The Washington times., 1931-02-09

PANloOAs
They Become Engaged
He must have anticipated my
acceptance, because the mo-
ment said yes" he reached
into his waiStcoat and drew
out beautiful small diamond.
perhaps a carat in size. I
thought it was the most gorge
Gus gem in existence and it
made me so happy that I burst
into tears.
It seems to me now, looking
back over the years, that my
life has been one vale of tears,
I cried when I was happy and
I cried when I was unhappy.
I cried in between. My mother
has often told me that if some
way could have been found to
store my tears, we never would
have to spend $4,000 in irrigat-
ing ouT ranch.
When the days work was
ended I rushed home to tell my
mother and father of my good
fortune. They both advised me
against marriage.
I would listen to none Of their
entreaties, however, and, finally,
mother promised to make me a
wedding dress. She worked all
that night on that dress, a
beautiful white crepe affair,
with a veil and a long train. I
awoke about 7 o'clock the next
morning when she had COM
pleted it. Her face was drawn
and haggard and her eyes blood
shot from her night of tears.
But she made no protest when
I informed her we were going
to be married that day.
My father was too i'll to at
tend the wedding, held in the
afternoon at the Church Around
the Corner, in Los Angeles. My
mother and the church sexton
were my witnesses. Nobody
else was there.
The ceremony over, my hus-
band drove us in his car to my
home; my mother got out and
went inside to get my suitcase
and we were off.
Ny father had refused to see
Farnum, refusal which al
most broke my heart at the
time, but which, in view of
later events, caused me to for
give him.
A Honeymoon "Scene"
Our honeymoon began in the
"Ship Cafe" Santa Monica,
where we went for our wedding
supper. I had wanted my hus-
band to take mother with us
there, but he would have no
part Of her. He said we would
be too conspicuous. And, as
usual, I let him have his way.
Strange and sudden as every.
thing had been, I was happy.
Proud of my handsome hus-
band, and head over heels in
love with him, I thought. We
had great difficulty in getting
a table, but finally the head
waiter found us one almost in
the middle Of the room.
My husband ordered. I for.
got what. I was too happy, to
care, and I don't remember of
having eaten a bite up to the
time I was rudely shocked back
to earth by his vicious remark:
What are you flirting with
that man for?"
He pointed at a handsome
youth, sitting with another girl
at a side table. I never before
had seen this man, but later I
learned that it was Norman
Kerry. I afterwards became
acquainted with him, very
friendly in fact, and like my
self, neither of us was aware
of the others presence.
Leave in a Huff
My husband would not be-
lieve me, however, and insisted
that we leave. Then we went
to the King George Roof, atop
the hotel where he had made
reservations.
We had two dances and he
excused himself. returning Is
minutes later with the abrupt
remark:
well, let's go!"
There was nothing else for
me to do but follow my lord
and master. I would have liked
a few more dances. The de-
tails of that honeymoon night
I later set forth in my annul-
ment suit. Sufficient to say
that before daybreak I had fled
and taken taxicab for home.
I remember little of that ride,
I was so hySterical and i'll. But
the sight of our own little flat
was the sweetest thing I ever
expect to see.
I leaped out before the cab
was at a StandStill and ran to
the door. And as I did so, I
became. aware that my hus-
band. in his brown roadster,
had followed me.
Even as I rang the bell he
Skidded to a stop at the curb
and made a dash for me. I
screamed. And just before he
reached out for me, the door
opened, my mother caught me.
dragged me inside and slammed
the door in his face.
ConfinuOd Tomorrow\