The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-09
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You will never, never. know
how happy am, Loraine!" he
oreathed into her ear.
Il hope 1 shall always bring
happiness to you, Truxton," she
nuEmured, faint with the joy of
owing.
: You will make me very unhap-
py If you don't marry me tomor-
row."
II couldn't think of it,"
II don't ask you to think. If
you do, you may change your
mind completely. Just marry me
thinking, dearest"
Il will marry you, Truxton,
when We get to New York." she
said, but not very firmly. He saw
MS advantage.
But, my dear. I'm tired of
1t was rather enigmatic. what
has that to do with it," she
asked.
Well, it's this way: If we get
married in New York we'll have to
an extended and wholly
obligatory wedding journey. If
we get married here, we can save
all that bother by bridal-tripping
to New York, instead of away
from it. And, what's more, We'll
escape the rice-throwing and the
old shoes and the hand-painted
trunk labels. Greater still, we
will avoid a long and lonely trip
across the ocean on separate
steamers. That's something, you
know"
1--WE could go on the same
steamer"
Quite so, my dear. But don't
you think it would be nicer if we
went as one instead of two?"
Il suppose it would be cheap
err"
"They say fellow saves money
by getting married.
Il hate a man who is always
trying to save money"
well, if you put it that way,
I'll promise never to save a cent.
I'm horrible spendthrift.
oh, you'll have to save, Trux-
tom"
How silly We are!" he cried in
utter joyousness. He held her
close for a long time, his face bur-
led in her hair. Listen, darling:
won't you say you'll be my wife
before l leave Graustark? I want
you so much. l can't go away
without you"
She hesitated. when are you
going, Truxton? You-you
haven't told me-"
It was what he wanted. 81 am
going next Monday" he said
promptly. As a matter of fact, he
had forgotten the day of the week
they were now living in.
= Monday? Oh, dear!"
''Will your"
II must cable home first"
she faltered.
That's a mere detail, darling.
Gable afterward. 1t will beat us
home by three weeks. They'll
know we're coming"
Il must ask John, really I must,
she protested family.
"Hurray!" he shouted-in a
whisper. HE is so desperately
in love he won't think of refus-
ing anything we ask. Shall we set
it for Saturday,
They set it for Saturday with
out consulting John Tullis, and
then fell to discussing him. He
is very much in love with her."
she said wistfully.
And she loves him, Lorraine.
They will be very happy. She's
well, so is John. He's the most
wonderful man in all this world. "
81 am sure of it." he agreed
magnanimously. 81 saw him talk
Ing with her and the Duke of
Perse as 1 came out a while ago.
They were going to the dukes
rooms up there. The duke will
offer no objections. l think he'll
permit his daughter to select his
next son-in-law."
How could he have given her
TO that terrible, terrible old man p"
she cried, with a shudder.
She won't be in mourning for
him long, I fancy. Nobody will
.alk of appearances, either. She
could marry Jack tomorrow and
40 one would criticise her."
ooh. that would be disgusting,
But, my dear, he isn't to have
4 funeral, so why not? They
buried his body in quicklime this
afternoon. No mourners, no
no tears! Hang it all,
she's foolish IL she puts on any
hing but red"
"They can't be married for
oh, ever so long" she said very
orimly.
mo, indeed" he said with alac-
'ity. But he did not believe what
he said. If he knew anything
about John Tullis, it would not
De "ever so long" before Prince
Robins friend turned Benedict
ind husband to the most noted
beauty in all Graustark.
81 shall be sorry to leave Grau-
itark," she said dreamily. after
ong period of silent retrospection.
I've had the happiest year of my
life here"
1--we had the busiest month of
II