, 1916-05-11

young woman was crossed-not for tho
nrst time that morning and the night
betore-by a cloud of uneasiness. She
could trust her Gerald. of course. and
yet
u wish he had come last night" she
aid wistfully.
Yes; It's too bad he didn't"
Il feel uncomfortable about #"
i don't see why. A few hours O
er or later-what difference does 1t
maker"
We'll, | guess it doesn't make any
difference. | wish, though, you had
got some one in the neighborhood."
Il told you tried. The only clergy.
man who could have married us is out
or town attending a 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
stilled her misgivings temporarily. but
the thought of the deferred wedding
ceremony would rise to the surface of
her mind In spite of everything. As
they pushed their chairs away from
the table, preparatory to rising, she
said again:
Il do wish Mr.. Smith would come.
Don't you think we'd better telephone?'
Let's be patient a little while
longer"
What will we do if he doesn't
conner
We'll, we must leave here this after
noon"
Mays voice sounded as though she
were a trihe shocked as she an
swered:
But we can't leave here without be-
ing married.
"Why not?"
She was really shocked now: why
not? Surely, Gerald, you wouldn't
want tor
al thought we had agreed about that.
/ don't see what you're worried about.
It's only u matter of ceremony, a for
mality."
81 know, but. a girl looks at these
things differently"
well, If my man doesn't come 1t
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 IA ring?'
mo; / forgot it. It's all right, though.
1 told Wallace to bring n down with
him."
Perhaps it was the girls hypersensi-
tiyeness at this time that made her
notice he discrepancy in the m
She said quickly:
"Wallace? | thought you said his
name was Walter?"
In after years May remembered that
he stumbled just a trifle in framing his
answer. But at that time the effort
passed unnoted, so eager was she TO
believe In him and to believe that ev-
erything was all right.
$50 it is he answered. wallace is
n nickname | gave him because he's
so proud of his Scotch ancestry"
"I've got a plain gold ring. I'll get
it." said May. And she ran into b
inner room.
She had hardly left at one end or the
room when %Innkeeper Russell entered
at the other door. In his hand was a
piece of paper. a telegram, II MS
was excited. To him Trask
said:
"Hello. RUSSELL What have you got
there, dispatches from the frontF'
NAV returned. bearing in her hand a
-. uoLd ring "Gerald. look. Will
this do?" she asked.
Russell ignored her. He looked NJ
Trask and said. I'D Ike an explana-
ton 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
81 didn't tell him." said May.
"Well, Mr.. Trask.' said Russell, rs
this young lady your wife or isn't
she?'
what difference does that make TO
your" snarled Trask.
at makes II great deal or difference
TO me. You registered as man ana
wife,
May broke in on them: Were gong
to be married this morning. Mr.. Rus,
sell. We were going to be married
last night, but there was no clergy
man"
Russell sneered, but not at her'
"Quite so. There probably aren't more
than about II dozen clergymen within a
mile OF this place
For the first time the chill OF deadlS
fear struck to the heart of May she