The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-24

him. Instead of turning and driving
back, sped on.
What are you doing?" he cried.
Let me out. I was to have been mar
ried at noon, and it is now a quarter
past"
increased the pace.
'Who are you? And where are you
taking mel" he cried.
"ComradeP' said / in an impressive
voice.
"Comrade be hanged! Are you 60
ing to kdnap me?"
Have you any bowels of compass
sionT
Let me out of this or ZIP
"Can you bear to hear some bad
news%
Yes. Hurry up. Has anything hap
pened to Lillian?"
"She's married"
"Marriedr'
"Yes, married; married by mistake"
Married by mistake! Are you de-.
mentedT
"Not demented; a crack Drained
idiot"
He looked at me as though he be-
lieved that l had told the truth, then
asked:
'Whom has Lillian married?"
ME-" l groaned.
For heavens sake, cease to tanta-
lie me and tell me what all this
MEANS
struck broad country road at this
moment and, slackening my pace, told
him the story of what had happened
to me during the past two hours.
When had finished the recital said
to him solemnly:
For Lillian's sake, for heavens sake,
do not reveal this blunder Let Lii
liant was fortunate / had learned
her name-"remain In ignorance thGk
she has married the wrong man.
suppose 1t was my intensity that
convinced him of the truth Of my
story. At any rate he expressed no
doubt that the girl he was to have
married had become my wife. Posses
sion is nine points In the law. In ad-
dit1on to the shock he would bring to
Lillian by making known her mistake
and my rascally taking advantage Of
it, there must be divorce. He con-
fessed that he had not seen her for
three years; that, being ordered to the
cOlors, he had revived an old attach
ment and had written her that since
he must go to the war he preferred to
go leaving behind him a wife who
would care for him if he returned
MANNED and mourn for him If killed.
"A somewhat selfish view to take of
the matter" suggested.
eyes. and I wonder she accepted the
proposal. / suppose 1t was patriotism.
All the women are losing their heads
about the war"
'It seems to me-" / said after a
pause, that it is tweedledum and twee-
dledee between us. You were to have
been married with a selfish motive.
permitted girl to remain in a mistake
she had made till, being cornered,
committed a still more rash act. It
seems to me that we are both beholden
to do what seems to be for her best in
terest. If you will permit her to re-
main in her mistake will do the same
till favorable time arrives for a con-
fession. Then If she will remain my
wife 1 will do my best to make her
happy.
"All this is very fine, but where do
I come INF"
The remark was discouraging, but I
kept on holding before him the trouble
he might cause by claiming his rights
and the nobility of character he would
show by resigning his bride for her own
good. l was two hours about the work,
but in the end succeeded, and he con-
sented to let the matter rest as 1t was.
babe the man whose place had
taken goodby with God bless you,
noble man that you are" and reported
to my regiment. have not since Wis
tied my bride, having been at once sent
away on special duty. But have
written her some heartfelt letters and
have received equally heartfelt replies
from her.
have not yet made confession. In
the first place, prefer to make one
personally rather than In writing; In
the second, am pouring out my heart
to her with view to making her the
better satisfied with me when she learns
that she has married the wrong man.