"What do you know about that?" he inquired.
"I know."
He laughed and the subject was dropped. That afternoon he went to pay his respects to the great lady.
"Jerry, you wicked boy, why did you run away?" she said to him.
"Wait. Hear the worst, then empty the vials all at once. I'm married."
"You've married somebody?"
"I have."
"Who is she?"
"The girl who played Salome in the pageant."
"You were in love with her at the time! Were you engaged to her then?"