Evening star., 1921-11-13

tells"
This was vague. but better han
nothing!
Upon reaching the station l phoned
the hotel l had written to but they
annoyed me SO by asking mc speak
plainly cut them off. II y said
Everybody in their hotel was ac-
counted for. So got into a taxi.
from street to street in the most
thorough way, taking in all the places
the taxi driver knew about, and all
had ever heard oi did not even
stop for lunch, for how could | eat in
such uncertainty of mind. / pEoned
Hazc"s uncle at the navy yard three
times-and you can believe me
Long distance" is no jok ".-becaus..
l felt / must talk to a human being
and the taxi driver, Of course, diI
not quality. He was awTully worried
by this time, and said if | didn't send
satisfactory news by pm. he'd
see the commander and get leai..
for tWenty-four hours and come on
himself by the Flyer.
l felt, as ] tusned away from tha
booth. very miserable and, dismiss
ing the taxi, crossed into one of tho
title green parks and sat on
wooden bench-and who should pas
by but Ted Morrison and Stella Ricl.
ards!
i: X X !:
T JUMPED uD and called out. Hello.
Ted" And they turned and s,aree
at me. Ted said Caesars ghost
But Stella came right over and saIt
Why. how do you do, Mr. Montros..
Isn't ii great that you and Hazel ar
here in Washington. too, DO tell L:
what hotel You arc stopping at?'
L said, feeling pretty rotten, Tn
not stopping at any one hotel: In
trying them an
Ted looked away. but Stella KEPT
right on talking She said. Really
Why don't you try ours? I'm sur,
you and. lIaz"! would like it." xTI.
little cat.t
said, Thanks, maybe We VIII
and then, while sh" stood examinir4 ,
/, the SCENERY. ] took Ted asid. al.
told him TIA" whole brlstiy husiues-
He said. Sa:, old man, II you'll jus
come out straight with the truth %.
this thing. ma II" can cirar IN ,
situation Ihat has wFried Stella an
me twfuily."
l did ! told hfro about the smoke
and how I'd made a mistake arta
taken the wrong train. whlo nv
darling was being carried On inq
the vast unknown. RE was hrIci
He just turned around ana ga,S
time. old girl don't go looking f.
trouble when there isn't any" arr
then he said, wrjnginC my hand. ~
glad to know it's all on the levsI
Montrose; Hazel is at our hotel. anu
she's the pluckiest and the luneiies
little bride in all Washington Con.
on. old man, well all 20 back togrtA.
and have a jolly surprise pdrty f.
four
Holy Cats. We hailed another tsz
and you cap bet We didn't DO a thin
to the speed laws. Stella talked a.
The way. She said she had told Hdz,
over and over that il would tuin or
all right. but whether she meant M.
or the honeymoon She didn't Say
Anyway, when We got to the hot
she wanted TO send bell boy i"f
Hazel and have the whole show
their rooms, but Ted said ii wasu'r
up to them to butt in on such g.
sacred hour. as Tor me-. l wouldn'
even wait for the elevator, but lcaI-
ed up two steps at time to m-
darling wife!
1 pass over our me citing. The Gar
den Of Eden wasn't in 1t.
l said, Come on, dearest. get your
things together: l want to get on
of this place in ten minutes"
She said, But Henry-and leave
Ted and Stella that way,wIthout a
word?" (Hazei is forgIvlng it;."
/ said, DO you think this is Il
Cooks tour honeymoon? Or Il privai,.
affair just for you and me? We'r,'
gong straight down TO Richmond an4
Old Point
But there was still one thing that
worried me. | got il ont OF my sys-
tenn while l was settling Hazel's bill
with Che fellow in the office.
1 said. "Why on earth didn't you
give my wife the telegram l sent tn
her yesterday at 8 p.n.??"
He said, There are no undelivereG
messages here for Mrs. Henry Mon
trose."
l said. But heard the thing clicked
off, myself, l tell you yesterday"
He said. smiling in n superior way,
The only dispatch which came to
this hotel yesterday. sir, was one for
Miss Hazel Curtis. who has not
yet arrived"
Hazel dragged me away She was
laughing and crying, and said, Henry
Montrose; You Went and forget that
l was married"
] just leaned down and kissed her.
back of one Of the pillars. l felt aw-
fully mixed But all / said was
perhaps / iu darling. in my excite
ment; but | didn't forget for on
minute that l vas married, ana
promise you riTilt here I never will"
Copyright, 1917