The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-23
NOT A SUCCESS.
1t Was the sickest Bridal Affair the Mar
Ever Saw.


ed OH their bridal tour Eckson said
We want to show people that all newly
married are not silly"
"Yes, we do, Henry"
''NOw, when we get on the train, let
us not pay any attention to each other. -
'All right"
We'll lean apart from each other
and act as If we had been married for
years, won't we?'
"Yes. Oh, 1 tell you what would be
the funniest idea In the world, Henry.
Wen take different seats and after
while we'll get acquainted. Won't that
be nice?p
First class; splendid"
When they boarded the train they
took opposite seats. Henry took up
newspaper and Mollie looked at the
waving landscape. After a while Hen
ry looked up and saw the conductor sit
ting with Mollie. Henry chuckled.
Thinks she's in love with him, reck-
on" the bridegl oom unused. "Believe
I'll go forward and take smoke" His
cigar must have been very unsatlsfac-
tory, for he soon threw 1t away and re-
sumed his seat opposite his wife. The
conductor was telling an amusing story
and Molly was laughing gleefully. She
did not even look at her husband.
This is playing it little too fine,"
Henry mused. 81 like to see good act
ing. but she acts little too WE'LL"
The train stopped at the station and
the conductor got up and went out, but
returned Immediately and again sat
down by Mollie. Just then a young
woman came along and asked Henry if
she could share his seat. He gladly
consented, musing that he could play
even with his wife. A few moments
later, while he was talking away with
sweetened thrill of revenge that his
wife was looking at him. At the next
station the train stopped, and when the
conductor went out Henry sat down by
Mollie.
II don't know what yoI want to sit
her for" she snapped. "Why didn't
you get off the train with"
"What do YOU want to talk that way
for, precious?"
Precious nothing. Go on; l don't
want you here"
II suppose you would rather talk to
the conductor?'
"I'd rather talk to anybody that will
treat me with respect" III
''Now, darling" '1
Darling nothing. I'm going to get
off the train and so home, that's what
I'm going to do"
"Mollie-"
"Mollie nothing. Go on, 1 don't
want you here"
Now, don't be foolish. You know
how you carried on with the conductor.
Never saw him before, either"
The mischief | haven't. He's my
uncle. Twas going to introduce you to
him, but l didn't want him to know we
were married until just before we got
| off the train"
'Mollie?'
What?
Won't you forgive me?'
4 ought not to, you are SO mean.'
Il was jealous, and
'Jealous@
'Yesr
4 didn't know you loved iae enough
to be jealous
But do. Don't you love me just a
little?'
Yes, more than you do me-
No.
Yes
No, you don't, precious
Yes, do, darling.'
IF these people were not looking I'd
kiss YOU Henry, after a short silence,
remarked.
It's none of their business
Put your head on my shoulder
There
He put his arms Ground her, and,
when he thought no one was looking,
kissed her.
dc you love me?' he asked.
i adore you.'
You make me awful happy
You will live with me, won't you?'
Yes, always, We like the old fash
ioned bridal tour the best, don't we.'
Yes
and we don't care how many people
are looking, do we?'
No.
And if they don't like 1t they can get
of the train, can't they
Yes, and you will live with me, won't
youp'
Il couldn't live without you.'
Il couldn't live without you, either
Because you love me, don't you?'
Yes, because you love me, don't youP'
Just then a man got up, opened a
Vailse' look out piece OF cake and
handed it to Henry, and said:
1t is yours. Take it,
Il don't want it,
But you have earned it,
4 won't have it,
The man threw the cake on the seat,
and as he made break for the forward |
car, said;
That's the sickest bridal affair ever
saw, and l used to be a captain of a
steamboat.-ArkdnSato TfdUeler.
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