“Alta Lynn, M.D.” — A Novel by Nellie Bly — Chapter One

MARRIED FOR FUN.

“I dare you to marry me — now — to-night!”

Four young people were riding down a country lane — two girls, two young men — when this bold challenge was made.

Three of the merry riders greeted it with wild shouts of laughter. The happy sounds mingled with the jingle of the horses’ hoofs until the wooded…