The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-20

Then sudden idea struck him. II
took no great genius to see that Mr..
Baumann was not a clergyman, but
there were other marriers to be had.
you don't perform marriages. do
you?" he asked.
Mr.. Baumann drew himself ZIP:
who says l don't? Amt q justice
of the peaces?"
Mallory put out his hand n wei.
come: then new anxiety chilled
him. He had license for Chicago,
but Chicago was far away: DO
need license in Nevada?"
why shouldn't you?" said Mr.. Bau-
mann. Don't all sorts OF things got
to have license in Nevada, saloons.
husbands, dogs"
How could / get one?" Mallory
asked as he went on dressing.
Amt got few Wit me? Do you
want to get nice re-marriage H.
cense?"
"Re-marriage?-huh!" he looked
round, anG, seeing that no one else
was near: II haven't taken the first
step yet"
Mr.. Baumann laved his hands in
one another: "A betchelor? All, see
you want to marry nice Divorce
lady in R-r-reno?"
She isn't in Reno and she has
never been married, either"
This simple statement seemed to
astound Mr.. Baumann:
"A betchaller marry a maiden!-in
Reno!---oi, OF, OF! 1t hasn't been
done yet. but 1t might be-
Mallory looked him over and q
twinge Of d1staste disturbed him:
You furnish the license, but-er-ah
is there any chance of clergyman
"a Christian clergyman-being at the
station?"
IVY do you want it cloigyman?
Can't I do it just as good? Or nice
fat alderman I can get you?"
Mallory pcndered: Il don't think
she'd like anything but clergyman. %
Well" Baumann confessed, "a lady
is liable to be particular about her
foist marriage. Anyway l sell you de
license"
"All right"
Mr.. Baumann whipped out port.
folio full of documents, and as he
searched them, philosophical: "A
man ought always to carry good mar
riage license. 1t might be he should
need it in a hurry" He took large
iron seal from his side-pocket and
stamped the paper and then, with
fountain pen poised. pleaded: "Vat is
the names, pleass?"
Not so loud!" Mallory whispered.
Baumann put his finger to his nose.
wisely: II see, it Is confidential
marriage. Sit down once"
When he had asked Mallory the
necessary questions and taken his fee.
he passed over the document by
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 anyyere
in Nevada"
Mallory realized that Nevada would
be thing of the past in a. 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.
"Vit questions. poissonally," Mr.
Raumann fastened to explain.
OH"
"1n Nevada" Baumann insinuated
still hopeful, Il could mary you my
self-now, right here"
Gould you marry us In this smok
ing room?"
I'm cattle car, II you want It,.
TITS not a bad idea,' said Mallory
"I'll let you know"
Seeing Marjorie coming down thu
AISLE he fastened to her, and Rugged
her good-morning with new conf
dence.
DR.. and Mrs. Temple, who had re
turned to their berth, witnessed thi'
| greeting with amaZemelt After tn
quarrel of the night before surel!
some explanation should have beel
overheard, but the puzzling Mallory
flew to each others arms without
moments delay. The mystery was ex
citing the passengers to such a poin
that they were vowing to ask few
questions point blank. Nobody ha.
| quite dared to approach either O
them, but frank curiosity was prefer
able to nervous prostration, and tn
secret could not be kept much longer
Fellow-passenger have some rights
Not even a stranger can he permitte
to outrage their curiosity with I'm
punity forever.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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