The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17

| him that | was passing through OS'
den, and would he come down to the
train and marry me to a charming
| lady He always wanted to marry
| Anne. | thought 1t would be burned
good joke to let him marry her-to
me-"
"D-did he accept?" Mallory asked.
excitedly, is he coming?"
He is-he did-here's his tele'
gram" said Ira He brings the IL
cense and the ring" He passed It
over, and as Mallory read 1t look
| OF hope spread across his face. But
Ira was saying: We're going to have
the wedding obsequies right here in
this car. You're all invited. VIII you
| Gomez"
Ihere was general yell of accept
ance and Ashton began to sing.
There Was l Waiting at the Church
| Then he led sort of Indian war,
dance round the next victim OF the
matrimonial stake. At the end OF the
hullaballoo all the men charged their
glasses, and drained them with an up.
roarious Howl"
Poor DR.. Temple had taken uxuri,
GUS delight In the success OF his dis,
guise and in the prospect of watch,
ing some other clergyman working
while he rested. He Joined the dance
as gaily, If not as gracefully, as any
OF the rest, and in final triumph OF
| recRlessness, he tossed off a bumper
of straight whisky.
| Instantly his "Ipu'p cbony,l IN
Wow" and then his throat clampeG
fast with terrific spasm that flung
the tears from his eyes. He bent and
Writhed In silent paroxysm till he
was pounded and shaken back to life
and water poured down his throat to
reopen passage
lhe others thought he had merely
choked and made no comment other
than sympathy. They could not have
dreamed that the old physician" was
as ignorant of the taste as OF the
vigor OF pure spirits.
After a riot of handshaking and
good wishes, Ira was permitted to es-
cape with his life. Mallory followed
MIN to the vestibule, when he caught
him by the sleeve with an anxious:
Excuse me-"
We'll, my boy"
Your minster-after you get
through with him-may use him ?"
May you-what? Why do you
want minister"
To get married"
Again? Good Lord, are you Nor.
mon?"
Me a Mormon!"
Then what do you want with an
extra wife? It's against the law
even in Utah"
You don't understand"
My boy, one of us is disgracefully
drunk"
We'll. I'm not" said Mallory, and
| then after a fierce inner debate, he
decided to take Lathrop into his con
hdence. The words came hard after
so long : duplicity, but at last they
We're OUT
Mr.. Lathrop, I'm not really mar
ried to my wife"
You young scoundrel!"
But his fury changed to pity when
he heard the history of Mallory's Ill
fated efforts, and he promised not
only to lend Mallory his minister at
secondhand, but also to keep the
whole affair secret, for Mallory ex-
| planned his intention OF having his
| own ceremony in the baggage car, or
| somewhere out of sight OF the other
passengers.
Mallory's face was now aglow as
the cold embers of hope loaped into
| sudden blaze. He wrung Lathrop's
hand, saying: Lord love you; you've
saved my life-wife-both"
Then he turned and ran to Mar
| iorie with the good news. He had
quite forgotten their epoch-making
separation. And she was so glad to
see him smiling at her again that she
forgot 1t, too. lie came tearing into
the observation room and took her by
the shoulders, whispering: on. Mar
jorie, Marjorie. I've got him! I've got
| himi"
NO, I've got him." she said. swing
ing Snoozleums into view.
Mallory swung him back out OF the
way: 81 don't mean poodle, | mean
parson. I've got a parson."
No! | cant believe it, Where is
he?" She began to dance with de-
light. but she stopped when ne ex-
| planned:
We'll, | haven't got him yet, but
I'm going to get one
"What-again?" she groaned. weary
of this old bunco game OF hope
It's real live one this time"
| Mallory insisted Mr. Lathrop has
ordered a minister and he's going to
| lend him to me as soon as he's
! through with him. and wen be mar
ried on this train"
CTO BE CONTINUED