New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

iections of Fraulein Lechner, the clergyman, the
Consul, and the German Government. he married his
childhood sweetheart the morning after ms arrlVal in
Munich The way he accomplished 1t was simple 10
him-vet the Consul vowed he had never heard OF
another American who had got around the German
marriage laws The American clergyman turned out
to be from the State of New York where licenses
were not required for marriage ack demanded 70
be married under New York laws The Consul could
find no legal objections 1t was done
lack had however one loyal coworker IN what
FrauIein Lechner with a characteristic shrug mad
called his Sabine methods of matrmOny Mary
Marshall had kept up Elizabeth courage while ack
was away arguing with the Consul and the clergy
man \ foreign wedding for her TREND and a money
moon IN Egypt had for Mary all the zeSt OF the un
expected united with the glamour OF romance ohe
packed the brides trunk, dressed her and adorned
her for the ceremony best she could on SuCh snort
notice. and after all was over waved her laughing
farewells as the train pulled out hen she went
home and in the privacy OF their sitting room Wheie
Flizabeths easy chair seemed to have grown three
times larger in her absence she wept tear tor every
wedding smile She sadly reflected that though
Elizabeth still had her romance. her own part IN 1t
was PLAYED. that the bright threads OF their lVeS so
long intermingled were at last discovered But
Clotho had only begun to wind ne" reel
THE cable to Elzabeths parents that announced
L her marriage startled them like d sudden summer
thunderboIt The banker took practical view OF the
matter. however and SAID to his wife
NV dear the young people have stolen a march
on US For my part l don't know but It IS for the
best Now that Elizabeth IS married, Jack will bring
her home You know YOU never really approved OF
her stavIng abroad alone with Mary If had been
in lacks place | should have Well now. jennie.
don't YOU remember what did once when your
aunt in New York wanted 10 keep YOU a whole WIN
ter with her,
Mrs Lawrence could not submit to the inevitable
60 cheerfuIlv FIRST came the hurt to her mother
love She wept 10 think that her daughter had
taken this most momcntous step of her lie away
from home Then there was the disappointment
about the wedding This wedding IN all IT'S beauty
of blossoms and whi'eness had long lam IN Mrs
Iawreucc's mind Not less than score OF handsome
usherS and pretty. picturesque bridesmaids sfIldH
pages and flower girls and the bride herself satny
shrnmering white veilcd vision nothing less than
all this could uphold the momcntous concept OF we'd
ding in any Southern woman mind
Though Mrs Lawrence cabled her blessing to
Cairo-thc address the truant bridal PAIR had given
her-it was sometime before she could forgive her
Bohemian son IN law for so upsettIng her plans The
attitude OF her acquaintance did not tend to lessen
her grievance Bowling Green one of the old towns
of its State had many long established customs and
unwTitten laws which ITS naturally conservative
people Obcyed COntertedlV The news OF EhZdbeths
unconventional foreign marriage had started much
talk" (omlnous word IN that town No girl whose
father had plenty of money had ever fcregone the
vanity of a big wedding with her aCqualntanCcS
to witness her marriage unless she had had no time
to issue invitations through the necessity of Outdis-
tancing pursuing father in a mad race to the bor-
ders of Tennessee.
Hence, rumors now spread about that the banker
had compelled Elizabeth 10 break her engagement
with Jack Clay because that young man had grown
wild in Chicago: also that he had sent Elizabeth
abroad only to separate her and aCk
AS a man will laugh most at his own Ike % Pow
ling Green enjoyed keenly the humor II It's purely
imaginary account of the way Jack Clay had turned
the tables on the stern banker Jack Clay. when
boy had gone to school in Bowling Green: hence
this fictitious coup was known to be in keeping with
his character
Finally. however when the excitement of spicy
gossip had abated. and the banker had appeared
daily at his office with a smiling, unruttled face
milder solutions OF Ehzabeth's peculiar wedding