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N We'll. you SEQ, when I used to
Scourt Anne I had . Charlie Sell
10y his name was. thought he cut
kms out, but he became clergyman
\ In Utah-Oh. Charlie! I telegraphed
him that was passing through Og.
den, and would he come down to the
train and marry me to charming
lady. He always wanted to marry
Anne. I thought it would be burned
good joke to let him marry her-to
me-"
"Ddid he accept?" Mallory asked.
excitedly, "is he coming?" /
"He is-he did-here's his tele-
gram" said Ira. He brings the H.
cense and the ring" He passed 1t
over, and as Mallory read it 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" .... !
There was general yell of accept
ance and Ashton began to sing.
There Was Waiting at the Church
Then he led a 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 "How!" ....
Poor DR.. Temple had taken luxuri-
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
recklessness, he tossed OF bumper
of straight whisky.
Instantly his Howl" changed to
wow" and then his throat clamped
fast with a terrific spasm that flung
the tears from his eyes. He bent and
Writhed in a silent paroxysm till he
was pounded and shaken back to life
and water poured down his throat to
reopen passage.
Yhe others thought he had merely
choked and made no comment other
than sympathy. They could not lave
dreamed that the old physician" was
rs ignorant of the taste as of the
yigor of pure spirits.
] After riot of Handwriting and
good wishes, Ira was permitted to es.
cape with his life. Mallory followed
him to the vestibule, when he caught
him by the sleeve with an anxious:
, Excuse me-
"Well, my boy"
"Your minister-after you get
through with him-may I use him."
May you-what? Why do you
want minister"
TO get married" 4
"Again? Good Lord, are you Nor.
mon?"
me q 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"
well. I'm not" said Mallory, and
then after a fierce inner debate, he
decided to take Lathrop into his CON |
adence. The words came hard after |
% long a duplicity, but at last they
were out:
"Mr. Lathrop, I'm not really mar.
1ied to my wife,"
=. you young scoundrel!"
But his fury changed to pity when I
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lated efforts, and he promised not
only to lend Mallory his minister at
secondhand, but also to keep the
whole affair q secret, for Mallory ex.
planned his intention of having his
own ceremony in the baggage-car, OF
somewhere out of sight Of the other
passengers. ~.
Nallory's face was now aglow as
the cold embers of hope leaped into
sudden blaze. He wrung Lathrop's
hand. saying: Lord love you. you've
saved my Me-wife-both."
Then he turned and ran to Mar
3orie with the good news. He had
quite forgotten their epoch-making
separation. And she was so glad to
SEQ him smiling at her again that she
forgot 1t, too. He came tearing into
the observation room and took her by
the shoulders, whispering: "Oh, Mar.
jorie. Marjorie, I've got him! I've got
him!"
mo, I've got him." she said, swing.
Ing SnOOzleums into view.
Mallory swung him back out of the
gay: Il don't mean a poodle, l mean
q parson. I've got parson."
mo! I can't believe it! Where is
he?' She began to dance with de-
light, but she stopped when he ex,
planned:
well, I haven't got him yet, but
I'm going to get one.'
"What-again?'' she groaned, weary
Of this old bunco game of hope.
ITS a real live one this time"
Mallory insisted. 'Mr. Lathrop has
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