Were They Married?

They were coming away from the theater, and they feil to discussing the young couple who sat in front of them. "They are evidently inarried," said the girl in the Persian waist. ' 'I uoticed that they didn't excbange a word while the curtain was down. ' ' "Nonsense; they are merely engaged, ' ' said the girl in the black gown. "I heard him teil her that he did not consider the leading lady even pretty. " "Perhaps they are merely brother and Bister, ' ' snggested the young man of the party. "No, they weren't, " said the girl in the Persian waist; "he'd have gone out between the acts if he was only her brother, while an engaged man wouldu't want to leave her, and" - "A newly married man wonld not áare to," broke in the girl in the black gown. "She took off her hat as soon as she ;ame in, ' : remarked the young man. "That looks as if she was married and ín the habit of consulting the feelings of some one else. " "Or that they were notreally engaged y et and she wanted to show him how considérate she could be, " said the girl ín the black gown. "Or that she was merely conscious of havirig pretty hair, " said the girl in the Persian waist. "Will you wager a box of chocolates that they are not married?" "I - I'd rather you ladies would settle it between yon, ' ' said the yonng man hastily. "You have so much more insight in such matters, you know. ' ' "There they come now," said the girl in the Persian waist. "Let us notice what they do, and perhaps we can decide. If they are merely friends, they will stop for cream, soda and" - "If they are engaged, she will tell hün how hungry she is, and they will stop for supper, ' ' said the young man bitterly. "While if they are married, " went on the girl in the Persian waist, "he - there, what did I teil you?" The couple paused bef ore a cigar shop, and he went in, while ehe waited at the door. ' ' 5Tou were right, ' ' eaid the girl in the black gown; "they are married." -