The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-05

night one never knows.
 "As near as can make out what he said, Marjorie" the lieutenant pom dered aloud, i've walk straight ahead till we come to Umptyump street, and there we find Rarara car that will take us to Bloptyblop avenue. never heard of any such streets, did your"
 Never" she panted, as she jog trotted alongside his military pace. Let's take the first car we meet, and perhaps the conductor can put us off at the street where the minister lives"
 Perhaps" There was not much confidence in that perhaps"
 When they reached the street-carred street, they found two tracks, but nothing occupying them, as far as they could peer either way. A small shopkeeper in tiny shop proved to be delicatessen merchant so busily selling foreign horrors to aliens, that they learned nothing from him.
 At length, in the far-away, they made out headlight, and heard the grind and squeal of car. Lieutenant Mallory waited for it, watch in hand He boosted Marjorie-s elbow aboard and bombarded the conductor with questions. But the conductor had no more heard of their street than they had of his. Their agitation did not disturb his stoic calm, but he invited thorr1 tn o1nOCr tn tho nAVf ing, where they could find another car and more learned conductors; or, what promised better, perhaps a cab.
 He threw Marjorie into a panic by ordering her to jettison Snoozleums, but the lieutenant bought his soul for a small price, and overlooked the fact that he did not ring up their fares.
 The young couple squeezed into a seat and talked anXiously in sharp whispers.
 "Wo"ta. .e rrt0;e. Harry, if, just e.. '. -.e minister's. We shcaa .... ra'4 .aere ahead Of us, waiting gu ...tt rLa sar1s. CT what eve, 1t l+t N~4,Cat il ba just ter rible?"
 "Yes, it would honey, but it doesn't seem probable. There are ChousanGs O. Ein.-ters in Chicago. He could never hEd ours. Fact is, 1 doubt if we find him ourselves"
 Her clutch frightened till he would have winced, if he had not been a soldier.
 What do you mean, Harry?"
 Well, in the first place, honey, look what time it is. Hardly more than time to get the train, to say nothing of hunting for that preacher and standing up through a long rigma- role"
 Why, Harry Mallory, are you get ting ready to jilt me?"
 Indeed I'm not-not for worlds, honey, but I've got to get that train, haven't I?"
 Couldn't you wait over one train just one tiny little train?"
 My own, own honey love, you know it's impossible! 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 for a girl to decide to sneak away from home and be married secretly, and go all tha way out to that hideous Manila with no trousseau and ho wedding pres. ents and no anything" T know it isn't. and l waited ra- tiently while you got up the courage. But now there are no more trains. 1 shudder to think of this train being late We're not due in San Tran ! cisco till Thursday evening, and my transport sails at sunrise Friday morn. ing. Oh, Lord, what if 1 should n.iss that transport What if should!"
 What if we should miss the min. ister?"
 It begins to look great deal iho it."
 But, Harry, you wouldn't desert l mo now-abandon me to my fate?" 1 Well, it isn't exactly like abandon. mcnt. seeing that you could go home to your father and mother in a taxi | cab"
 She stared at him in horror. So you don't want me for you- wife, You've changed your mind! You're tired of me already! Only an ] hour together. and you're sick of your :, bargain. You're anxious to get rid of mo. You"
 | "Oh, honey, l want you more than anything else on earth, but I'm a soldier. dearie. mere lieutenant in the regular army. and I'm the slave | of the pnyarpmapf J'ya uoro