The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

pered conference, whereat Mr.. Pearson
grew somewhat alarmed. 1t suddenly
struck him that they might possibly be
able to raise the money.
by the way" he interrupted. struck
by a final happy idea, there is an
other little matter that must be looked
after. Did you think to bring the Ii
cense with your
mo, sir. What is it," replied Skee-
ticks. with a slight trace OF worry.
why, a license from the court
house" he was informed. 'Since you
have not secured 1t. / can. of course,
do nothing, as you can see for yourself.
1t is>against the law to marry couples,
clipping or otherwise, without a license,
and | am quite sure that you will not
be able to get one until you begin to
buy your own clothes and are able To
button your own standing collar. So
il / were you, / would walt a bit. II
you will come back to me after a while
say in about fifteen or twenty years,
shall be most happy indeed to marry
you"
Skeezicks arose with manful resigna-
ton.
II guess we viii go home" he decid-
ed. Thank you, sir
Don't be in q hurry" invited his
host, very much relieved that this con-
versation, over which he was begin
ming TO have certain moral qualms. had
terminated. II believe that we have
some ice cream left from luncheon, and
tyou would do me a favor by helping us
to get rid of it. You won't mind. will
your"
"Oh, nor' an instant chorus assured
him.
Very well, then; I'll see If can find
some cake to go with it,"
We've got same cake, sir said
SkeeZicks, opening the now soiled. nap
kin. IT'S our wedding cake that we
brought along to eat
Very thoughtful, I'm sure" said the
minister, with another struggle for
gravity. "Just let me have IL and
will see that II is cut up nicely for you.
Outside in the hall, he leaned against
| the newell post of the stairway and al
| lowed himself to laugh quietly for a
| little bit. 1t was this instinct for whim-
/ steal things. this love of laughter. this
large enjoyment of life in it's every
phase that, aside from his active in
fiuence for good, made Mr.. Pearson the
most popular minister the suburb had
ever known. After he was all through
| laughing he wiped the tears from his
eyes and said BLESS the babies," Then
| he went back toward the kitchen. He
had scarcely reached il when there
came a ring at the door bell, and
shortly afterward Nora ushered young
man and a young woman into the par
| lor.
why, Skeezicks," exclaimed the
| hearty voice of the young lady. and
Katie made one OF her violent rushes
| for him. What are you doing here?'
she demanded, as she released him, limp
and GREATNESS. from her crushing en-
| brace.
''Oh, we just came to clope." con-
fessed' Skeezicks. with whom evasion
was an unknown art; but we didn't
have a license. so we've got to wait.
Katie sat down and laughed until her
face was red. Skeezicks looked from
her 10 the young man and then he
suddenly stiffened. He had seen this
young man once before under peculiar
circumstances. and just now he shrank
from him. Strangely enough. he did
not ask the counter question that had
been on the tip of his tongue, but when
Katie was through laughing she took
him into her confidence.
You know what you asked me this
morning about clipping. Skeezicks?"
''Y-e-e-s," he hesitatingly drawled.