The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
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 difference. I wish, though, you had got some one in the neigh borhood'
 .I told you tried The only clergy man who could have married us is out of town attending convention" By this time they had finished their breakfast He had assured her for perhaps the thousandth time that he would always love her, and had thus stflled her mfsgivinGs temporarily. but the thought of the deferred wedding ceremony would rise to the surface of her nnind in spite of everything. As they pushed their chairs away from the table, preparatory to rising, she said again:
 II do wish MT. Smith would come. Don't you think we'd better teIephone?" Let's be patient a little while longer.se ssa s
 What will we do if he doesn't comeg" k~Wer, we must leave here this after ncon.s
 Mays voice sounded as though she were a trife shocked as she an-f swered:
 But we can't leave here without be- ing married!
 she was really shocked now: 'sWhy not2 Surely, Gerald, you wouldn't want to?''i
 4sL thought we had agreed about that I don't see what you,re worried about. It's only matter of ceremony, a for maltty''
 T know, but a girl looks at these things differently"
 'sfe1E df man dpespt come it would be impossible to be married here. anyhow There's no one else avail able. Besides, we couldn't get a ring down here"
 "Oh, haven't you ring?t
 .sNo1E forgot it.. It's all right, though. I told Wallace to bring one down with him.
 Perhaps it was the girls hypersensi- fiVeness at this time that made her notice the discrepancy in the names. She said quickly
 Wallace? :, [ thought you said his name was Walter? ?''
 In after years May remembered that he stumbled just a, rifie in framing his answer. But at that time the effort passed unnOted, so eager was she to believe in him and to believe that ey- erything was all right
 -@So it is,' he answered. Wallace is A go proud of his Scotch ancesEy.''
 i've got plain gold ring. I'll get ; it," said May. And she ran into the inner room -
 She had hardly left at one end of the room when Innkeeper Russell entered at the other door. In his hand was piece of paper, telegram, and his manner was excited To him Trask said:
 Hello. Russell! What have you got there, dispAtehes from the front2"
 May returned, bearing in her hand small gold ring 'sGera1d, look. Will this do T'she asked. Russell ignored. her. He looked at Trask and said, s.rd like an explana-s tionv of this telegram:
 -Detain May Deane until arrive. She
 HENRY DEANE.,' From father!' exclaimed May.
 Trask turned angrily to her. What is this? Didn't tell you''-
 "T didn'tstelI him, ? said May. t.WeE. MT. TTask,S' said Russell, 'eis this young 1aly your wife, or isn't sbefsSttsss syaa .2
 What difference does that make to you?o snarled Trask.
 "It makes a great deal of difference to me. You registered as man and wife" @sass-.ss
 May broke in on them: sswere going to be married this morning, MT. Rus selL We were going to be married last night but there was no clergy man. a'
 Russell sneered, but not at her Quite 50. There probably aren't more than about a dozen eIergymen within mile of, this place.
 For the frst time the chill of deadly fear struck to the heart of May. She turned swiftly ,on Trask, although her first sentence was directed to Russell: What do you mean? GERALD"-
 Keep quiet, I tell you, and let me manage this,'' Trask said to her. ''What do you. want, RusseIl2"
 ''You must leave immediately. I've been years building up "a reputation ing it for you or any one else" You're d--d independent, old manr' Trask dared up, ]. This isn't the only roadhouse on Long Island, you know
 "I guess I can stand the loss of your business want you out by noon, un- derstand sthatI Young lady, for your sake hope your father gets here be fore then.s
 ssIf you don't get out of this room I'll kick you out, said Trask.
 If you're not out by noon I'll send for the police was RusseIl's last re- mark before he left the room.
 By that time May was almost. in tears. -Oh, Gerald, why did he talk like that? Why didn't you explain D.