The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-11

rather darih. with q gray tinge at the edge Of his hair, and his clothes were far from new. and he wore a very or dinary, everyday sort of necktie. which counted against him with the girls clubs.
 He just nodded in a kindly, social worker sort of way when Mrs. Halbert flung her arms about his neck as he sat bending over some statistics about real estate values and births per acre in New York city.
 Tt is all arranged. my dcNr," she said gayly.
 "Ah!" He took q deep breath of con tcntmcut. Then we can have four. teen children. although some of them Will have to be in pcrambuIators.
 You are too ubscntminded, my dear Redding," said Mrs. ualbcrt q am not speaking of the parade"
 And then she told him that she had announced their approaching marriage 10 her family.
 "Oh. scc." he said I'm glad it's all right" And he picked up the list of new contributors to the uplift work she put in front of him. What m in. tlucncc for good you are" he added.
 "I have decided not to elope this time" she said. "al;hough it does ap- peal to me as a precedent. It would be an easy way ont of the difficulty, too; you must admit that my dear"
 "What di1iculty?" asked GarwOod.
 "Thc family" said Mrs. Halbert-
 Garwood got to his feet
 Although as a social worker he some times sat all day long bumped over In his chair while he gave advice to the nclghborhood or studied statistics, when hc did rise to his feet he was tall and broad and energetic.
 Mrs. Ualbcrt jumped and tried to push him back into his chair.
 You do startle me so when you get un like that" she said.
 But he kept his feet.
 .Ycu mean that you are marrying me against your family's wishes" he asked
 "Why, of course" she replied.
 "Ncvcr. said Gmwood and his eye sought the list of new patronesScs. /
 She took the list out of his hand.
 You needn't give 1t another thought We shall have a nome wedding and all the usual fuss, and the family will all be there, and it will do a great deal for your work. You needn't give it a thought" and she put the list of ladies in the leather hand bag she was carry ing. You haven't got the time to look after so unimportant q matter. am going to take the burden of all such things off your shoulders" S."
 All what things| asked Garwood.
 'Why. our-wedding-l mean-you look after the puradps and the play grounds and will arrange this. l consider it my affair."" And, standing on her tiptocs, she kissed him.
 After breakfast the day after the invitations had all been mailed Mrs. Halbert penetrated her mothers apart ments and broke the news. There was Il fearful scene-not uneXpected-and hitter things were said of the absent Garwood, He was accused of money hunting, of social ambitions, of hy1' notir mower. of all sorts of blackguard- ism.
 He has not even called at the house."
 You have never invited him." said Mrs. ualbert. You have been ex' ceedingly rude, but he will forgive you. The invitations are out; there will be no bridal bouquet and just the sim' Dlest breakfast"
 For the three days preceding the day set for the wedding Mrs. Gi.Toy stayed in her room with an attack of nerves, But when the hour arrived she dress ed and came downstairs and pressed the hand of the bishop. It was silent appeal for sympathy, and in a plaintVe voice she begged her husband not tC make a scene.
 It is due him to say that he behaved with extraordinary self control. He had worked off some of his emotion by abusing his valet as he donned hE wedding garments. ~.