Part 30 (2/2)

”Not on your life!” shouted Craig furiously He turned to Margaret, standing beside hiines because I've got a well-dressed wo a snob” He was looking up at the cabive you three dollars, and that's too much by a dollar”

”Don't you callhis fist with the whip in it

”The man's drunk,” cried Josh to the little crowd of people that had asseed at his sleeve ”Thethat because you hate scenes,” replied Josh loudly ”You go on into the house I'll take care of this hound”

Margaret retreated within the parsonage gate; her very soul was sick

She longed for the ground to open and s her forever It would be bad enough for a man to make such an exhibition at any time; but to make it when he was about to be married!--and in such circumstances!--to squabble and scream over a paltry dollar or so!

”Here's a police ”Now, you thief, we'll see!”

The cab down from his seat ”You damn jay!” he bellowed ”You don't kno York cabfares Was you ever to town before--eh?”

Craig beckoned the policearet fled up the walk toward the parsonage door, but not before she heard Craig say to the police, assistant to the Attorney-General of the United States This thief here--” And so on until he had told the whole story

Margaret kept her back to the street, but she could hear the two fiercely-angry voices, the laughter of the crowd At last Craig joined her--panting, flushed, triuht aave him five, as the policeave a jerk at the knob of parsonage street bell as if he were deterrily, like the infuriate voice of a sleeper who has been roused with a thundering kick ”This affair of ours,” continued Craig, ”is going to costit to-day like a drunken sailor The more careful I am, the less careful I will have to be, , appeared

”Coaret And he led the way, brushi+ng the erent, but expression perplexed To her, as he passed, Craig said: ”Tell Doctor Scones that Mr Craig and the lady are here Has Mr Arkwright colance around and he burst out:

”Late, by jiminy! And I told him to be here ahead of time”

He darted to the”Ah! There he coaret just as she dropped, half-fainting, into a chair ”What's the matter, dear?” He leaped to her side ”No false emotions, please If you could weather the real ones what's the use of getting up ladylike excitearet, ”sit down and shut up! If you don't I shall screaaped first at one, then at the other, left theht As she opened the door she had to draw back a little

There was Craig i the door wide ”Co” And he seized him by the arm and thrust him into the parlor At the sa's excitereilder and wilder The preacher thought hiaret tried in vain to cal would do but the ceremony instantly--and he had his way Never was there aWhen the responses were all said and the e was a fact acco seeo into the next rooaret

”Certainly,” said Doctor Scones syroom, he accompanied the bride from the rooht indignantly ”You've been acting like a lunatic”

”It wasn't acting--altogether,” laughed Josh, giving Grant one of those treive her so else to think about so she couldn't possibly hesitate or bolt

So I just gave way to s It's a way I have in difficult situations”

Grant's expression as he looked at hi of admiration, fear and scorn ”You are full of those petty tricks,” said he