New Britain herald., 1921-11-02

you love me-"
 She cast herself. wildly sobbng. upon his breast.
 Better than life-thsn truth It.
 sclf-than everything"
 And my own past" saidSLorison,
 with a note of solicitude--"cau you
 forgive and"
 q answered you that" she vhis-
 percd, when I told you I loved you"
 She leaned away and looked thought
 fully at him. If l had not told you about myself, would you have
 would you-'
 "No,' he interrupted: T would
 never have let you know l loved you.
 l would never have asked you this
 Norah, will you be my wife," She wcpt again.
 "Oh, believe me; l am good now
 l am no longer wicked; l will bs
 the best wife in the world. Don't
 think l am--bad any more. If you
 do l shall die. l shall die." i While he was consoling her. she frightened up, eager and impetuous.
 "Will you marry me tonight?" she
 said. Will you prove it that way?
 I have reason for wishing 1t to be
 tonight. Will you?"
 1 Of one of two things was this ey- 1 ceeding frankness the outcome; either
 of importunate brazenness or of utter
 innocence. The lovers perspective contained only the one. |
 happier I shall be-"
 What is there to do?" she asked.
 What do you have to ret? Come.
 You should know"
 i Her energy stirred the dreamer to | action.
 "A city directory hrst," he cried sayly. to find where the man lives who gives licenses to happiness. We will go together and rout him out. Cabs cars, policemen. telephones and ministers shall aid us.' Father Rogan shall marry us" said the girl. with ardor. T will take you to him.
 An hour later the two stood at the open doorway of an immense. gloomy brick building in narrow and lonely street. The license was tight in Norah's hand
 Wait here moment" ehs said, till l find Father Rogan."
 She plunged into the black hallway and the lover was left standing, as it were, on one leg, outside. His innpa- tience was not greatly taxed. Gazing curiously into what seemed the hall way 10 Erebus, he was presently re- assured by a stream of light that bsected the darkness. far down tho passage. Then he heard her call, and futtered lampward, like the moth She beckoned him through q doorway into the room whence emanated the light. The room was bare of nearly everything except books. which had subJuEated all its space. Here and there little spots of territory had been reconqucred. An elderly. bald man, with superlatively calm, re. mote eye, stood by a table with al book in his hand, his finger stilI | marking page. His dress was son. Der and appertained to religious order. His eye denoted an acouaInt. ance with the perspective.
 Father Rogan," said Norah, this is he"
 The two of ye." said Father Ro- gan, want to get marriedc"
 They did not deny it. He married them. The ceremony was quickly done. One who could have witnessed 1t, and felt it's scope. might have trembled at the terrible inadequacy of it to rise to the dignity of its endless chain 0: results.
 Afterward the priest spake briefly, as If by rote, of certain other civil and legal addenda that either might or should. at later time, cap the cere- mony Lorison tendered | fee, which was declined. and before the door closed after the departing couple Father Rogan's book popped open again where his finger marked it.
 In the dark hall Norah whIrled and chung tc her companion, fearful.
 "Will you never. never be sorry:"
 At last she was reassured.
 At the first light they reached upon the street. she asked the time, just as she had each night. Lorison looked 1t his watch. Half-past eight.
 Lorson thought it was from habit that she guided their steps toward he corner where they always parted. But. arrived there she hesitatsd, and hen released his arm. A drug storo stood on the corner: its bright, soft ght shone upon them.
 Please leave me here as usual to- night said Norah. sweetly. T must T would rather you would. You will not object? At six tomorrow .vening will meet you at Antonio's.
 want to sit with you there once nore. And then---I will go where you ;ay." She gave him a bewidering, bright smile. and walked swiftly tway. Surely it needed all the strength of Ter charm to. carry off this astound- ng behavior. It was no discredit 10 4orison. strength of mind that hi. lead began to whirl. Pocketing his ! lands. he rambled vacuously over to he druggists windows, and began as to spell over the names of ? he patent medicines therein dis. 'layed. As soon as he had recovered his [ wits he proceeded along the street In n ain1less fashion. After drifting for [ wo or three squares, he flowed into more pretentious thorough { are, way much frequcnted by him t n his solitary ramblings For here $ ,as a row If shops devoted to traffic n goods Of the widest range of ? of art, skill and il ancy, products of nature and labor ' rom every zone. Here, for time. he loitered among . he conspicuous windows, where was V ct emphasized by consested floods h f light. the cunningest spoil of the d interiors There were few passcrs. h nd of this Lorison was glad. He sas not of the world. For long d inc he had touched his fellow man "
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