The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

which the sovereign state of Nevada
graciously permitted two souls to be
made more or less one In the eyes OF
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:
Its no good in Californian
"Himmel, no. In California you bot
gotta go and be examined
Examined" Mallory gasped, in
dire alarm
wit questions, poissonally," Mr..
Baumann fastened to explain.
"Ohn
I'm Nevada" Baumann. insinuated,
still hopeful, II could mary you N.Y.
seH-now, right here"
Gould you marry US in this smok-
ing room?"
In cattle car. If you want 1t"
ITS not bad idea,' said Mallory
IN let you know"
aisle, he fastened to her, and Rugged
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 been
overheard but the puzzling Mallcrys
flew to each others arms without a
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
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 i'm
punity forever.
Seeing them together, Mrs. 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"
DR.. Temple was moved to violent
outburst for him: We'll, that the
darnedest bridal couple only said
darn, my dear"
He was still more startled when Mr..
Baumann, cruising along the aisle,
bent over to murmur: Can fix you
nice divorce?'
DR.. Temple rose in such an attitude
of horror as he assumed in the pulpit
when -denouncing the greatest curse
of society, and Mr. Baumann retired.
MAS he passed Mallory he cast an APP
preciative glance at Marjorie and,
tapping Mallory's shoulder, whispered:
mo wonder you want marriage IL
cense. I'll be in the next car, should
you meet me-" Then he went on his
route.
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-see?"
What good is that?" she said;
there's no preacher on board
But that man Is justice of the
peace and he'll marry u.s.
Marjorie stared at him incredulous-
ly: THAT creature!-be all these
passengers?"
mot at ALL" Mallory explained.
We'll go into the smoking ROOM"
Marjorie leaped to her feet, aghast:
''ElOpe two thousand miles to be mar
ried in a smoking room by a Yiddish
drummer! Harry Mallory, you're
crazy"
Put just that way, the proposition
did not look so alluring as at first.
He sank back with sigh: Il guess 1
am. ! resign"
He was as weary Of being fooled
again" as the villain of cheap melo-
drama. The two lovers sat in twi-
light of deep melancholy, till Mar
jorie's mind dug up new source OF
alarm:
Harry. I've just thought Of some
thing terrible"
Lets have It," he sighed, drearily.
I'VE reach San Francisco at mid
night and you sail at daybreak. What
becomes of me?"
Mallory had no answer to this prob
lem, except grim: IN not desert
YOU"
but we'll have no time to get mar
RED"
.Then," he declared with iron re-
solve, then I'll resign from the
army"
Marjorie stared at him with awe.
He was so wonderful, so heroic. but
what will the country do without
you?"
1T will have to get along the best
it can," he answered with tinality. sDo
you think I'd give you up?"
But this was too much to ask. In
the presence of ruined career and
hercless army, Marjorie felt that her
own scruples were too petty to count.
She could be heroic, too.
mol" she said, in deep. low tone,
No. wen get married in the smoking
room. Go call your drummer
This opened the clouds and let in
the sun again with such radiant
blaze that Mallory hesitated no longer.
Fine" he cried, and leaped to his
feet. only to be detained again by