The morning times., 1895-12-26
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

She was plainly in need of sympathy, an,
her dearest friend was fully prepared t
| give 1t, so she seated her with her back {,
the light and awaited developments.
I'm sure your sisters wedding wa
lovely" she remarked diplomatically. -
| haven't seen you since"
| "Oh, it was awful.' walled the Athlete,
| one: Il never was miserable In my life.
| But you must not feel that way abou
| it. You VIII see each other Just as oftei
as you did before, and
| "Oh, 1t isn't that: 1 am delighted tina
she has succeeded at last. 1t was all IN,
husbands fault that the wedding was /
perfect failure"
| "You don't say So, Oh, / remember tina
| he was to give the bride away: did he Tor
get to do it? ! know how absent-minde'
"Absent-minded, don't believe he cnult
| remember the year in which he was born
! "Oh. that Is nothing extraordinary, dear
| know lots Of girls who have forgottei
the same thing. and they are not wha
| might be called absent-niDded.'
Yes. Well. it all began the day befor'
1 We were To go TO the we'idiDg-you see
| didn't dare 10 leave even train earlier
| than he did. lest he forget to come at all
Ny gown came home on time. for l ha'
| told the dressmaker 1t was to be twenty
| four hours earlier than--
..Of course YOU had; otherwise"
Yes. And Just knew Henry would for
| get 10 buy the tickets, and perhaps arrive
at the station lust as the train was ready
| to pull out. / was afraid, too. lest forget
ii myself. for had II great deal on my
mind; it is different with man."
- Yes. ] got up at daybreak and wrote
OF paper; one put in the frame or his
mirror, one in the band inside OF his hat
and one rolled up in his napkin.'
And did he"
..Oh, yes, he got them. and brought them
home at dinner time. | made him gave
them right to me, tor I knew he would
lose them. And. don't you think. his over
coat was stolen from the club That very
EVENING""
ION, out he wouldn't have kept the tick
cts In his overcoat pocket, any how.
wouldn't he You don't know Henry.
Well. l laid them on the bureau and tidied
up my room. for ] always like 10 leave it
nice. and. would YOU believe 1t. when l
finished they were nowhcre to be found
Been In the room Not a soul | found
them III the waste basket finally. and haG
a great time smoothing them out. But as
said before. had great deal on my mind
No doubt. Still
Henry wouid have lost them outright:
very true. | put them away then SO care
fully that in the night couldn't remember
where they were, and got up TO look for
them. l was nearly shot for my pains. 100.
as Henry awoke and mistook me for bur
giar.
..Oh. well. better be too careful than"
Not enough SO. That's Just what told
Henry. Then | put those awful tickets
right III the Top oil my trunk
"a good idea. But did you--"
'.henIenbcr Inein wien tue expressman
cane? We'll. yes. after he had gotten about
two blocks "A way. caught him then. though.
with the aid OF some passersby who thought
lie was "A thief But. NV dear. he said the
most awful things when he came back. and
Henry was almost as bad"
''Ua, weil, you--'
Told Henry he could take care of his
own ticket after that, for / wouldn't. We
were to meet at the station, anu / had 10
wait three quarters of an hour for him. /
found that he mad his ticket, for a wonder.
ana sent MIN right out To cheek the trunk
for / toCght--
..Yes. but you got off all right, them
mot yet dear. You see, 1 had left my
purse with my ticket in IL on the bureau.
and we missed our train while Henry went
back to get il. He was furious. III spite or
thu. fact that / told him we would still
reach ma mniI s house in time 10 dress for
the wedding-you see, l knew when they
sa thar gown OF minc tnty would wait Ior
met
well. you caught the next train. any
how, and IL was all right
I'VE caught IL. but Ii was all wrong. i
fouipI wnt1i got there tnat Henry had
laid the trunk check the bureau while
he rumnaged about for nv ticket. and left
It there. And. OH i had to go to the
wedding in my travelling gown aud know
that ever yDody was sa wing how badly must
have ma rried-and all because niy husband
is 50 absent minded that ] had TO make him
buy the tickets the day bcforeH'-New
York Journal.