The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-08-07

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as she tainted him: Go OIL dare
you TO say it,"
He swallowed hard and waived the
point: well, anyway, you ought to
marry me-for your own sake"
Then she took his breath away by
answering: "Oh, I'm going to marry
you, never fear"
You are he cried, with a rush OF
returning hope. "Oh. / knew you
loved me-"
She pushed his encircling arms
aside: Il don't love you, and that s
why I'm going to marry you"
But / don't understand"
"Of course not" she sneered, as II
she were a thousand years old, you're
only a man-and very young man.
You've ceased to love me-" he pro.
tested, lust because of little affair
I had before l met you?"
Marjorie answered with world-old
wisdom: "A woman can forgive a
man anything except what he did be-
fore he met her."
He stared at her with masculine dis
may at feminine logic: If you can't
forgive me, then why do you marry
me?"
For revenge!" she cried. You
brought me on this train all this dis
lance to introduce me to a girl you
used to spoon with. And | don't like
her. She's awful"
Eyes, she is awful" Mallory assent
ed. Il don't know how l ever"
"Oh, you admit it!'
mo"
well, I'm going to marry you
now-this minute-with that preach
er, then I'm going to get off at Reno
and divorce you"
Divorce me! Good Lord! On what
grounds?"
ION the grounds of Miss Kitty
Katty-Llewellingt - or whatever
her name is"
Mallory was groggy with punish
ment, and the vain effort to foresee
her next blow. But you can't name
woman that way" he pleaded, for
just being nice to me before | ever
met you"
That's the worst kind OF unfaith-
fulness." she reiterated. You should
have known that some day you would
meet me. You should have saved
your first love for me-"
But last love is BEST" Mallory in
terposed, weakly.
'Oh, no, it isn't, and If 1t is, how do
| know I'm to be your last love? No,
sir, when I've divorced you, you can
go back to your first love and go
round the world with her till you get
dizzy"
but / don't want her for wife"
Mallory urged, II want YOU"
You'll get me-but not for long.
And one other thing, | want you to
get that bracelet away from that
creature. Do you promise?"
How can get it away?"
Take it away! Do you promiseT'
Mallory surrendered completely.
Aug luiuS W Set Mai JOiiO ooiciy INV
his arms: Il promise anything, II
you'll really marry me-"
"Oh, I'll marry you, sir, but not
really"
And while he stared in helpless awe
at the cynic and termagant that
jealousy had metamorphosed this tim
i'd. clinging creature into. they heard
the conductors voice at the rear door
of the car: Hurry up-we've got to
start"
They heard Lathrop's protest:
Hold on there, conductor" and Sci
by's plea ''Oh, say, my good man,
wait a moment, can't your
The conductor answered with the
gruffness OF a despot: mot a minute
I've my orders to make up lost time
All aboard"
While the minister was tying the
last loose ends OF the matrimonial
knot, Mallory and Marjorie were
struggling through the crowd to gel
at him. Just as they were near, they
were swept aside by the rush OF the
bride and groom. for the parsons u
pronounce you man and wife" pro
nounced as he backed toward the
door. was the signal for another wed
ding riot