The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25

the 1nISF0Sl0u crown making way Tor
them right and left, they hurried on.
gleeful procession of prospective Eel.
low passengers trailing along in their
rice strewn wake.
"Tom," the girl gasped, Its perfect
" horrid! Oh, oh. if only | hadn't
come-if only l had that youngster
here!'
Still attended by grinning throng.
Tom purchased the tickets. and they
made the boat with half a minute to
spare. Partly from the unwonted ex.
ertions and partly from her feelings
Rachefs face was scarlet, seeing which
Tom kept his own carefully impassive.
He remained silent as she talked.
begging him half tearfully to brush
away the grains from her collar. "Oh.
and It's down inside my collar toor'
she cried. Then she saw his eye twin
kle, and her color famed up again.
She CONCEALED into frozen silence.
You're just as horrid as Marjorie"
she said at last. You enjoyed her
mean joke about the suit case, and Won
haven't minded this one bit, and I'm
not going to Philadelphia at all. I'm
going right back on the next boat"
There were angry tears in her eyes
as she finished. but they were quickly
depressed when she saw the other eyes
still turned on them from all quarters
with interested amusement.
That's better" he said dryly as he
observed the change in expression. I'VE
don't want to give them the idea that
we are making for a divorce court.
It's too soon to be conventional. You
aren't supposed to weep for at least
month. Now. them" he went on. calm
ly unheeding the one whitening glance
she cast at him when she was sure no
one would see it. IF you go back the
kid will have the joke on you. You
can't do thing to her. and the more
angry you are the better she'll be
pleased. Furthermore. my dear girl
I'm not your dear girl" she observed
briefly.
"Oh. yes. you are. What | was go
ing to say was that it seems to me
you're little rough on yours truly.
don't especially mind your apparently
violent aversion to the idea of being
married to me- but I've been intend
ing to tell you for some time that
don't share in it. | think the whole
idea is brilliant. think that kid sister
Of yours is bright enough to be TWEEN
ty. and I'm going to apologize for my
former insult to her age the next time
see her" He waited impressively for
his words TO sink in. ''Now, just re-
feet" he went on; ''the rice throwing
and the unpleasant part of getting
married is over and done with. Why
not finish it up? Let's do it now-and
then there will be a bride and groom
at the house party"
She looked at him in wander.
"There is nothing the matter with
your Imagination Tom she said her
calmness quite restored by the mag
nificent coonc>S Of bis suggestion.
"Of course there isn't" he smiled
I'm not proposing it for joke dear
| love you. And it's practicable be-
cause know the license clerk in Phil
adelphia. SO that there will be no trou-
bic about that
She began to shake her head. but he
noticed that she did not resent the
term be had used. Let me think"
she said at last. "I'll tell you when
we get there. But Tom-Tom--it
would be insane"
"Not a bit Of it," be said stoutly.
We'll both live to call your sister
blessed"
They relapsed into silence which
he was careful to break as seldom as
possible till they were nearing Phila
delphia.
Three minutes to the Broad street
station" he said gravely as the train
pulled in at West Philadelphia. Just
three minutes in which to decide if
we are to avoid our we'll intentiUned
friends at the station
She shook her head. oh no-longer
than that" she said as she smiled up
at him. ITS taken me nearly three
hours"