
ers' meeting to attend this afternoon.
he little man protested.
Across the tracks they went, and
Wilson lifted the little man On the al
eady moving train. helped Marjorie
fter him, and swung on himself
Don't talk nonsense; marry Us, he
aid
The little man wiped his forehead
With a trembling hand. and then
mIied wanly.
IT It hadn't been for that extraor-
inary collar button would have
,een on time he declared
As the train was beginning to leave
he city limits and emerge into the
reen country. he lifted his hands and
aid solemnly:
Z pronounce you man and wife"
He Was an Euolishman.