New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
SUNDAY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER r. '''o
;. 81 Adventures at Home
Continued from Pogs 4

eetlv relieved to see others l1v1ng up to the
nronrieties Of a given OCCASION But he
wished to be reassured upon one point
"You are engaged, aren't you" he asked
doubtfully- "Youre-you'r re not playing
nth her. Because again the voice grew
threatening, "if you are
~ would 90 to the ends OF the world for
berru said Dunlop seriously. And he meant
met that. Her trouble was so genuine. her
bravery in i. so simple and unaffected, that
he was ready and even eager to serve her IN
anv wav that she might require Nor had
the memory Of his lips upon that cool and
voutbfuI cheek departed from his veins.
Three more times doubts of Dunlop ten
derness toward his sister troubled Stanly.
Three times he stopped the car and saw TO
+ tha, she should receive her need Of devo-
ton.
Is it necessary to own the matches with
which YOU light a fire. Stolen matches will
answer as well. Dunlop could hear the
pounding of his heart like that OIL a gavel
calling him 70 ORDER In his mind and spirit
there was honesty and pity and chivalry.
This the ages of civilization had accom-
n1ished for him; but, as for the corpuscles
Of his blood, the red and the white, these
marched through him at the double quick.
shouting their battle cries. And they Urged
and frisked and danced and grew very warm
with their exercise, and behaved IN other
words according to the beautiful IRE pom
sible nature that God gave them
Nor was it so cool a cheek that the grl
leaned toward Dunlop to rece1ve MS tourth
kiss.
Thus troubled, they rode into the ancient
town Of Long Ridge
CTANLY brought the car to halt in
y front of a tinv, vine covered house hat
etood next TO a church which had Par
sonage" written all over 1t.
.You will go through the ceremony IN a
quiet. orderly, legal, and moral way, said
Stanlv. IF / see any signs of rebellion, /
shall begin to hurt things and people. He
got out of the car.
III we do this. Stanly,' said the girl.
Twill you go where: you promised
"Sure." said Stanly. That's the under
standing. Last little fling before incarcera-
tion," he commented Now you stop here
till see if the parson is to hum
His burly dust proof form strobe up to the
front door of the parsonage and his gaunt-
leted hand was raised to knock
"Run for it, said the girl
mo" said Dunlop; but will he do what
he says9,'
Il think So
Then let's go through with the cere-
mony, and afterward we can explain it and
have it set aside" he looked her stralght in
the eyes and smiled reassuringly,- If you
want to-.
You're a brick" she said
Certain blanks had to be filled in under
oath. Dunlop wrote his name, age, bust
ness, parentage. etc, and then, after the
first question on the second blank, he wrote
lear" and hesitated. and managed to drop
the pen in a genuinely accidental way.
Clumsy" said the girl, and she took the
pen and wrote her OWN answers
Dunlop, looking over her shoulder
learned for the first time what girl he was
marrying and into what family. He had
never heard of the family: but that didn't
matter He had seen the girl
Stanly gave the bride away, and behaved
in the most courteous, grave, and orthodox
manner imaginable The tremendous word
ing of the ceremony seemed to move him
deeply And when it was over, and the
minister had shaken hands with them, and
his wife had kissed the bride, he led the way
slowly back to the car, like one walking n a