anything for you?"
"Well we wanted to be married" said Leslie bashfully "if this young lady
may put her veil on in the vestry we could then wait in the church till
you are at leisure."
"Yes I think I have time" said Mr. Roberts glancing at his watch "please
sign your names in this book and I will ring the bell for the acolyte"
So saying he touched a spring bell and very soon a small fair-haired boy
appeared in the door way.
"Take two lighted candles into the church Tommy" said Mr. Roberts "and
place two kneeling chairs in the aisle."
Tommy obeyed and very soon Sylvia and Leslie were kneeling side by side
in the church.
About 5 minutes afterwards our hero and heroine walked out husband and
wife!!
"Let us have our wedding breakfast at the Gaiety restaurant" said Leslie
and hailing a handsom the married couple stepped in.
"What would you like my dear" said Leslie sitting down at a ready laid
table.
"I'd like rabbit pie and apple fritters and a cup of coffee please" said
Sylvia throwing off her gloves and displaying her newly put on wedding
ring.
"Very good my dear" said Leslie "and I will have a slice of roast pork
and suet pudding and treacle and beer and soda mixed that is a mild B
and S my dear"
Half way through his pork Leslie pulled out a letter from his pocket and
after piercing at it for two or three minutes he read as follows.
Homer Villa, Margate.
DEAR SIR,
I shall be very please to acomodate you for a
fortnight. You can have a good sized bedroom,
parlour and dining room for 3 guineas per week
including everything else. I shall expect you
tonight so
Believe me to be
Yours very truly
MARY MASON.
"This _is_ good news my dear" said Leslie "if you have done your pie we
will take the first train to Margate, hand me your bundle and we will
start."
It was not a very long journey but Sylvia who was very tired was not
sorry to hear the porters screaming "Margate station."
A pony cart from Homer Villa was waiting for them and Leslie and Sylvia
were soon at their lodgings.
A fat good tempered looking woman showed them into a comfortable
parlour where a lovely tea consisting of ham sandwiches, poached eggs,
tea and bread and butter was waiting for them. And here we will leave
them to enj
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