Part 28 (1/2)
”Within half an hour,” replied Blackton ”There comes Tony with the buckboard We'll hustle up to the house and I'll have the preacher there in a jiffy”
As they went to the wagon, Aldous looked about for MacDonald He had disappeared Requesting Gregg to hunt hialow, he cliy Her little hand lay in his Her fingers clung to higy Blackton was laughing and talking and crying by turns
As they entered the bungalow, Aldous whispered to Joanne:
”Will you please go right to your roo to you--alone”
When she went up the stair, Peggy caught a signal from her husband Aldous remained with thehted Peggy as going to happen, and as Blackton hustled out for the minister's house he followed Joanne She had fastened her door behind her He knocked Slowly she opened it
”John----”
”I have told them, dear,” he whispered happily ”They understand And, Joanne, Paul Blackton will be back in ten lad?”
She had opened the door wide, and he was heading out his arain
For aa little, and deeper and sweeter grew the colour in her face, and tenderer the look in her eyes
”I h she could think of no other words ”I--I athered the soft lorious disarray about her face and head, holding it there, and still laughing into her eyes
”Joanne, you are --I am, John Aldous!”
”Forever and forever”
”Yes, forever--and ever”
”And because I want the whole world to knoe are going to be married by a minister”
She was silent
”And aswith his happiness, ”you must obey me!”
”I think that I shall, John”
”Then you will not brush your hair, and you will not change your dress, and you will not wash the dust from your face and that sweet little beauty-spot from the tip of your nose,” he commanded, and now he drew her head close to hi, I want you _wholly_ as you ca to die
It was there you promised to become my wife, and I want you as you were then--when theup the front steps!”
They listened The door opened They heard voices--Blackton's voice, Peggy's voice, and another voice--a man's voice
Blackton's voice cay,” he said ”Caught Mr Wollaver just as he was passing the house Where's----”