and made a very fine speech about marrage
vows and bliss and he quoted several good bits from the bible which
got a lot of applause. Bernard replied in good round terms. I thank
your lordship for those kind remarks he said in clear tones I expect
we shall be as happy as a lark and I hope you will all be ditto some
day. Here Here muttered a stray lady in the crowd and down sat Bernard
while Ethel went up to change her wedding garment for a choice pink
velvit dress with a golden gurdle and a very chick tocque. Bernard
[Pg 101] also put on a new suit of blue stripe and some silk socks and
clean under clothing. Hurah hurah shouted the guests as the pair
reappeard in the aforesaid get ups. Then everybody got a bag of rice and
sprinkled on the pair and Mr Salteena sadly threw a white tennis shoe
at them wiping his eyes the while. Off drove the happy pair and the
guests finished up the food. The happy pair went to Egypt for there
Honymoon as they thought it would be a nice warm spot and they had
never seen the wondrous land. Ethel was a bit sick on the boat but
Bernard braved the storm in manly style. However Ethel had recovered
by the time they got to Egypt and here we will leave them for a merry
six weeks of bliss while we return to England.

[Pg 102]
CHAPTER 12

HOW IT ENDED

Mr Salteena by the aid of the earl and the kindness of the Prince of
Wales managed to get the job his soul craved and any day might be seen
in Hyde park or Pickadilly galloping madly after the Royal Carrage in
a smart suit of green velvit with knickerbockers compleat. At first he
was rarther terrified as he was not used to riding and he found his
horse bumped him a good deal and he had to cling on desperatly to its
flowing main. At other times the horse would stop dead and Mr Salteena
would use his spurs and bad languige with no avail. But he soon got
more used to his fresh and sultry steed and His Royal Highness seemed
satisfide.

The Earl continued his merry life at the [Pg 103] Compartments till
finally he fell in love with one of the noble ladies who haunted them.
She was not so pretty as Ethel as she had rarther a bulgy figure and
brown eyes but she had lovely raven tresses a pointed nose and a rose
like complexion of a dainty hue. She had very nice feet and plenty of
money. Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and
she mated well with the earl.

Mr Salteena grew very lonely after the earl was marrid and he coul