The Huttig news., 1917-06-09

"Oh-h" Alaire hid her face in her hands. She looked up again quickly, however, and her cheeks were white. "Then he won't spare you, Dave" She choked for an instant We must get away before he comes. There must be some way of escape. Think n'
 I'm pretty tired to think. I'm pretty near played out he confessed.
 "They're watching me, but they'd let you go"
 Now that I'm here I'm going to stay until"
 She interrupted, crying his name loudly, Dave"
 .Yes. What is it?'
 "Wait! Let me think" She closed her eyes; her brows drew together as if in the labor of concentration. When she lifted her lids her eyes were alight, her voice was eager. "I know how. see it. He won't dare But you must do what I tell you"
 ''Of course"
 No questions. Understand?
 When he nodded impatiently she ran to the door and, fiinging it open, called down the hall:
 Father! Father O'Malley! Quick P Then she summoned Dolores.
 The priest answered; he hurried from his room and, with a dazed lack of comprehension, acknowledged his swift introduction to Dave. Alaire was keenly alive and vibrant with purpose now. Dolores, too, came running, and while the men were exchanging greet ings her mistress murmured something in her ear, then hastened her depar- ture with quick push. Turning upon the others. Alaire explained:
 i've sent for some of the women and they'll be here in minute. Fla. ther, this man has come for me. He Longorio arrives?"
 "Alaire!" Dave exclaimed.
 She stilled him with gesture "Quick Will you?'
 Father O'Malley was bewildered. '1 don't understand" he expostulated.
 NUT l, ecUOeu DdNe.
 You don't need to understand. know what I'm doing. I've thought o1 way to save us all"
 An incoherent refusal was upon his lips, but Alaire's face besought him; il was shining with a strange, new ecs tasy, and he could not bring himself to deny her. Of what her plan consisted he had only the dimmest idea, but he assured himself that it could by no possibility succeed. After all, what did 1t matter? he asked himself. They were trapped. This might serve, somehow, to cheat Longorio, and-Alaire would be his wife.
 'Very we'll" he stammeredSw weakly. What are you thinking off"
 'I haven't thought 1t all out yet, but"
 At that moment Dolores returned, bringing with her the three black haired. black kshawled house servants, bundling them through the door and ranging them along the wall.
 Father O'Malley's face was puck cred; he said, hesitatingly: My dear madam, this isn't regular; you are not Catholics. How can l bless you?"
 "You can marry us legally, just the same, can't you?' Alaire was breath ing rapidly, and some part of her eager ness began to thrill her hearers.
 ''Oh yes, but"
 'Then marry us. And make haste. please Pleasep,
 Law nodded. He could not speak, for his mouth was dry. His heart was beating violently; his temples were pounding; all the blood of his body seemed centered in his head.
 Before the eyes of the four wonder Ing women Father O'Malley married them. It seemed to Alaire that he would never reach the end, although, in fact, he stumbled through the cere- mony swiftly. Alaire clipped his last words short by crying.
 'Tell these people so that they'll un. ierstand what it all means. Tell them to remember they have seen mar riage by the church."
 The priest did as he was directed and his audience sigHified their under standing. Then Dolores led them out.