Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-11

from any Of the men have eve,
met
She paused. and the man at her side
studied her with grave eyes.
"Now, there was Bessie Stewart
she married Jack Coghlan. They'd
gone to kindergarten and dancing
school together. And then she'd gone
to all his college .proms' and the same
cotlllons. Why, 1t was just like marry
ing some one who had lived in your
own family always.
And now they're bored to death
| with each other. They had honey
moon at Monte Carlo. where they had
been the year before on the Borden
| Jones yacht, and they came back to
the same old round Of teas and dinners
and dances. There was no romance in
| that
| The man shook his head
'sBut Harriet, one of our parlor
maids, married miner way out west
She met him by answering an adver-
| tisement in matrimonial paper. He
came east after her, and she wrote
Marie that they were awfully happy.
He had never beaten her once"
The man flung back his head and
| laughed. and the girl laughed with
! him. Then suddenly she cIutched his
sleeve
you've passed the Dalton turnpike
and / must be at Stoneywold for
| lunch.''
I'VE are not going to Dalton" said
| the man calmly 1--WE been out this
way before. Just two miles beyond we
will cross the state line
But why? Oh, l must go on to
! Stoneywold."
The man ignored the remark.
"And across the state line, l under
stand, there is no need of license
| "Oh" said the girl very softly, and
the great car stopped beneath the arch
of freshly leaved trees.
/ He flung aside his heavy driving
gloves and took the delicate, sensitive
face of the girl between his two hands
"Will you, dearest?'
Her eyes stopped dancing and turned
wondrous tender.
sOh, l hoped you'd understand. but
| did not dream
"Will you. dearestY persisted the
| man.
She lowered her long lashes over the
! eyes into which he tried so hard to
gaze. Later she murmured from the
shelter of his arms: But want to tell
! you the truth, Lester. I never loved
you till just this minute. And | had
made up my mind that if you did not
understand | would just
He threw on the power.
LET us get across the line quick be-
fore you change your mind again"
Hiram Manning, justice of the peace
in the -th district, plucked at his
beard and regarded the couple doubt
fully.
I'D like t oblige you. but this amt
no Gretna Green. an'-well, | don't
mind tellin' you that the girl looks I'M
der age"
"But am not" protested the girl
Il am twenty"
Not castin' no reflections, ma'am.
but I'd like some proof
The girl and the man looked at each
other; then the girls troubled glance
travelled to the table. and smile
frightened her face.
isn't that proof enough that my
family are willing?
She held the paper toward the JUS
tice with the face of a girl peering
straight from the printed page.
/ yT,l -
to the girl. and his face alternately
flushed and paled.
"Gosh all hemlocks. you're Banker
Clafiin's girl. and he-he's''-
Eyes, said the girl. her eyes dane
ing. HE is Lord Gramaton. But. in
deed, he's very nice in spite of the
/ fact,'' she added as Justice of the
Peace Manning continued to stare in
credulously at the mans slim figure in
its disreputable motoring apparel.
you wait bit. I'll be right back. .
said the justice, with sudden accession
| of spirit, and he started for the door
The girl and man sprang after him.
You are not going to telephone to
] town-to those wretched reporters.
Please. please, let US be married quite
| alone. with just some of your family
| for Witnesses cried the girl
YES" added the man nervously.
We've just run away from all that
sort of thing -pifie, don't you know.
Please let us get away quietly. Don't
telephone, beg of you"
Telephone nothia'," exclaimed the
justice heartily. s'I'm just goin' to put
on my Sunday suit. Never expect to
marry millionaire's girl and a lord
again in my time.'
Captivating Queen.
1t was by his graceful execution of a
dance that young Hatton first capt.
xra4od +hc hoa,.t "a Oa1aor, I,I;uo lntl,