Nogales international., 1931-10-03

advertising the roadster They take Bobby
along as chaperon but she deserts them IN
Colorado and they get married, IN name
only so they can travel without critlclSm.
At last, after many tiffs, they near New
York. They discuss what they intend to do
after obtaining an annulment.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Rowena was little more touchy
even than usual just at that time
because she was having some trouble
with her own work, and the fact
that Mr.. Rack had not been entirely
satisfied with her last three stories
had done nothing to improve her
disposition.
When-the picture done Peters
way, in spite of her-he turned the
roadster east once more, Rowena re-
tired sulkily to the rumble seat.
In Richmond they received a long
telegram from Bobby Lowell. Il
was Prepaid" AS Rowena said
afterward, "We should have known
from that they were married" AS
indeed they were.
"Dwliuqs," exclaimed the tele-
gram extravagantly. I'VE did get
married and my go1Vn aVdS lovely.
Carter zUds going to sue the rasI-
road but the conductor took him
off and aboIogised so Carter gaze
him ten dollars instead. Can't 7Ve
fN dozem and meet YOU some place
and finish our honeymoonS togeth-
er-even if yours isn't realY"
Peter said he thought he had bet
ter answer that telegram and III
wrote very fast indeed without one
pause for thought. !,
"Love, kisses and condolences
mean congratulations. As your
HONEYMOON zUaxeth ours alas doth
zVane hence hoaV could we t7Cd'n
ride OPPOSITE directions IN one
Rockrmf? Anon."
"It doesn't seem to mean much
objected Rowena.
1T means plenty" said Peter firm
1y. "It means that our honeymoon
aren't riding the same sky If l car
help it. Carter'll understand"
They were increasingly quiet a!
they neared New York and the enc
of their adventure. Peter though
Rowena was troubled about the fu
ture because she often referred te
things she might do and regretted
that her work had fallen off. III
7 had kept - as we'll as | started |
sotId lana a good JOB on the strength
2f IT, size sad ruefully.
"Ycua can, anyhow Your work,
IS Whole, has been top-notch. You
were good dcwn to the last adjective.
1he trouble was that il the beginning
YOU were so superlative you got them
10 expecting miracles. Never begin
at the top. he advised her wisely.
"It leaves NO place 10 climb to-.
Anyhow" he added slyly, you must
have saved up enough on your ex-
pense money to keep the children
in bread and milk for long time
what with doing your own laundry
and living on soup and cheese"
"Weil-some," she admitted evas-
lively.
"Do you suppose We'll ever be real
good friends, Rowena? And never
quarrel again."
"I'ln good friends now! I've been
friends from the very first. | am
really fond Of you, Peter, but you're
so darn mean the angels themselves
couldn't get along with you"
That's odd. Every one has al
ways remarked what a good disposi-
ton | have.-No credit to me" he
added modes-ly. Il was born with
it."
People are SO dumb" sighed Ro-
wena.
DO you think your judge will have
any trouble getting the annulmentr e
mo"
"How long will it take%
81 don't know"
'When will he start?"
''He's started now"
Started now! Why, what do you
mean?"
"I wrote to him the day we were
married and told him to go ahead
with the preliminaries so he could
put it through with a rush"
Peter resented that. Il think II
was needlessly insulting of you, Ro-
wena To spread the news like that
the day we were married" l."
Married! Oh, tish, tosh and ever
tush! That was no marriage"
mo. But it was nasty of yor
just the same"
"Im sorry you feel that way about
it, Peter" she said gently. Il die
not mean to be offensive, I assure
you. l really thought l was doing
the stitch-in-time sort Of thing"
! "Do you think you'll ever marry
the judge?"
I hate men"
"What are you going to do wher
we get home, Peter"
"Oh, work at something, I suppose
I don't know just what. Maybe II
go to Paris"
"You can't go until we get tina
annulment. They will need you here
to swear that we've didn't-that VIZ
never-that we never were reall.
married, or anything"
> "How long will it take ?"
"Why? Are you in such a hurr!
for your freedom?"