The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-02-08

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\ sWhat?'
TsDidn't tell you about that? Oh,
yes, was sitting in the cupboard in
the drawing room from tiinner-time
edwards. After that / came out and
STARTED cannoning about among Aunt
Adeline,s china, so thought I'd better
switch the light on. Unfortunately I
switched on some sort of musical In
strurnent instead And then somebody
starred shooting. SO. what with one
thing and another. thought It would
be best to hide somewhere. 1 hid in
one Of the suits Of armor In the hail.
Were you inside there all the time
we were. IL"
Eyes. II say, that was funny about
Bream. wasn't 1T Getting under the
bed, mean ~
Don't let's talk about Bream."
That's the right spirit like to see
I'll All right, we won't. Let's get
back to the main Issue. WIN you mar
~ mer'
"But why did you come to the house
at allfs
ITO see you
I. TO see me! AT that time Sof
nighti"
well. perhaps not actually to see
you" Sam was little perplexed for a
moment. Something told him that II
would be injudicious to reveal his true
motive and thereby risk disturbing the
harmony which he felt had begun to
exist between them. ITO be near you!
To be in the same house with you !" he
went on vehemently, feeling that he
had struck the right note. "You' don't
know the anguish went through after
read that letter Of yours. I was mad |!
I was II. :, well. to return to the point,
will you marry me?'
Billie sat looking straight before her.
The car, now on the main road, moved
smoothly on.
''Will you marry mel"
"Oh, don't talk like parrot" cried
Billie. ut reminds me Of Bream."
"But will you?"
eyes," said Billie.
Sam brought the car to a standstill
with Jerk, probably very bad for the
tires.
"Darling!" said Sam. leaning to.
wards her.
''Oh, curse this helmet!"
"Why?"
''Well, rather wanted to kiss you
and 1t hampers me-"
"Let4 me try and get It of. Bend
down."
"Ouch!" said Sam.
TITS coming. There! How helpless
men are!"
1--WE need woman's tender care"
said Sam, depositing the helmet on the
floor of the car. and rubbing his smart.
ing ears. "Billie I"
Sam"
"You angel!"
you're rather darling after ALL"
said Billie. But you want keeping in
ORDER" she added severely.
"You will do that when we're mar
ried. When we're married!" he re-
QSdI6u e
..The only trouble is" said Billie,
''father won't hear Of it,
"No, he won't. Not till 1t is all over"
said Sam.
He started the car again.
.'What are you going to do?' said
Billie. Where are you going?"
ITO London" said Sam, ut may be
news to you, but the old lawyer like
myself knows that, by going to Doctors
Commons or the Court Of Arches or
somewhere, or by routing the. arch
bishop Of Canterbury out Of bed or
something. you can get special IL
cense and be married almost before
you know where you are. My scheme
to dig this special license
out Of whoever keeps such things. have
a bit of breakfast, sand then get mar
ried at our leisure before lunch at q
registrars"
"Oh, not a registrars vssaid Billie.
''NoY
IT should hate a registrars"
"very we'll, angel Just as you say.
Well 20 to church. There are mill
lions Of churches in London. I've seen
them all over the place." He unused
for moment. Yes. you're quite
right he said. "A church is the
thing. It'll please Webster"
"WebsterY
'Yes, he's rather keen on the church
bells never having rung out SO blithe a
peal before. And we must consider
Webster's feelings. After all. he
brought us together"
''Webster? HowY
''Oh, I'll tell you all about that some
other time" said Sam. "Just for the
moment I want to sit quite still and
think. Are you comfortable? Finei
Then of we CO."
The birds in the trees fringing the
road stirred and twittered grumpily az
the noise of the engine disturbed their
slumbers. But, If they had known 1t,
they were in luck. At any rate, the
worst had not befallen them, for Sam
was too happy to sing.