Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-01-17
Emancipation
by Marriage
BY II. IRVING KING

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NARBERRY JONES was a bachelor
~ Of long and confirmed habit. Car
berry had two sisters who were con-
hrmed grass widows. Carberry had |
money In the Sank and an exceed |
ingly pretty home In the country. His
sisters, being possessed Of none Of
these superfulties, availed themselves
cheerfully Of the belongings Of Car
berry. When they wanted money, they
asked Carberry for It; when they felt
that the country air would benefit
them they descended upon "The Ma
pies" took entire possession Of It and
Its owner, and stayed until ennui be-
gan, when they fed back to the city.
The one great fear that haunted the
sisters was that Carberry would one
day get married Carberry always
dlsavowed any intention Of committing
the crime Of matrimony, and declared
his firm resolve to live and die in
single blessedness. under the core and
domination of his sisters.
Sad to say, though, Carberry was q
hypocrite. Deep down In his heart
he had for several years been toying
with the idea of taking unto himself
a wife.
The fair object around which the
Carberry thoughts of revolt centered
was Angelica Freeman, who lived
about half a mile down the road with
her parents and a sufficient company
Of younger brothers and sisters. She
was about Carberry's age, which was
well. II is not polite to tell lady's
age. Suffice It that both Angelica
and Carberry, as the vulgar would
say. 'were not spring chickens"
Strange to say, the suspicious of the
dominant sisters had never fallen upon
Angelica.
Carberry never mentioned her name,
and they never caught her sitting on
the front piazza talking with "dear
brother" when they made their unan-
nOunced descent upon the homestead.
Oh, the shocking duplicity Of these
middle-aged lovers
Carberry and Angelica did meet and
talk and smile at each other. Angel
lea had sat on Carberry's piazza many
a time and talked with him. Angel
lea was as anxious to marry Carberry
as he was to marry her. But she be-
gan to think that If their mutual
1t must be she who would do the pro-
posing. "Why doesn't Carberry speakT
she said to herself many a time In
rage just after she had seen a pro-
posal trembling on his lips.
One day CarberHy received a letter
from his sisters saying they would be
down on the following Thursday to
spend week or two with him.
Carberry sat on his piazza with the
letter In his hands and sighed deeply.
He fOresaw the coming storm, and, oh,
how he dreaded 1t Angelica came
walking by.
"Hullo. Car" she called out, whats
the matter? You look as If you had
lost your last friend on EARTH"
"Perhaps | have-or am going to-"
he replied "Come up here and talk
to me. I've got something important
to say to you" The sight of Angelica
and the evaporation caused by the
letter Of the dominating sisters had
urUdse tire UacneIor take a sudden re-
solve He would propose to Angelica
and abide the issue. Matters could not
be much worse than they were, any
way. II Angelica refused him he
would probably lose the only real
friend he had In the world
All well and good but when An.
geiica took seat beside him and said,
"Nhat is 1t that's SO important?" his
heart failed him again. He almost
proposed, but stopped just short of it.
Angelica was vexed. but she put a
good face on it and. to the tune Of
THE Campbells Are Coming sang
merrily. "The sisters are coming, oh,
hOl oh, hO"
Eyes, they are" replied Carberry;
read this letter."
"What you need Is a wife," said
Angelica after she had perused the
eplstle.
Il know | do" replied Carberry,
but where can get one?"
"Oh, fiddlesticks." said Angelica,
"any girl would marry you"
"Who7" asked Carberry blushing,
"for Instance, now, would-would-
your"
Certainly, Car, and the sooner the
better" replied Angelica. And for the
irst time in his life Carberry leaned
over and kissed her-and she re-
turned the kiss.
Imagine the rage Of the dominating
sisters when, two days later they each
received letter signed, "Your affec.
Tomato sister, Angelica Jones (foriner.
~ Angelica Freeman)." deeply regret.
ting that she could not have the pleas.
ure of their company at "The Naples"
just now. as she and dear Carberry,"
having been married the day before.
were about to depart for months
bridal tour,
Upon the return OF Mr.. and Mrs
Jones from their wedding trip the sis
ters descended upon them and there
was battle royal In which the invnd
ers were routed For Carberry's mar
ringe had given him a new and un
expected force OF character, and for
the first time In his life he was mas