The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-10
CHAPTER III.
IN Darkest Chicago.

The castaways from the wrecke,
tasicab hunie along the dolefu
street Both OF them knew their Chi
eago. but this part OF ii was not theil
Chicago
They nailed a pedestrian, to ash
whore the nearest street car line
might be cnd whittier it might run
He answered sndistinctiy from dis
erect distance, as he fastened away
Perhaps he thought their question
merely footpads Introduction TO d
sandbasging episode. In Chicago al
night one never knows
AS near as | can make out what lie
said. Marjorie" the lieutenant pom
dersd aloud we walk straight ahead
Till We come 10 Umptyump street,
aud there We tnd Il RAlara car that
Will take Us 10 bloptyblop avenue
never heard OF any sueh streets. did
you?'
Never she painted az she jog
tfotted along side his military pace.
Let's take he FIRST car We meet. and
perhaps the conductor can put US on
al the street where The minister
lives
Perhaps There was not much
confidence III that pc maps
When they reached the street-ca
street. they found two tracks. but
nothing occupying them, as Tar as
they could peer either way A small
-hnnE - IN 9. ~ In
be delicatessen merchant 50 buslly
selling foreign horrors to aliens. that
they learned nothing from him
Al length. in the faraway they
made out Il headlight, and heard the
grind and AqueAl Of car Lieutenant
Tie boosted Ma jorie-s elbow aboard
and bombarded the conductor with
Questions Bat the conductor had no
more heard OF their street than they
had OF his Their agitation dld not
disturb his stole calm, but he invited
them to come along 10 the next cross.
Ing where they could find another ear
and more learned conductors; or,
what promised better, perhaps IA cab
He threw Marjorie iuio panic BY
ordering her to lettison Snoozleums
but the lieutenant bought his soul Tor
small price. and overlooked The fact
that he did not ring up their fares.
The young couple squeezed into
seat and talked anXiously IN sharp
whiGpers,
Wouldn't II be terrible, Harry. IL,
Just as we got to the minister's, we
should tind papa there ahead OF us,
waiting to forbid the bands. or what.
ever ii is? Wouldn't it be just ter
riole?'
Yes, 1t would honey, hut It
doesn't seem probable. There are
thousands OF ministers In Chicago.
He could never find ours Fact Is, 1
doubt II we And him ourselves"
Tier clutch tightened Till he would
have WINGED, II he had not been
soldier
What do YOU mean. Harry"
Well, In the first place, honey, look
what time ii is. Hardly more than
time TO get the train, to say nothing
OF hunting for that preacher ana
standing up through Tong rigna-
role"
Why, Harry Mallory, are You get
tug ready To jilt me-"
Indeed Im not-not for worlds,
honey. but I've got TO get that train.
haven't T."
Couldn't you walt over one train
just one tiny little train"
MY own. own honey love. you
know it's impossiblel You must re-
member that I've already waited over
three trains while you tried to make
up your mind
And you must remember. darling
that It's no easy matter tor d gfrl TO
decide to sneak away from home anu
be married secretly. and go all the
way out To that hideous Manila with
no trousseau and no wedding pres
ents and no anything
Il know It Isn't. and | waited pa
tiently while you got up the courage
But now there are no more trains /
sbudder 10 think OF this train being
late. We're not due In San Fran
cisco TIL Thursday evening. ana my
transport sails al sunrise Friday morn
lug On. Lord. what II | should miss
that transport What II | should"
What II ne should miss the min
istsr?"
II begins to look a great deal like
1t"
But. Harry, you wouldn't desert
me 0oW-abandon me 10 my fate?"
Well. il isn't exactly like abandon
ment, seeing that YOU could go nome
To your father ana mother In q taxi
cab"
She stared at him In horror
so you don't want me tor your
wifel You've changed your mind
You're tired of me already! Only an