Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-22
FOURTEENTH lNsTMLMENT
osLEsrlA HrAHo rHE raUrH.


fhe sound vna not repeated Grad.
ually me- professors nari,d nua rn.
laNed and closed over ma teeth ult
Tor some ,imr longer BE- stood llfteu
ms aud trying fo nte nto che halona
Then ho ,ltufd fa Celn.ta ana after
moment OF silent hnd sropdy contom-
platon. spoke
We are goiug to ll married" be-
SAID We are ahout to enter the
church" Aud Dee followed aurFoatlon
by suggestion o. is no, quite clear Nhy
unless h. had lh him streak of that
quality which cauaea @ eat go play vita
a mouse
Ia celostla'a mind rosa d ahadoUy
picture OF an altar so clergy man In
a Hhlte aufpllre eff canGlm thar
burned In cnudoiabm of n almr bay.
Of great bell mad of 10aor sho
was standing facing hs clergyman
and the altar az inc foot a. thr steps
which led 90 H.
Nov she was hfIne married Tho
oicrsy man was ashiHe hfr aoma louf
sulsmn question NOW tan was ropeat
lug words after bin. hui only Win her
lips
y, Selestia. thho-"
Freddie the Forri had newer been
moro puzzled 20 hs ilic ile waa not
very familiar VITA ,hc marriage ccrc
mony, but siill he recognized ho fact
that Professor AnHior ana CcloHra.
standing a lilile way from lhe log hut.
were eoing through something OF the
kind
Driven BY curiosity which over.
mnniered ais fear oi atui'cr Freddie
crep, out ~ hle hialne place ana ad
vRnccd over broad outcrnpplng os
ffnniie on fcct which made 300 sound
The mpckpry uf q marriage service
over Professor 6iilior po LONGER
made any effort at nolfcoutroi. hc
aelAed her ln BIO arms. ana wna him
self seized by thc collier aud iersrd
vigorously backward
Il was 20 sudden aad ao unexpected
that for moment Professor SulHtera
heart stood ailN. snd bc almost died
OF friEm Then vl,h "a tlnd ~ vhin
ing cry ho tore himaelt loosc and faced
about
Something br.ght ond shlnlng
flashed Va the moonlight thore uaa
sound of glasa eniytred to atoma. ana
for The moment Professor aunHer was
stone hHnd
ilc gave 3 gfunt of ragp and reached
into his vaislcont pocket for the osse
which he nupreaOa Contained hls one
remaining spare pair az slaMas "a
Ne know, the ease was tusnty.
Unnamed hy this horrible eurrrlsc.
the professor iofsoi hls Intended vie
tim for a aoment ana Freddie, solslne
the golden upporiualy made dcg
peseic EFFORT capsiicd the professor
elsSea the snatch which tho latter
made at him. aui won lroo.
Professor stuter rose slowly to
his feet, his facs palo aa vita che an.
lieipaiien q asaA 80 he stood a RIO.
mvnt and then IN a voice that SHOOK.
ne Jailed 20 Nelegila. who had TO.
manned standing On won't az the hut.
Come hers celeslia hc called.
She moved ohcdicuily toward him.
but the Frrrvt threw himseii n her
way Some Instinct told him that
'hcse two people INSIST be- Kept apart
Ceiestia did her best 10 fosch suiMttr
but Freddie prrtntga her hy force
Ito threw hiH skiunS arms around hcr
and dfasgcd her SLOWLY ia an onaos.to
direction.
stIlllter dld u0s repeat the order 90
come he merely called 10 her So
hurry" Ana ohtdlrutly ahe hurried.
but IN the direction which Freddie had
been forcing her 10 take sac had hur.
ried hundred feet beiore suHaer
realired his mistake Re called 10 her
60 stop a. turn tack, o. cnme 70 him
and all these things abe tried 10 do
but Freddie would not igs her.
Professor shutters commands 10
Celestial grew fainter asd nlnfer un
~ at last they coaid no lonrer ae
heard And u0A tho nlostu laa sansa