Chapter Twenty-Five – Return to Southport
They took the train to Manchester and then got another to Southport where they checked into a boarding house, a little more upmarket than the one in Durham.
Ormskirk had more availability, so they married there and spent the night in the Commercial Hotel, consummating their third but only legal marriage.
Finally, legally married, they set about looking for a cafe to buy. After much searching, they finally settled on one near the pier with accommodation above.
They settled on a price and Marie travelled to France to make the financial arrangements with her parents. Albert agreed to stay in Southport. He couldn’t tell whether she was embarrassed to take him. She insisted it was because she didn’t get on very well with her parents and that she cou
