Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-25


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'Standish," said Van Bibber, jump
ing up and reaching for his hat, pay
this chap for those things, will you, and
I'll get rid of your brother"
Van BibBcr came down the steps,
lighted cigar, as tho elder Standish
came up them on tho jump.
Hello! Staniisb!' shouted the New
Yorker; what a coincidence! Why,
I've just seen your brother, and now
here you are. What's up?"
You've seen him. cried the Boston
man, eagerly; yes, and where is he?
Was she with him? Are they married?
Am l in time?'
Van Bibber answered these different
questions to the effect that he had seen
young Standish and Mrs. Standish not
half-an-hour before, and that they
were just then taking q cab for Jersey
City, whence they were to depart for
Chicago.
1.-THE driver who brought them here
and who told me where they wcrc, said
they could not have left this place by
the time / would reach it," said the
elder brother, doubtfully.
Eyes, but they have" said Van BIB
Der; however, if you get over to Jersey
City in time for tho two-thirty, you can
reach Chicago almost as soon as they
Go. They arc going to tho Palmer
House, they said
Thank you. old fellow" shouted
Standish, jumping back into his han
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young fools. Nobody objected to the
marriage-only too young, you know.
Ever so much obliged"
Don't mention it." said Van Bibber,
politely.
Nov, thea said that young man,
as he approached the frightened couple
on the terrace, I've sent your brother
of to Chicago. do not know why
selected Chicago Is = place where one
would go on honeymoon. Bat I'm not
very good at IT. Now, if you will in
troduce nc I'll SC what can be done
toward getting you two babes out of the
wOOuS.
Standish said: Miss Cambridge, this
is Mr. Cortlan,t Van Bib0er. of whom
you have heard my brother speak," and
Miss Cam bridge said she was very glad
to meet Mr.. Van Bibber even unde.
such peculiarly trying circumstances.
''Now, what you two want to do"
said Van Bibber, addressing them as
though they were just about fifteen
years old and he was at least forty, sis
to give this thing all the publicity you
can"
"What?" chorused the two runaways,
in violent protest
Certainly" said Van Bibber: ''you
were about to make q fatal mistake.
You were about to go to some unknown
clergyman, of an unknown parish, who
would have married you in back room
without certificate or a witness, Just
like any clipping farmers daughter and
a ightning-rod agent Now, it's diff |
ferent with you two. Why you were
not married respectfully in church, l |
don't know; but kind Providence has |
sent me to see that there is no talk or |
scandal which is such bad form, and |
which would have got your names In |
all the society papers am going to |
arrange this wedding properly, and you
will kindly remain here until send .
carriage for you. Now, just rely on me
and eat your luncheon calmly. Allow
me to recommend the salad, which ID
good"
Van Bibber first drove madly to the
Little Church Around the Corner,
where he told the kind old rector all |
about IT. and arranged to have the
church open and the assistant organist
IN her place. and q district messenger
boy to blow the bellows, at three
o'clock. SNOW" he said. ST must ret