The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-09
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STro1ell Neglects to Get License"
raj the headline. .After being sup
pOsedly Joined in matrimony at the
most elaborate society wedding Of the
year at oon today, with both Rev.
Robert Clinton and Bishop Phelps off,
ciating, Miss Margery Byers and Elmer
Troxell were Informed by County. Clerk
Veal in the most m~atter-of-fact way
that they were not married at all. They
had been married without a license"
The paper further stated that the
guests had left Miss Byers' residence
after the reception, when the vital
omission was discovered. A messenger
was fastened to find Bishop Phelps,
and the good prelate was begged to
come to the house in an emergency
situation. He did SO, and when he
reached the residence he was told the
nerves of the bride were so shaken
that the second ceremony would have
to be deferred until the next morning.
For eight hours Stephen had thought
her TrOxells wife, and she was not
married-not married! An errand boy
touched his elbow.
you're wanted at the telephone,
DOCTOR"
"Is that DR.. Stephen Palmer?" the
voice vas trembling. '"This Is Margie
Byers. Oh, Steve, come to the house
right away. Come quick: IL want
you!"
Palmer stumbled out to the street
and hailed a cab. The maid, Sophie.
her arm in a sling, let him in.
miss Margie wants to see you
alone" she told him, and led him to a
little upstairs at the back Of the
something in a white dress flew to him.
ooh, Steve, I want you to save me"
Margery gasped. "They put it in the
paper that I was so shaken the second
ceremony would have to be deferred,
but I've told father and. mother I'm
not going to marry him at ALL"
"Not marry him !" he echoed.
mo! Father, mother, everybody,
thought it would be so fine for me, l
agreed to marry him. I eve loved
him, but that day he quarreled with
me Over wearing great grandmother's
wedding knives at my wedding (the
day Sophie cut her army knew I
hated him. But I thought It was too
late then. They talked to me until ]
was nearly crazy this afternoon when
I told them my eyes were opened and I
was thankful the license was forgot
ten. They said it would be a scandal
to the family If I didn't marry him
now, and they've set the hour for eight
in the morning."
eMargie," the young mans lips were
white, "did you send back my letter
that I wrote to explain why I didn't
come to the train the day you went to
Bar Harbor?"
II never received any letter." she
faltered. II looked and looked for it;
then I thought you didn't care. Moth
err"
But I did care-I do care-so much
I don't dare advise you. I wanted to
tell you that day wanted to tell
yOu-"
She looked up at him and her wet
eyes began to shine. "Tell me now,
Stevie!" she cried softly. ooh. Steve,
II wouldn't be any scandal for you to
let me run away with you and marry
you tonight. would ito"
At seven O'Clock the next morning
the Justice of the peace. just over the
state line. stood before a tall young
professional man holding the hand OF,
a pretty girl clad in a gray travelling
suit of French design, and wearing at
her belt her Observation-Disclosures
knives. and pronounced a ceremony
that was binding and fast.