The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-03

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route.
Marjorie stared after him in won
der and asked: "Whst did not porsol
mean by what he said?"
IT'S all right. Marjorie" MALLORY
explained in the highest cheer. "W,
can get married right away"
Mar5oite declined to get her hopes
up again. You're always saying that.
"But here's the lieense-see?' d.
what good is that?' she said
there's no preacher on board"
But that man is a Justice OF the
peace and he'll marry us"
Marjorie stared at him incredulous
ly: THAT creature! !--before all these
passengdrs?"
Not at ALL" Mallory explained
We'll go into the smoking room"
Marjorie leaped to her feet, aghast;
"Elope two thousand miles to he mar.
ried in a smoking room by a Yiddish
drummer! Harry Mallory, you're
crazy"
Put just that way, the proposition
did not look so aluring as at first.
He sank back with a sigh: - guess |
am. | resign"
He was as weary of being "foilcd
again" as the villain of cheap melo-
drama. The two lovers sat in a twi-
light of deep melancholy, till Mar
jorie's mind dug UP new source OF
alarm:
Harry. I've just thought of some
thing terrible"
Lets have It," he sighed, drearily.
I'VE reach San Francisco at mid
night and you sail at daybreaS. What
becomes of me?"
Mallory had no answer TO this prob
lem, except a grim: I'm not desert
you"
but wen have no time to get mar
ried."
Then he declared with iron re-
solve, then III resign from the
army"
Marjorie stared at him with awe.
He was so wonderful, so heroic But
what will the country do without
you?"
1T will have to get along the best
1t can" he answered with finality. DO
you think I'd give you up?"
But this was too much to ask. In
the presence OF ruined career and a
heroless army, Marjorie felt that her
own scruples were too petty to count.
She could be heroic TOO.
mo-" she said, in deep, low tone,
mo. Wen get married in the smoking
room Go call your drummer"
This opened the clouds and let in
the sun again with such a radiant
blaze that Mallory hesitated no longer.
Fine he cried, and leaped to his
feet. only to be detained again by
clutch
But first. what about that brace
let?'
She's got it," Mallory groaned.
from the heights again.
DO you mean to say she's stll
wearing it?"
How was to get it?'
Couldn't you have slipped into her
car last night and stolen it,"
Good Lord, | shouldn't think you'd
want me to go-why. Marjorie-l'd be
But Marjorie set her jaw hard:
We'll, you get that bracelet, or you
don't get me-" And then her smoul-
iering jealousy and grief took less
hateful tone: "Oh, Harry" she
walled, I'm so lonely and so helpless
and so far from home"
but I'm here" he urged,
you're farther away than any
1ody," she whtmpered, budding close
o him
Poor little thing he murmured, |
soothing her with voice and kiss and |
,aress.
put your arm round me- she
,ooed, like a mourning dove, y don't
are if everybody is looking on, I'm |
70 lonely"
I'm just as lonely as you are he
,leaded, trying to creep into the COM
ANY of her misery.
please marry me soon" she Inn
lored, won't you, please?'
I'D marry you this minute II you'd
ay the word" he whispered
I'D say it if you only had that
racelet," she sobbed, like a tired
shild. Il should think you would un-
1erstand my feelings That awful per-
son is wearing your bracelet and !
have only your rirg, and her bracelet
Is ten times as big as my ring. boo
noo-hoo-oo,"
"Ill get that bracelet if haye to
chop her arm off. Mallory vowed.
The sobs stopped short, as Mar
iorie looked Up to ask: Have you got
your sword with you?"
IT'S in my trunk" he said, but III
manage"
Now you're speaking like a sol
iier," Marjorie exclaimed, my brave.
noble. beautiful, fearless husband. I'll
Ell you! That creature will pass