Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-12-17 | Page 5 | Her Daughter, and His Son

v A Great Married Life Story by I IDAH McGLONE GIBSON j A STORMY INTERVIEW H I looked at Grace In amazement Even knowing her as I did, I waa surprised at jfl har callousness. 1 had read of men wo- 9 men. Iut It had always seemed to me I 'thev win a figment of the author's H rain What was her mother thinking of 1 ro bring her daughter to such a phfloso- rhv'.' But f had a question 'hat I rauet I ask. a question that Mr llAlncv had ln- P slstsed 1 should ask The question was; How could Grace and Ren ho legally I married without N license? It was an mlvarTaafainor question to put to her, but last T said. "Waan'l It hard for h secure a marriage license n that hour of the R ntght. Grace" We didn't pot it la' nlaht, Ml IS after a little hesitation. Some months 9 ago Kenneth and I took a little holidav I and early In the morning he drove nic out I In the country to one of Iho road housea 1 along the short- In spite of all 1 could E -in. he lranU more than was go-d for bin and that tla . hist as last night, he Insisted thai We shOBld he marrlc I m-H, m-H, inellatelv. r was persuaded and went with him while he trot the license. After i wo got It. however. Ken felt It would be unfair to our parents to b married so 9" hurriedly, ami under such circumstances. J so we dropped thf Idea for the time be ing. We i ime ha k t" our house foi And he had evidently forgotten about the license for in si me sraj he dropped It on the floor before he left. Mother picked It J up and gae It to mo the next morning. I telling me that Id better tear It up You I see, Ann. I was not sure that It wouldn't I Be unlawful to destroj It; so, without I thinking msr.li about It. I put it In my U l-ag. Intending to give It back to Ken at I the first opportunity. 1 forgot all about It until last night when Ken was Insisting that we he married, and I happened to remember that I still had It with me." I said to myself: Mr Ilalsey is right. These two women started out to Inveigle Ken Into matrimony and have succeeded. You know, of course. Grace." I oV served, "that up to the lime I left the J hosrdtal Ken had no recollection of his , marriage And under the circumstances. I am afraid. If I told In court just exactly exact-ly what you've been telling me. Ken could annul the marriage " As I uttered this thought, all the beaut of Grace amcron'n face was blotted out bv a horrible expression In which was biended anger, hale and disappointment of a foiled nnd scheming woman. I trembled for Ken ns this new d terrible terri-ble -side of his wife's nature was f ashed I i.efore trm Grace comprised herself ani said You won t do anything of the kind. Ann Whlton In the first Plaef. Ken will be glad to acknowledge tne marriage. If I can only see him a mo- ment or two. You know as well as i that he h wild about me lie can t keei . his hands off my hair, and to clasp my hand Is bllSH enough f r him for "D'' evening. If you make an trouble I shall let all of vou take It into court and then I will explain the reajon you are giMng this testimony Is because sou are In love I with Ken yourself Besides I have some Information concerning a certain check I Kri at the ofe. that you would not wast aired In court ' 'There's nothing you can say aDOUI ine finer, that I cannot have told nil ' honor. I was the hat checker at cafe hut 1 didrny work well and was paid I r lt "But you were thrown otit with Jimmy Callahan the other night "That Is true. Where did you gel your Informa' Ion?" ' The manager of the place told me . "And you're Intimate enough with that .. to talk me oyer with him?" I was surprised to find Hint :race had enough self-rsspe' t said: , Yer. I have known him casually Kr a long while " Tomorrow A Battle of Wits.