The Republican journal., 1914-06-25
MARRIED IN HASTE.

few hours sleep each night and was ex-
hansted Then | felt violent shaking
which caused me 10 open my eyes. AFTER
much repetition l was made to under-
stand that | was to go at once Tor aoc-
tor. managed to get into my CLONES.
and. being told that the residence OF the
uhvsician was % Hawthorne street, one
of a row of stone front dwellings,, Il
sailed forth.
On reaching the block found the
numbers were all in the vestihules where
no light shone upon them. l finally
found number that appeared to be 70,
hut could not be sure failed to see
the Doctors sign, but the darkness OF
the street would account for that. l.,
rang the bell and colored girl came to
the door. l asked if the doctor was at
home. She said he was not; ne had gone
out to see person who was at the point
of death. | asked when he might be ex-
pected home, to which she replied that
he might come any minute. concluded
to wait awhile and, going inside, sat
down on sofa in far corner OF the
room. There was light in the hall
which was turned low, the only lig Mt on
the main floor. In few minutes was
sound asleep. Again l heard a voice,
this time woman's, trying to awaken
me.
awake up! We haven't moment to
lose. Father will be here in few min
utes, and it will be too late"
/ reused myself and stood up. A soft
hand took mine, and, only partly awake,
I heard mans voice mumbling some
thing. There was no light in the hall or
in the room l was in, though figures
could be discerned from what light came
from the street. The mumbling ended
with the words imam and wife. Then
the soft voice said:
''Come quick"
Twas led out of the house, the hand
still holding mine, and found carriage
waiting at the door, The figure that led
me got into it and shut the door.
"Remember," she said, tomorrow at
four"
By this time was sufficiently awake
to realize that something of considerable
Importance was at hard. thrust my
hand into my pocket where l carried a
box of matches, drew it forth, struck
light and revealed the astonished face OF
girl apparently about twenty years OF
age.
ooh, heavens!" she exclaimed.
A clatter of wheels was heard coming
rapidly.
''Drive on.
The coachman whipped up his horses
and in another moment my unlntentlona
bride was whirled away.
Her carriage had scarcely turned
corner where it's rattle was not so dis
tinctly heard when another came tearing
down the street and stopped before the
doctors door. l moved away few
PAGES where | would not be seen ane
awaited further developments.
A man Jumped out of the carriage
ran up the steps of the doctors residence
and pulled the bell furiously. Some one
came to the door, and heard questions
and answers, but not with sufficient dis
tlnctness to make out their purport
Then the man ran down the steps, go'
into the carriage and was driven away.
Notwithstanding the seriousness Of
the situation. there was something ludi
crous about it. While John was suffer
ing for the want of doctor and might
have died for all knew, instead of get
ting him one | had got married. Coulc
ANYTHING be more ridiculous? The curios
ity that had led me to flash match II
nv wife's face to see what she was like
prompted me to investigate further.
mounted the steps of the doctors house
and rang the bell.
A man in clerical dress answered thu
summons. He seemed very much dis
turbed and in an irritated voice said:
"Wel, sir?"
"Does DR.. Brainard live here?"
"No, sir DR.. Brainard lives mex
door, No. %. This is &c"
went home My mother was thu
only one in the house still up. She wa
waiting for me.
"Where have you been all the timer
she asked impatiently.
"Mother, I'm married.
married."
eyes, married.
"Why, l thought you went for thu
Doctor"
$50 did, and got married instead.
couldn't help it.
Couldn't help getting married! Hav'
you lost your senses?'
81 got into the house of a dominic b.
mistake and fell asleep. A runawa,
couple, chased by the girls father, cam
to the house in a hurry, and they wer'
married in the dark"
"What's their marriage got to do will
your
Nothing except they thought wa
the groom who, l suppose, was to hav
met the bride there, and before l 60
fairly awake they married me. -
''Oh, dear; oh dear! What terrible
thing to happen!'
eff you saw my wife you wouldn'
think So.
81 thought you said it was dark ant
YOU couldn't see her."
~ struck match just as she wa
about to leave me-
"Well, my son, 1t 8 nea rly Gay. G.
to bed and get what sleep you can befor'
you have to get up again. I'm sorr!
for the poor girl who made the mistake
hope she won't have much trouble il
having her marriage with you annullet
and being remarked to her rightfu
lover"
II do; hope she'll have lots o
trouble doing it.
"Why?"
I'm satisfied"
"Oh, go to bed!"
The next day went to see the clergy
man who had married me, and he ap
pointed a meeting between me and my
wife to take place in the room where we
were married, the next day. When we
came together found her very angry.
"This is simply ridiculous" she said.
"My dear, couldn't help it,
''My dear!' she repeated. shifting the
air scorpf1lIU