The Arvada enterprise., 1912-11-21
Then 4 sudden idea struck him.

Then \ sudden idea struck him. 1t
took no great genius to see that Mr..
Baumann was not clergyman. but
there were other marriers to be had.
You don't perform marriages. do
you?" he asked.
Mr.. Baumann drew himself up:
Who says | don't? Amt a justice
OF the peaces?"
Mallory put out his hand in well
come; then a new anxiety chilled
him. He had a license for Chicago.
but Chicago was far away: DO
need license In Nevada?"
Why shouldn't you?" said Mr.. Bau-
mann. Don't all sorts OF things got
TO have license in Nevada, saloons,
husbands, dogs"
How could l get one?" Mallory
asked as he went on dressing
Amt got few Wit me? DO you
cense?"
"Re-marriage ge?-huh!" he looked
round, and, seeing that no one else
was near: Il haven't taken the first
step yet"
Mr.. Baumann laved his hands in
one another: A betchelor? All. | see
you want to marry Il nice divorcee
lady in R-rreno?"
She isn't in Reno and she has
never been married. either"
This simple statement seemed to
astound Mr.. Baumann:
"A betcheller marry maiden!-in
Reno!-oi. OF. OF! 1t hasn't been
done yet, but It might be-
Mallory looked him over and a
twinge OF distaste disturbed him:
You furnish the license. but-er-ah
is there any chance OF a clergyman
"a Christian clergyman-being at the
station?"
IVY do you want 1t cloigymany
Can't do 1t just as good? Or a nice
fat alderman l can get you?"
Mallory pondered: Il don't think
she'd like anything but a clergyman. 4"
"Vell.' Baumann confessed, "a lady
is liable to be particular about her
foist marriage. Anyway | sell you de
license"
"All right"
Mr.. Baumann whipped out port
folio full OF documents, and as he
searched them. philosophical: "A
man ought always to carry good mar
riage license. 1t might be he should
need 1t in a hurry" He took a large
iron seal from his side pocket and
stamped the paper and then, with
fountain pen poised, pleaded Vat is
the names. pleass?"
Not so loud" Mallory whispered.
Baumann put his finger to his nose.
wisely: Il see, 1t is a confidential
marriage. Sit down once"
When he had asked Mallory the
necessary questions and taken his fee.
he passed over the document by
which the sovereign state of Nevada
graciously permitted two souls to be
made more or less one in the eyes or
the law
Here you are" said Mr. Baumann.
wit dat you can get married anyvere
in Nevada"
Mallory realized that Nevada would
be thing Of the past in few hours
more and he asked:
It's no good in Californian"
'Himmel. no. In California you bot
gotta go and be examined"
Examined" Mallory gasped. In
dire alarm.
'Vit questions, poissonally," Mr
Baumann fastened to explain.
OH"
In Nevada" Baumann insinuated
still hopeful, 81 could mary you my,
self-now. right here"
Gould you marry us In this smok
ing room?"
In cattle car If you want it
IT'S not a bad idea" said Mallory
'I'll let you know"
Seeing Marjorie coming down the
aisle. he hastened to her, and huggec
her good-morning with a new conf
| dence.
DR.. and Mrs. Temple, who had re
turned to their berth, witnessed this
| greeting with amazement. After the
| quarrel of the night before surely
some explanation should have beer
overheard, but the puzzling Mallorys
! flew to each others arms without q
moments delay The mystery was ex
citing the passengers to such point
that they were vowing to ask a 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-passenger have some rights
Not even a stranger can be permitted
| to outrage their curiosity with i'm
| punity forever.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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