The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

into silence.
For your sake / am sorry" Garlic.
ton said softly. but for myself I have
no regrets. To that fun-loving crowd
the service which Squire Guthrey
performed was only farce impro-
vised to afford amusement for the
moment. To me It seemed sacrilegi-
Gus, yet as repeated my part 1t had
all the sacredness of reality. At that
moment would have given all pos
sessed II could have made the words
true. When knew they were really
true, my first feeling was one OF glad
ness. And even though the law
should separate us tomorrow,
should always be glad that for one
brief day you were my wife"
The monotpnous rumbling which
had rendered their conversation pri-
vate. suddenly ceased. The train had
stopped at a rural station. A little
old lady. laden with bundles, hurried
eagerly down the aisle. AS the door
closed behind her Margaret idly
turned her attention to the station.
On the platform stood tall, white
haired man, whose wrinkled face was
aglow with Joy as he held out his
arms. A moment later he had clasped
the little old lady close to his heart.
There was a peaceful, satisfied look
ON her face as she followed her hus-
band to the waiting buggy. The eyes
watching at the car window filled
with tears. Again the wedding re-
fraln, It'll death do us part sound
ed in her ears.
The train was moving, and the old
man and the little old lady were soon
left far behind. The SUI burst
through a rift in the clouds and min
iature rainbows danced before Mar
garet's eyes. She hastily lowered the
blind. but still kept her face turned
toward the window.
1T is fortunate that your visit ended
today, and that business calls me TO
Chicago Your aunt and uncle will
suspect nothing. All the folks who
were at Kittie's last night have prom
ised to keep silent until give them
permission to speak. No one else need
ever know, for the marriage can be
annulled without publicity. Even the
soon forget all about us, when we are
both gone" His spiritless tones
trailed off into silence. and he re-
sumed his moody contemplation OF
the bald head in front of him.
81 do not wish divorce" said Mar
garet, abruptly.
Il have heard you say you do not
believe in legal separation" he said.
Neither do |. But in our case one
could hardly call it divorce. BY the
testimony of the witnesses it will be
proved that we did not intend the
ceremony to be binding. The law will
cancel the marriage and you will be
free. | will go away and the whole
affair will be only memory.
why should you go away" she
asked family.
"Of course 1t isn't necessary that |
should CO. But 1t would not be easy
to live within 40 miles of the woman
l love, when the law has put her as
far out of my reach as though an
ocean divided us. You would not want
to $50 me after you are free"
Suppose l do not want to be free?"
Her voice trembled. but he was TOO
miserable to notice It,
You must not remain bound to
man you do not love. because of a
sense of duty. You are young, and
will probably live many years Some
time the right man will come; when
he does. you will marry him and be
happy"
And you?" she asked gently, with
furtive glance at his grave, sad
face.
"Oh, 1t doesn't matter about me.
hope | am man enough not to wreck
my life because happiness is denied
me. You know l don't wish freedom,
but l want you to be happy" He
sighed wearily and turned his head
away from her
The canary belonging the elderly
spinster who sat behind them sud
denly broke forth into song so JOY
Gus that the black-eyed baby clapped
his hands and laughed aloud. And at
that moment Margarets heart began
to sing, too. The putting locomotive,
the rumbling car wheels, the canary
and the baby's laugh all seemed to
join in shouting the refrain, Till
death do us part"
Fred" she murmured turning her
radiant face toward him. Il do not
need to walt for the right man"
Fred looked at her uncomprehend-
ingly.
Don't you understand, dear boy?
If we had not been married by acci-
dent | might never have known that
the right man had come!"
AS he looked into her luminous
eyes the shadows fled from his face.
Unmindful of his surroundings. he
kissed his wife's lips.
There's gwine to be weddin' soon.
If dis child knows anything about it,"
chuckled the porter, nudginR the
f.-ni In how