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| Whom he had asked Mallory, tn
| necessary questions and taken his t..
no, passed over the document By
which tho sovereign state Of Nevada
graciously permitted two souls 70 b
made more or lsss one IN The eyes 81
the law. Is 3f5 . Il.
.llere you .ars.. said M. Baumann.
wit dat you can Get married anyvsrs
ln Nevada" vs..
Mallory realized that. Nevada would
BE- . thing OF tho past In few hours
more and no asked:
''It's no good In California;"
.Himmel. no. In California you boe'
gotta 70 and be examined"
Examined" Mallory gasped. In
dire alarm.
wit questions. poissonally," 1r.
Baumann hastened to explain.
"0h!"
In Nevada" Baumann insinuatsd.
still hopeful. Il could mary you my
self-now. right here"
Gould you marry us In this smok-
Ing room?"
I'm a cattle car. II you want Il"
tits not bad idea" said Mallory.
I'll let you know
| Seeing Marjorie coming down the
aisle. he fastened to her. and Rugged
her good-morning with new conf
dence. :
DR.. and Mrs. Temple. who had re-
turned to their berth, witnessed this
greeting with amazement. After tho
quarrel Of the night before surely
some explanation should have been
overheard, but the pushing Mallorys
Jew to each others arms without .
moments delay. The mystery was ex-
citing the passengers to such . point
that they were, vowing to ask few
questions point blank. Nobody had
quite dared to approach either Of
them, but frank curiosity was prefer
able to nervous prostration. and the
secret could not be kept much longer.
Fellow.passengers have some rights;
Not even stranger can be permitted
to outrage their curiosity With Inn
punity forever. 10 xf,,f, q
Seeing them together. Mr.. Temple
watched the embrace with her daily
renewal Of Joy that the last nights
quarrel had not proved fatal. she
nudged her husband:
"See. they're making up again."
d. Temple was moved to q violent
outburst for him: well. that the
darnedest bridal couple-I only said
darn. my dear" ss., s1,
He was still more startled when Mr..
Baumann, cruising along the aisle.
bent over to murmur: Can dx you .
nice divorce?"
DR.. Temple rose in such IN attitude
Of horror a. he assumed In the pulpit
when denouncing the greatest curse
Of society, and Mr.. Baumann retired.
As he passed Mallory he cast an Up.
preciative glance at Marjorie and.
tapping Mallory's shoulder, whispered:
mo wonder You want marriage II
cense. III be In the next car. should
you meet me-" Then he went on his
route. s<
Marjorie stared after him In won
der and asked: What did not person
mean BY what he said?"
TITS all right, Marjorie" Mallory
explained, in the highest cheer: I'VE
can get married right away"
Marjorie declined to get her hopes
up again: you're always saying that"
But here's the license seer
what good is that?" she said:
there's no preacher on board"
Yls,t hot q Sv,0$ -
peace and he'll marry u.s."
Marjorie stared at him incredulous.
": THAT Observation-Disclosures all these
passengers?"
mot at ALL" Mallory explained.
well go into the smoking ROOM"
Marjorie leaped to her feet, aghast:
"Elope two thousand miles to be mar
ried in smoking room by Yiddish
drummer! Harry Mallory, you're
crazy" a. -. 49,. .E..- !
Put Just that way, the proposition
did not look 80 alluring as at first
He sank back with . sigh: Il guess 1 |
Am. l resign" ,.%,E.s.
He,was 40 weary of being '1oiled
again" 10 the villain OF, . cheap mslo-
drama. The two lovers sat IN . tw1-
light Of deep melancholy. TIL Mar.
joris's mind dug up . new source soe
alarm: 1cs~l~, f% 4k
HARRY. rve Just thought OF some
hing terrible" 81. gl1
Lets have It." he sighed, drear1ly.
We reach San Francisco At mid.
hight and you sail at daybreak. what
becomes Of me?''
Mallory had no answer to this prob
em, except q grim: I'm not desert
Iou." .s..
But we'll have no time to get mar
'ied."
'Then," he declared with iron 70
'olve, then III resign from the
Irmy." a I-...
Marjorie stared at him With awe.
He was 30 wonderful, 80 heroic. but
What viii the country do without
out" i-.... IL