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 was Fine Nicht! Oo—May." They laughed hysterically, clutching each other.

"Well, I'm not going to get out and look," said May. "If he wants to sleep under the bed he can."

"Oh, May, do strike a light and see."

"You settle down. You're worse than a kid." She administered a slight smack.

They lay still save for an occasional giggle that quivered through their muscles. At last the elder spoke, seriously: "Delight, I'm going to tell you a secret. I never intended to, but now, just at the last minute, I must. I can't go asleep till I do. Ain't it funny?"

"How can I tell till I hear it?"

"Oh, the secret ain't a bit funny. You wait till you 'ear it."

"Get it out, old girl."

May buried her face in Delight's curls, and, with her mouth against her ear, whispered: "I'm married."

"Married! Oh, May, and you never told me!"

"Ssh! Don't talk out loud. I couldn't make up my mind to before. I wanted to see wot the plice was like first. But now I've got to. I'm so worried."

"Is he here? Are you coming out to him?"

"Yes. 'E works in the tannery. 'E boards in this very hotel. Ain't it thrillin'? But the trouble is I got Annie to tell me the nimes of the boarders tonight, and she never mentioned 'is. I'm frightened. S'pose 'e's gone away! Wouldn't it be awful?"

"Why wasn't he at the station to meet you?"

E don't know I'm comin'. 'E was to send for me when 'e 'ad saved up enough, but 'e kept putting me off and I'd worked 'ard myself and saved every penny I could till I'd enough for my passage and to furnish a