The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01

loved ME"
She pushed his encirclng arms
aside. y don't love you. and that's
why I'm going to marry yod
but l don't understand
"Of course not" she sneered. as II
she were thousand years old, you're
only man-and a very young man
You've ceased to love me- he pro
tested Just because OF little anair
had before ! met YOU
Marjorie answered with world-old
wisdom a woman can forgive a
man anything except what he did be
sore he met her"
lie stared at her with masculine dis
may at feminine logic: III You can't
forgive me, then why do you marry
me?'
For revenge she cried You
/ brought me on this train all this dis
tance to introduce me to girl yD
used to spoon with. Aud don't IKE
her. She's awful,
Yes, she is awful, Mallory assent
ed. 4 don't know how / ever
"Oh, You admit it
"No."
Wei, I'm going to marry YOU
now-this minute-with that preach
er, then I'm going to get OF at Reno
ana divorce YOU
Divorce me! Good Lord On what
grounds
"On the grounds OF Miss kitty
Katty-Llewellington - or whatever
her name Is"
Mallory was groggy with punish
ment. and the vain effort to foresee
her next blow But you cant name
woman that way lie pleaded Tor
just being nice to me before / ever
met you"
That's the worst kind OF unialth-
fulness, she reiterated You should
have known that some day you would
meet me You should nave saved
your first low tor me
hut last love IS best" Mallory in
terposed, weakly
"Oh, nc, it isn't, ana if it IS, how DO
know I'm to be your last love? No,
sir. when I've divorced you, You can
go back to your first love and 20
round the world with her till you get
dizzy"
"But | don't want her for vile,
Mallory urged 81 want you"
"You1l get me-but not tor long |
And one other thing, want YOU to
get that bracelet away from that
creature DO YOU PROMISE
How can I get it away2'
Take it away, DO you promise?"
Mallory surrendered completely
Anything to get Marjorie safely into
MS arms; Il promise anything, II
youll really marry me-"
"Oh, III marry you, sir, but not
really"
And while ne stared in helpless awe
at the cynic and termagant that
jealousy had metamorphosed this tins
i'd. clnging creature into, they heard
the conductors voice at the rear door
OF the car; hurry up--weye got to
start"
They heard Lathrops protest:
Hold on there, conductor" and Sci
by's plea "Oh. say, my good man.
wait d moment. can't your
The conductor answered with the
gJuffness OF a despot. Not a minute
I've my orders to make up lost tune
All aboard"
While the minister was tying the
last loose ends OF the matrimonial
knot Mallory and Marjorie were
struggling through the crowd to get
at him Just as they were near, they
We're swept aside by the rush OF the
bride and groom, for the parsons Il
pronounce YOU man and Wife pro.
as he backed toward the
door, was the signal tor another we'd
ding riot
Once more Ira and Anne were show.
cred with rice. This time 4 was their
own Ira darted out into the corridor,
laling his brand-uew wife by the
wrist and the wedding guests pur
sued them across the yestibule,
through the next car. ana on, and on.
Nobody remained to notice what
to the parson. Having per-
ormed his function. he was without
urther interest or use But to Mai .
ory and Marjorie he was vitally
eeessary
Mallory caught his hand as 1t turned
he knob OF the door and drew him
ack. Marjorie, equally determined. y
aught his other elbow:
Please don't GO Mallory urged,
until you've married us
The Reverend Charles stared at mis-
sptors In amazerneut:
Pat my dear man. the trains moy
~"
Marjorie chung an the tighter and =
5ited him to Come on to the neat .
op y
But my dear lady. seiby gasped. =
Is impossible -
You've just got to. Mallory III a !.
sted -
Release NE. please" 4"
Never"
How dare YOU! the parson
rieked and with d sudden wnggie
Ithed out VI his coat, leaving II lnl 80