Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-22

Bat she and I are divorced.
"In some states, yes-but other
states don't acknowledge the divorce.
That former wife of yours is fiend
to pursue us this way"
"She's no worse than your former
husband. He's pursuing us, too. My
divorce was as good as yours, my
dear"
Yes, and no better"
The angels looking on might have
Judged from the ready tempers Of the
newly. married and not entirely I'M
married twain that their new alliance
promised to be as exciting as their
previous estates. Perhaps the man
subtly felt the presence of those eter-
nal eavesdroppers, for he tried to end
the love-duel in the corridor with an.
appeasing caress and a tender ap-
peal: "But let's not start our honey
moon with a quarrel.
His partial wife returned the caress
and tried to explain: I'm not quar-
reling with you, dear heart, but with
the horrid divorce laws. Why, oh,
why did we ever interfere with
them?"
He made brave effort with: I'VE
ended two unhappy marriages, Edith,
to make one happy one"
But I'm so unhappy, Arthur, and
30 afraid :
He seemed a trifie afraid himself
and his gaze was askance as he
urged: Out the train will start soon,
Edifh-and then we shall be safe"
Mrs. .Fosdick had genius for In
venting unpleasant possibilities. But
what If your former wife OF my for
mar husband should nave detective
on board?"
"a detective?-poor!" He snapped
his fingers in bravado. you are with
your husband, aren't you?'
ain Illinois, yes" she admitted,
very dolefully. But when We come
to Iowa, I'm a bigamist, and when
we come to Nebraska. you're biga'
mist, and when we come to Wyoming
we're not married at ALL
1t was certainly tangled web they
had woven, but a ray of light shot
through it into his bewildered SOUL
"But we're all right in Utah. Come,
dearest
He took her by the elbow to escort
her into their sanctuary, but still she
hung back.
ION one condition, Arthur-that
you leave me as soon as we cross the
Iowa state line, and not come back
till we get to Utah. Remember, the
Iowa state line!"
"Oh. all right" he smiled And see
ing the porter, beckoned him close
and asked with careless Indifference:
"Oh, porter, what time do we reach
the Iowa state line?"
1.-TWO hfty-tive in the maWnlng
sah"
Two hfty-hve a. M" the wretch
exclaimed.
1.-Two fifty-five q. M, yassah,' the
porter repeated, and wondered why
this excerpt from the timetable
should exert such dramatic enec'
On; the luscious-eyed Fosdick.
He had small time to mediate the
puzzle, for the train was about to be
launched upon its long voyage. He
went out to the:platform, and watched
a couple making that way. AS thelf
only luggage was dog-basket he sup
posed that they were simply come te
! bid some Of his passengers goodbye
No tips were to be expected from
such transients, so he allowed them tc
help themselves up the steps.
Mallory and. his Marjorie had tried
to kiss the farewell OF fareWells hall
dozen times, but she could not ie'
him go at the gate. She asked the
guard to let her through, and bel
beauty was bribe enough.
Again and again. she and Mallory
paused. He wanted to take her oacH
to the taxicab, but she would not DC
so dismissed. She must spend the
| last available second with him.
I'll go as far as the steps OF. the
car" she said When they were az
! rived there, two porters. q sleeping
car conductor and several. smoking
saunterers profaned me tryst. so sne
whispered that she would cone
aboard, for the corridor would De
quiet lane for the last rites.
And nov that he had her actually
| on the train, Mallory's whole soul re
VOTED against letting her go. The