Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-07

calm all my life. I've Gained all my
good times away. What can j do In
two hours, you ask--I can do lots Of
things, drown myself, rob bank, get
married"
II hope, my young lady, you are not
considering the latter" Mr.. Toll was
really frightened now. Anything but
the latter in your frame of mind.
~ will get married.. Lenore cried
just TO be contrary. Every one here
thinks ] am incapable Of getting mar
ried-thinks ] am too old or too set in
my ways-but I'm not ! can get mar
ried-and inside Of two hours. at that
and will III marry the first man
who asks me-
Lenore stopped to see what effect her
speech had on the man before her. Then.
for the first time. her eyes lighted upon
q third person. A quietly dressed mid
die aged man Of the younger type had
been sitting through all this scene un
observed. Lenore caught her breath n
little, some Of the old office decorum
coming back to her, no doubt, but the
blood of rebellion was too strong in her
veins. She glared at this stranger also.
do you really mean you will marry
the first man who asks you, =" this stran-
ger inquired seriously.
II mean just that" Lenore replied
briskly.
'"Then. Miss Tibetts, may have the
honor of asking you to become my
wife, this dapper man asked in such
n matter of fact way that the aston
ished Mr.. Toll nearly collapsed.
Lenore was not in the least non
plussed.
II will answer yes on one condition"
she replied. THE condition is that the
marriage take place at once.
I'm this office. If you wish" the man
agreed. MY friend, Mr.. Toll. will
telephone for clergyman while I am
out arranging for marriage license" "
'Jt will be necessary for you to have
all particulars, my birthday, parentage,
etc. Lenore cautioned him.
Those particulars can be obtained
from the Office records, the stranger an
swered coolly. Have those records
sent to me, and then, my dear. If you
will take my advice. you will calm
yourself before the ceremony takes
place.
It was just an hour later when the
strange marriage ceremony began. Lc-
more had insisted that work in the Office
cease, and the almost dumb stricken
president was only too willing 70 acccde
to her wishes. So the whole staff of
breathless, hardly able TO believe it
girls and Office men crowded into the
spacious Office Of the president. Like q
naughty queen Lenore faced them all
and went through with the wedding
without the culver of an eyelash. In
deed, at the end of the ceremony. the
hitherto impregnabe Miss Tibetts
looked quite sweet and girlish as she
tol kn- &C.. bo 10 1a,ls a.,
marriage bond.
When it was over the staff. without
being asked to do so, filed out as quietly
as they could. Just one other official
remained with the president to sign the
register.
For the first time Lenore realized
fully what she had done. Yet, with
the fortitude that had made her sue
cessful in business, she resolved to go
on. The bridegroom had signed his
name to the sacred parchment, and with
shaking fingers the bride took the pen
Her eyes glanced at the name already
there-she had been too naughty to hear
it during the ceremony.
Mark Henderson 80 she read aloud
and then, as she faced her husband
her eyes opened wide.
Mark - she gasped The Mark Of
eighteen years hgO-On, MHrh, WDdt
wonderful thing has happened?"
Mark Henderson was quite calm when
he spoke. You told me then, dear,
that your business career meant more
than anything else in your life" he re-
minded 'and you promised me, dear,
that if waited as l said I would, and
you ever made up your mind there
was something better for you TO do than
stay at office work, that I could claim
you. Today happened to be here when
you made your declaration of rebellion
against Office work, and | kept you to
your promise.
"Thut explains it. Lcnore cried
ioyfully. The rebelliOus feeling came
over me because YOU were near. Oh, .
Mark. dear. I've wanted so to see you " !
Just then the clock struck FIVE:
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