Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-02

trip to Europe into the bargain; n
I'm promoted to the next place to tne
chief. What do you think OF that loi
a mornings surprise 7"
He tossed up his hat like a boy,
came over to where she stood. anu
stepping laid reverent lips upon ner
brow and eyes,.
ooh, beautiful! lovely" cried Celia,
e~cstatically, come sit down on the
couch and tell me about 1t. we can
work faster afterward if we get II on
u minds. was your chief very much
shocked that you were married With-
out his permission or knowledge:
why, that was the best OF all, l
! didn't have to tell him / was married:
And he is not to know until just as !
sail. He need never know how II an
happened. 1t isn't his business II
would be hard to explain. NO one
need ever know except your mother
and brother unless you wish them TO-
dear" -.
"oh, I am so glad and relieved
said Celia, delightedly. rive been
worrying about that a little-what
people would think Of us-for OF
course we couldn't possibly explain II
all out as it is to us. They would al
ways be watching us to see II we real
~ Nol0O ~ CoAk1 oIAASA o4SN
ing that we didn't, and it would be
horrid. l think it is our nSpreciouS
secret. and nobody but mamma and
JEFF have a right to know, don't you?"
II certainly do, and I was casting
about in my mind as I went into the
ONCE how I could manage not to tell
the chief, when what did he do but
spring a proposition on me to go at
once to New York and identify those
e He apologized tremendously for
having to send me right back again,
but said it was necessary. told him
it just suited me for l had affairs OF
my own that i had not had time to at.
tend to when ] was there, and would
be glad to go back and see to them
That let me out on the wedding ques-
ton for it would be only necessary to
tell him I was married when I got
back. He would never ask when"
But the announcements" said
Celia catching her breath laughingly,
II thought Of that. Well just
have to have some kind Of announce
ments or my friends will not under
stand about my new name; and well
have to send him one, won't we?'
"Why, I don't know. Couldn't we
get along without announcements?
You car explain to your intimate
friends, and the others won't ever re-
member the name after a few months
we'll not be likely to meet many of
them right away.A I'll write to my
chief and tell him informally leaving
out the. date entirely. He won't miss
it. If we have announcements at all
we needn't send him one. He
wouldn't be likely ever to see one any
ether way, or to notice the date. l
think we a manage that matter.
Well talk 1t over with your he
hesitated and then smiling tenderly
added, well talk it e. with moth
er. How good it sounds to say that.
1 never knew my mother you know
Celia nestled her hands in his and
murmured. "Oh, I am so happy-so
happy! But I don't understand how
You got a wedding trip without telling
your chief about our marriage"
Easy as anything. He asked me If
I would mind running across the va
ice and said I might have extra time
while there for a vacation. He never
suspects that vacation is to be used
Is a wedding "trip. I'll write him, o,
phone him the night we leave New
York. I may have to stay in the city
two or three days to get this Holman
matter settled, and then we can be off
In the meantime you can spend the
time feconciling your mother to hel
new son. Do o think We'll have
very hard time explaining matters t.
herr"
Not a Bit" said Celia, gaily. 'She
eve did like George. 1t was the on
ly thing we ever disagreed about. m,
marrying him. She suspected all tn
time I wasn't happy and couldn't un
derstand why I insisted on marrying
him when I hadn't seen him for tel