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Show fA LONG-DISTANGE MARRIAGE. if , BY S. T. STERN. In I ILtITH most people the story ends H er the heart Interest has IT been properly adjusted. Thus: 3U via M I' proposal-Acceptance Tableau I S f" "'r case the situation reversed It-' It-' f A i Lr I had suggested to Veryl. fer-' fer-' "'4l tic of course, that proper economy Etc If tj'canctlon the practice of sending n U flier wedding Invitations and my sLHlS in tlie same envelopes. "With the aj Ji Sey saved thereby I agreed to pur-5Mf pur-5Mf S outright a rlng-a gleaming, glls-g glls-g affair with a large single stone, tetei "tSls day I do not know whether she jPj jS r have a vague Impression If. eh sald nothing at all. Present-toft Present-toft W found myself seated by her side lErMt that some manner of afllrma-roust afllrma-roust have greeted my proposal. g.re engaged. With that our story ITIwt? Tnus- Proposal Acceptance BlTiau-Chapter One. tvTl jv the next few moments neither oC i - iWinoke We sat gazing into the open KTHalet and deliriously happy. Think sWlf 5u Veryl was mine, my very own' fj, I if what are you thinking, dear?" I. liii I at length. aiay 7.rBm thinking o our wedding, John, trajjj' 1 bo splendid to be married In Eng- 1 IT island0" II -Of course," she replied. "Don't you w 1? smber? Father is at Matlock, in ' if' jybyshlre When I last left him he I .ucled from me a solemn promise that ft! liquid never be married during his to! rtjime unless in his presence. I know, fejr it means a long trip for both of -t and the absence of a great many iyour friends from the ceremony. But jfj ad has my promise, and It must be Hi Ml. Why. John, you arc staring at 1 1 as though I had committed a crime, la. si j't, don't look at mo like that. Arc leitjl ce afraid of an ocean voyage?" "Not that, Veryl. The situation Is worse; far worse. My mother Is no longer young, and I am tho last of the brood. When I told her last night what I expected to say to you, she asked me to be married at once. 'Laddie,' she said, 'I am getting old, and before I go I want to see you married and settled "Sha left for America last Thursday." down. Promise mo, son, that you will be married as soon as possible, so that I can be here to see my boy united to the woman of his choice.' .1 promised." "But your mother can go to England with us, dearest." "Impossible! She has a horror of the ocean that nothing can conquer. Wrhy not bring your father to America?" "If I waited for father to come to America to see me married, John, I must die a spinster. The last time we crossed It took him four months to summon up his courage to tho point of embarkation. Three times we bought tickets; twice we forfeited our deposits. Once on shore, he assured mo that he had suffered his last trip. John, you are such a resourceful, clever fellow that you must devise some way out of our dilemma." At first I suggested to Veryl that half the ceremony be performed at Matlock and that we proceed by different differ-ent steamers to America, whore tho remaining re-maining portion might be read. Vervl i would have none of it. She had covenanted cove-nanted to be married In the presence of her parent not half married. "And besides, John," she added, reproachfully, reproach-fully, "If anything- should happen to you on the return trip, I would be a semi-widow." The lugubrious prospect of semi-widowhood invited tears and I desisted. The plan of marriage by cable, noxt advanced, met with like discouragement, discourage-ment, as being "too much on the order of an International chess tournament." Wireless telegraphy offered some slight prospect of solution, but Veryl retreated retreat-ed on account of its uncertainty. With the rattle of the llrst milk wagon wag-on on the street outside, and Its reminder re-minder that morning had arrived, came the scheme that we finally adopted. Veryl was to go to England, I to remain re-main behind In America, On the fourteenth four-teenth day of June at high noon, Greenwich time, sho was to stand before be-fore her father in Matlock and repeat her responses. At the same instant I agreed to go through the ceremons' at my mother's home In Belmont. That necessitated a slight postponement of our honeymoon and tho omission of a bridal procession. Veryl grieved over both features; I shared only half her sorrow. As time went on Veryl became quite reconciled to our marriage plan, despite the separation it Involved. She Is a most unconventional little person at all times, and the oddity of the arrangement ar-rangement doubtless appealed to her strongly. With me It was otherwise. The glory of our engagement was quite dimmed by the prospect of her departure depart-ure fnr thn nthor strlf "When rIia crnllnl cn the first day of June my gTlef was abysmal. Mother has since .assured me that for three entire days I ate not a morsel of food. My thoughts were with a certain ocean greyhound speeding over Its Atlantic lane, and I read and reread re-read nothing but storm reports and derelict statistics. One Friday evening I found two small trunks in our front hallway. Tho maid Informed me that they were there by order of my mother. When she" camo down for dinner that evening: I noted at once an air of suppressed excitement ex-citement about her, but I asked no questions. "Son," said she, after we had seated ourselves, "I bought your wedding present today. See?" Imagine my astonishment when she held out for my inspection passage tickets for Southampton by next day's steamer. "But, mother," I protested, "I cannot leave you. I intend to keep my promise. prom-ise. I know I am a selfish brute In acting as I have been doing, but I cannot help myself." "Son," sala my mother, "the Rodney Is safe In every way. I have seen her captain, who is an old friend of your father, and he assures me his boat Is perfectly seaworthy, and that a trip at this season of the year Is a mere pleas-i pleas-i ure Jaunt, Yes, I am going with you. Wo sail tomorrow morning. Don't hug mo like that! I go with you on one condition." "And that Is?" "That our departure be kept a secret , from Veryl. We must surprise her." i We had an uneventful trip. I remember re-member very little of It. Some time during the second day we passed a lonely whale. He excited my sympathy at the time. Somehow, somewhere, we landed and took train for London. We rushed through London In a cab and found ourselves on another train. As near ns I can remember, we spent four months on that train, though mother says It was nearer five hours. Late that afternoon, she tells me, wo reached Matlock. We climbed a long, steep hill, and found ourselves In front of a very large and gloomy hotel, bearing a gilt sign: "THE MATLOCK ARMS." The next scene will abide with me to my dying day. A fat clerk stood In front of us and held out a long pen. "Is Miss Veryl Preston at home?" I asked. "No, sir." "Where Is she?" "She left for America last Thursday with the General, her father. She said something about being married over there, and planning a surprise for her fiance. Yes, we were married, after all. Veryl cabled that she was coming back at once, after I had cabled my own whereabouts. She Insisted on being married In England. I Insisted on New York. We compromised on New York. her way East. Mrs. Tibbals will receive re-ceive Informally tills afternoon from 3 ) to 5 o'clock at her home. 100C Third street, In honor of Miss Bert. All who are Interested in Korean missionary work are cordially Invited. ' ' Miss Catherine Riddle has gone to Upper Falls, Provo, canyon, to spend a few weeks with friends. Samuel ,NewhouEe and his guest. Phil Llvermore, leave Sunday morning for New York, and will sail July 22 for Europe. The regular meeting of the Jewish Relief society will be held this morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock in the B. B. hall. " David Calder and two daughters left : yesterday for a trip to the fair. ; The Great Salo of Summer Wash Goods Today. Wash dress fabrics of every kind. , Household linens. Splendid reductions. ' WALKER'S STORE. May Go to St. Louis. Stale Superintendent of Schools A. C. Nelson will confer with Gov. Wells on the advisability of sending classes of b pupils from the Utah State Deaf and Dumb school and from the School for - the Blind to the World's Fair. While . in St. Louis recently, Mr. Nelson was urged by the commissioners of the edu- t cational department of the fair to send J these classes and exhibit their work C and the system of teaching employed In a these Institutions. The State would be " expected to stand the expenses of 6 transportation of the pupils, the fair 3 management standing the expense in- (j curred while there. The appropriation f, mnrln Viv llin TTIoli T?oU for the educational exhibit from this State ha9 been depleted and for that reason the superintendent Is deslrlous of taking the matter up with Gov. Wells to see If funds cannot be raised to send these classes. It is estimated that the cost would not exceed $1000. |