Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-11
Chapter II
THE pLlJNGE

THE PLUNGE
Hope sat back and brushed hei
wind-blown hair from her face with
the palm OF her hand. Dickey had
unconsciously put his foot harder or
the gas and the roadster sailed alons
thru the moonlight with a smooth
speed.
Out Of the corner of her eye Hope
her. The thought OF marriage thrill
ed and excited her. He had actu-
ally got a licensed A week ago-thai
was when he first proposed. She
remembered his asking her to sign.
why, how gorgeous a trick he had
Played. Asking her to sign a pledge
or love, and all the time she was
Ter head and laughed d~eliolously,
Goodys. only engaged. but she'd be
married. What would everyone say
And what could they do about II
once h was married. :?
4 wanted a wedding-and a veil
-, she shouted against the wind.
called back.
But, Dickey-the folks"
We'll call them up In the morn
He slowed down slightly and turn
ing, smiled at her. His big open dar-
ing smile. Her. own lips curved In
spite OF herself. Up went his right
arm over her head, and around her
SHOULDER, drawing her close.
They drove, In blissful silence. The
trees swishing by them. the branch
es waving slightly in the spring
winds, as II noddlng their approval.
The country homes, set back from
the road. winking little lights from
the windows, knowingly.
The roadster met up with the steep
hill that marks the state border and
swooped gracefully upward with
barely a trace of diminished speed. /.
The top OF the hill brought the
lights OF a little town squarely with
IN their view.
Peace is" he said quietly. tits only
about eight blocks away
"Oh, what II he isn't in? Or If we
can't wake him?" piped Hope, as If
such a contingency might truly be
an answer to her growing panic.
Leave 1t to me, beautiful, leave
it to me-"
When, twenty minutes later. Hope
and Dickey emerged from the old
brown, WOODEN house of the Justice
of the Peace and silently climbed
back into the ash-can of a car that
mad been their wedding ~coach-and-
four, they looked at each other with
shy tremulous smiles.
Married.
AS easily as that AS strangely.
automatically, mater-of-factly as
that! BY a tired, kind. bored man,
had little to say and said that
little we'll. With two house servants
as witnesses to the nuptials of the
richest girl In all Westchester! With
Dickey in a two-year-odd tuxedo,
and Hope in q white velvet evening
gown--her entire costume providing
nothing, new, nothing borrowed. 0
thing blue!
L didn't seem possible.
Married,
Hope drew in a frightened breath,
and gazed up at an adoring, blissful
.Hello-Mrs. Dale said Dlckey
For no reason at all. Hope put her
head down on his shoulder and cried.
His arms went swiftly around her
and held her quivering little figure
why are you crying?" he demand
softly. Aren't you happy. darl-
ing! Honey, Ill be good to you. Are
Mt you happy"
Muffled against his spring tweed
came the answer. Something TO
the effect that she was happy! Too
1readfully happy.
Baby" he said soIemnly. You be-
ong to me now. You're my little
My good luck. My honey"
You belong to me too" she whis-
lered huskfly. "rIl be q good wife,
Dickey. Only / think we ought TO fix
/ mean, wen probably be
in Dutch. ! must call Dad"