The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-07-08

The girl and ! looked ut each other
| We would have laughed, but the amir
was fur too serious Tor mirth
you've rot ne Into II terrible pic
| Me-" said Lois. much Irritnlrd
~ nsk n thuusand"-
"Why did you sny we were mnrrledf
| I only said we were engaged. There
| WINS u retreat from that. There IN mono
| from marriage"
AN engagement doesn't warrant a
girl having n lover In II closet"
II don't suppose 1t does"
| Marriage IL the only thing that viii
excuse that
"But how are We going TO yet out OF
III"
Cant you confess the whole thing?
It's splendid joke, awfully funny,
Hasn't your aunt any sense OF hu.
morT
about ms much rs II cnt has of
poetry"
"Whnt do you suggcsiy'
II can't think Of anything unless I
| do as you say-confcss- but that would
DO the snmc thlng as acknowledging
crimnality. Aunt Jnne would never
| believe anything else"
"Thcn you cant get out OF II with.
out being smlrchcd. at least to your
auntr'
mo. and she can never keep tho Sc
cret. Others win know 1t. II will 90
everywhere. Whit shall I dor" She
wrung her hands.
"There'B another trouble IN tho way
! said. "Shc asked cnch Of us IL We
/ admitted We were married. Tint In
tho presence OF witness makes w
mnn and wife"
"Oh. my goodness grnclousw
There was II silence. at tho end OF
which SAID:
Pm responsible for all this. Now
let mo make an admission. have sc"u
und admired you before. mud | bnu"
said to my SELF, That's II girl " t
like for my WIFE heard youi 49,.
refer to me an II person you hud"-sho
hung her hrud-"hnd admired. Now.
suppose We let tho matter rest. pledg.
Ing your Gunt TO keep our secret Til
we cnn determine what wo wish to DO
the outcome Of this singular adventure.
| viii kccr my home: you can keep
yours. II We decide not TO DO man and
wife we CnlI lind some way out OF Il
with your aunt II we wish TO DO mar.
rird we en- have II more prctentiOus
ceremony thnn the ono Just perform.
ed"
We Mice up the hour dclIbcratlnR
but found 10 better plan tiInn this
Then we ,rJoinrd Aunt Jane. aud I
acted ns 81" hcSnnn.
"Aunt Jhnc." sald-"l presume I
mny now rnlI you aunt ndmit that
have done very wrong In hurrying
your niece into II secret marriage, es-
peclnlly siIrc my niInlrs nru not Just
now Ia II condition TINT viii enable mo
10 take cnfC of II wifu In tho style to
which she has been accustomed. | ask
IA short tlnn In which TO get them Ia
such condition, aud | shnll then ac-
knowledge the marriage. As for my
self, | would he willing to do this now.
but Lois, whom We both love aud
whose reputation we nrc both bound to
protect, thinks thnt we Ind better wait
awhile. then announce m engagement
and after II brief one celebrate mar
ringc without snyng anything about
tho one that Inns occurred. Meanwhile
! ask permission to visit my wife Just
az | would visit her with your permits.
sion to win her shUuld hnve taken
.hls course before. Tho strength OF
my love for her ~ my only excuse for
not doing no. nm convinced that if
she turns ont TO bc M rsilmnblo n lady
ns her aunt ! slnll have won treas.
ire"
Aunt Jnns gave me rcns0n TO DO
proud OF myself for this speech by
saying that Il was never too late to do
the right thing aud she hoped | would
prove myself M worthy m my words
Indicated.
kissed thu old Indy nj my dcpar.
turc, aud my wife followed mo to tho
door for the osicnsibc purpose Of re.
cclving marital snnlc. | offered to
nvnil myself Of the opportunity. but
Lois drew bnck
] then returned to my own home,
having been IN the wrong house an
hour and II hnlf during which had
married u wife 10 whom | Ind never
before spoken II word md Ind concil.
intcd her guardian.
WINS not long winning my wifos
consent 10 n public engagement and
soon got my nffnIrs In shape for pub.
lie wedding. When we entered tho
church there WINS not person present
who knew TINT the union Of tho con
tracing parties occurred from tho
groom having got into the wrong
house.