The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-03-28

onwards. After that | came out and
started cannoning about among Aunt
Adeline's china, so / thought I'd better
switch the light on. Unfortunately /
switched on some sort Of musical in
strument instead. And then somebody
started shooting. So, what with one
thing and another, I thought 1t would
be best TO hide somewhere. l hid in
one of the suits Of armor In the hall"
Were you inside there all the time
we were -
YES. / say, that was funny about
Bream, wasn't it? Getting under the
bed, mean"
Don't let's talk about Bream."
That's the right spirit! / like TO see
it All right, we won't. Let's get
back TO the main issue. VIII you mar.
ry me?'
But why did you come to the house
at an?'
''To see you"
ITO see me! At that time OF
nlghtT
We'll, perhaps not actually to see
you" Sam was a little perplexed for
moment. Something told him that 1t
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 your he
went on vehemently, feeling that he
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know the anguish went through after
read that letter OF yours. was mad
| was :. 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 meT"
"Oh, don't talk like a parrot" cried
Billie. 1T reminds me Of Bream."
"But will you?'
Yes" said Billie.
Sam brought the car 20 a standstill
with a jerk, probably very bad for the
tires.
Darling" said Sam, leaning to-
wards her.
"Oh, curse this helmet"
"Why?"
well, I rather wanted to kiss you
and it hampers me-"
Let me try and get it Off. Bend
down."
"Ouch !" said Sam.
Its coming. There! How helpless
men are"
"We need q woman's tender care"
said Sam, depositing the helmet on the
floor Of the car, and rubbing his smart.
ing ears. Billie"
"Sam ~
'You angel"
You're rather darling after sll,"
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-
peated luxuriously.
The only trouble is" said Billie,
father won't hear Of It."
NO. he won't. Not till it is all over"
said Sam.
What are you going to do?" said
Billie. Where ara you going?"
"To London" sa:o 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 H.
cense and be married almost before
you know where you are. Ny scheme
-roughly-is to dig this special license
out Of whoever keeps such things, have
a bit Of breakfast and then get mar
ried at our leisure before lunch st q
registrars"
"Oh, not registrars - said Billie.
mo?
II should hate n registrars"
"very well, angel. Just as you say.
We'K 90 to church. There are mis
lions Of churches in London. I've seen
them all 'over the place" He mused
for a moment. 'Yes, you're quite
right" he said. "A church Is the
thing. It'll please Webster"
"Webster?"
"Yes, he's rather keen on the church
bells never having rung out 50 blithe a
peal before. And we must consider
Webster's feelings. After all. he
brought US together"
webster? How?"
"Oh, III 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? Fine
Then of we 60"
The birds in the trees fringing the
road stirred and twittered grumpily as
the noise OF the engine disturbed their
slumbers. But, II they had known 1t,
they were In luck. At any rate, the
worst had not befallen them. for Sam
was too happy to sing.