Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-15
TIE Repnbl:e Tonight.

6e-iy, Charming young woman.
Nho las yielded TO tAe solicitations IL
Harry Lindsey 10 become his bride.
naarries him with some reluctance be-
cause her beloved brother. Dick.
whom she expected to give her away.
has not arrived. As matter of fact.
Dick, young lawyer who has just
been admitted to the bar ana rather
diaaDproyes Of his sisters marriage
because i is Likely to effect the money
she allows him, has tried to reach the
scene OF the wedding in a borrowed
automobile and has been arrested for
speeding and several other osfenses.
When he arrives, bailed out by
Harry, he objects strenuously 10 what
has been done in his absence; and the
TACT that Harry declines 70 extend
/ him any sympathy or TO let him ac-
company them on their honeymoon,
leads to a quarrel between the young
newly-weds. Harry goes off to his
club. and Betty considers divorce
Harryis lawyer friend, Tom Robin
son. helps out Harry, who is willing
to give Betty a divorce if she wants
it SO much, and introduces Hattie
King, a professional correspondent,
who viii, for consideration, compro-
mise Harry and give Betty ample
grounds for her contemplated action
The appearance of Harry, then, in pub
, lie with Hattie, starts wagging
tongues, and soon the action is COM
menced in earnest, with Dick working
on it as his sisters lawyer.
Suddenly Tom Robinson and his
wife, Gertrude, compare notes and
realize that Harry and Betty are still
very much in love with each other;
so they plan to bring about reunion.
| Accordingly they plan a meeting for
the estranged couple 1t works
splendidly. Harry and Betty come
face to face, and Harry explains
everything. He begs Betty to elope
with him to a nearby town where
they will be married all over again
When she gives her consent, he Sc
cures license and brings his car to
the door.
They have barely left the place
when Dick appears with the an
nouncement to Tom, Gertrude and
Hattie that the divorce has just been
granted. His sisters reputation is at
stake Thereupon there Is a wild pur-
suit OF the couple. Tom, Dick and
Gertrude anxious to prevent the scan
dal, and Hattie anxious to collect her
fee which was to have been paid as
soon as the divorce was granted.
Harry and Betty find themselves
caught in a downpour of rain with
their car made useless by lot OF
broken glass. The glass had been
placed IN the road by Hindu inn
keeper seeking automobile trade and
made desperate because the landlord
is about to dispossess him for non
payment Of rent. AS the inn Is the
nearest shelter, Harry and Betty go
there, followed soon after by Dick,
Tom, Gertrude and Hattie, whose sew
eral automobiles have met the same
cate.
The news that the divorce has been
granted proves q blow to the couple;
but Harry thinks OF solution and
sends the Hindu of for his landlord
who is also a justice Of the peace and
able to perform marriage ceremonies.
But when the officer arrives. it is
found that the divorce papers stipu-
late that Harry cannot marry again.
but after momentary depression,
Harry points out that the clause does
not hold good in another State; ana
they plan to go on their way when
it develops that Dick has accidentally
set the garage afire and everything
but taxicab is burned
The arrival of the local fire de-
partment, and the demand of the
owner of the place to be recompensed
for the damage done, makes the en-
tire party prisoners; but there is one
more sensational development that
frees the lovers from their predica-
ment and put them on the road to re-
union