The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-06

everything III velvet 3QaOOW. AeA
the two get married and begin to
live together in the cold, gray day
light OF realism, with undignitied
necessities and narrowing situations
at every step, and disillusion begins
its deadly work.
This young couple was undergoing
all the inconvenience and temper-ex.
posures of marriage without it's
blessed compensations. They prom
ised to be we'll acquainted before they
were wed. II they still wanted each
other after this ordeal, they were pref
ty well assured that their marriage
would not be failure.
Mallory rejoiced to see that the
hurricane of Marjorie's jealousy had
only whipped up the surface Of her
soul. The great depths were still
calm and unmoved, and her love for
him was in and of the depths.
Soon after leaving Ogden, the train
entered upon the great bridge across
the Great Salt Lake. The other pas
sengers were staring at the enormous
engineering masterpiece and the con-
ductor was pointing out that, In or
der to save forty miles and the cross
ing of two mountain chains, the rail-
road had devoted four years OF labor
and millions of dollars to stretching
thlrty-mile bridge across this inland
ocean.
But Marjorie and Mallory never no.
ticed it. They were absorbed in ex-
ploring each others souls, and they
had safely bridged the Great Salt
Lake which the first big bitter jeal-
ousy spreads across every matrimo-
NAL route.
They were undisturbed In their voy-
age, for all the other passengers had
their noses fattened against the win
dow panes of the other cars-all ex-
cept one couple, gazing each at each
through time-wrinkled eyelids touched
with the magic Of tardy honeymoon.
For all that Anne and Ira knew.
the Great Salt Lake was moon
swept lagoon, and the arid mountains
of Nevada which the train went seal
ing, were the very hlllsides OF Ar
c;,dia
But the other passengers soon came
trOoping back into the observation
room, Ira had told them nothing OF
Mallory's confession. In the first
place, he was a man who had learned
to keep a secret, and in the second
place, he had forgotten that such per-
sons as Mallory or his Marjorie exist
ed All the world was summed up In
the fearsomely happy little spinster
who had moved up into his section
the section which had begun its ca
reer draped in satin ribbons unw1t'
tingly prophetic.
The communion Of Mallory and
Marjorie under the benson OF recon
Citation was invaded by the jokes OF
the other passengers, unconsciously
ironic.
DR.. Temple chaffed them amiably:
You two will have to take a back
seat now. We've got new bridal
couple to amuse u.s."
And Mrs. Temple welcomed them
with: you're only old married folks
like us"
The Mallorys were used to the mis-
understanding. But the misplaced
witticisms gave them reinsurance
that their secret was safe yet little
while. At their dinner-table, however
and in the long evening that followed
they were haunted by the fact tha
this was their last night on the train
and no minister to be expected.
And now once more the Mallory
regained the star roles in the esteem
Of the audience, for once more the!
quarreled at good-night-kissing time
Once more they required two sec
lions, while Anne Gattle's berth wa
not even made up. 1t remained empty
like deserted nest, for its occupan
had flown south.