Nogales international., 1931-09-09
SIXTH INSTALMENT

rumble so that she can ride with Peter ant
have him to talk to about Carter. Rowen;
gets Peter to consent to divide the expense
money each week as soon as it arrives
and astonisaes Peter by eating too econ
| onically.
The three tourists reach Denver, after
passing through Buffalo, Oh cago and St
Louis. Peter and Rowena have many tins
to return to New York The morning after
| they reach Denver, Pc er and Rowena dis
cover Bobby has deserted them and returngo
to New York by train. Thy are faced with
/ the impossible condition of continuing their
| trip without a chaperon.
! Rowena suggests to Peter that they make
Commandment" marriage. They are mar
| ried and go to Cheyenne, where their actions
| when they ask for rooms on separate floors
a~ouses the suspicions of the hotel clerk
They finally succeed in getting rooms, bu
rot without exciting the laughter OF thu
ho el ioungers.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
t1thoroh Peter was furious1y
!. an@rv. highly Inundated and blarl-
inc Rowena for everything, he was
kind at heart and could not resist the
plaintive patlos in her voice, usually
SO crisp and cool.
"Good night, Rowena," he said
more pleasantly than she had any
right to expect. Don't worry.
Everything'l1 be all right"
After a sleepless night Peter was
down in the lobby at an unbelievably
early hour. But early as it was, he
did not precede the interested smiles
and stares Of the day staff which had
replaced the night workers-clerks,
telephone operators and elevator
boys
Even at that unreasonable hour
there were loungers in the lobby.
And each and every one of them,
and even the head waitress smiling
in the door of the dining-room. knew
all about the young New Workers
married the day before in Denver
who demanded rooms on separate
floors. Confusion stung his face
with burning red.
He went upstairs. walked up, to
Rowena's room and knocked sharply.
"Yes-who?" called Rowena in a
bright voice that had obviously been
sctooled to- register good nature in
the face of adversely.
"Me," he answered surtily. Chuck
your things into your bag and let's
get out Of here"
How about brcakfast?" ?"
The he'll with breakfast"
20 K. by me-" called Rowena, in
the maddening voice of one who has
stoutiy enjoined ones inner soul to
smiles and sweetness. And indeed
even in her sleep Rowena had been
reminding herself that she must be
very pa-ient with Peter for a few
days, as he was apt to he just the
least bit in the world cross about the
state Of affairs
Within an hour they were hurting
the dust of Cheyenne from the
wheels Of the roadster and as sool
as the last outpost of the city lay
buried in the past Peter pulled off to
the side of the road and drew up to
a grinding stop. Then he turned to
Rowena and his was not the look of
a newly married man.
well, you see what fools we made
of ourselves" he began. II hope
you're satisfied"
"I'm terribly sorry" said Rowena
humbly. 81 feel just wretchedly
about everything. But | couldn't
possibly foresee such awful complica-
tions, now could |. Peter? What
experience have | had with husbands
and hotel registers and such mon
strosities?" ?"
"Well just have to make the best
of a suite or adjoining rooms here
after" said Peter more kindly. ITS
this demanding separate floors that
makes them give us the razzberry."
"But we can't have connecting
rooms, Peter" protested Rowena un-
happily 1--WE just can't. We have
to be terribly careful about things
like that or we can't get it annulled.
Don't you see. Peter, if we stay in
adjoining rooms clear across the
country, nobody in the world is going
to believe we've really did-stay inl
adjoining rooms"
Then we'll have to get divorce
instead of an annulment. | am mott
going to make fool of myself like,
that again"
"But we can't get a divorce in New
York" protested Rowena. Il wrotej
a story about that once-I know how
the laws are. One of us would have
to go to Reno or Paris to get it and
it would take every cent of money
we can save on the whole trip to
pay for the divorce. And what good
would that be to anybody?"
"Pll give you grounds to get I'll
right in New York" said Peter
grimly. "I'm desperate"
That's like you, Peter" said Ro-
wena impatiently. Thinking only of
yourself as usual-Wel1, don't you
think for minute that Pm going to
get a divorce in New York I'm not
going to be made a fool of there
before all my friends"
What do you mean-made fool
off" Peter demanded.
"Why. having everybody think I'm