The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

lapel as he came into the Office Thursda,
morning.
"Hark, think / hear them wedding
bells. Tingaly-ting, tingaly-ting, ting
ting-ting."
As he sung this he put one hand be
hind behind his ear and stood in the list
ening attitude SO commonly affected By
neat song and dance artists.
"Ahal The best man, | believer" sait
Miller, moving back from his desk anc
regarding Artie's specially with keen de
light.
"You know it," replied Artie. "yor
know 1t. I was the stroke oar at The
doin's, and while | amt throwin' any
boquets at myself must say that me ant
Name was the hit of the piece"
"You got through all right, then?"
"A little slow ON the gateway, but
made Garrison finish. | was runnin
in strange company, too, but as soon al
/ got the pace they couldn't head me
Say, we had purity good time, come tc
size it up from start to finish"
"Tell me all about it. You and Mamie
really stood up with them, did your"
"Did we? Amt tellin' you that we
done the pacemakin'? I gave Name a
wad o. roses that laid over anything the
bride could flash, and mebbe, you think
she wasn't in good form. Oh, doctor
She looked out o. sight Some OF 'em
had got their sealskins and their spark
lers, but this little girl, with her new
makeup and the flowers, beat the best
of 'em. I'll back her against all corners,
bar none. Talk about your peaches, why
she's whole orchardl That's no Hun
garian joke, either"
"By George, Artie, you are hard hit,'
said Miller, laughing.
"You're dead right there, an I make
no bones about it. She's got me landed
and strung. Say, you must not thinl
I'm prize gilly to set around here ant
give up my insides to you about her, bu
I'll tell you, Miller, you're the only maj
that I'd tell some things to, and cougi
up to you because know that you're
good fellow-and understand that--put
ting aside all this kid talk"
That's all right, Artie. You needn'
be afraid Of me telling any one. There
nothing to be ashamed of, anyway
Every man falls in love sooner or later,
''Lovel That's word that gives M
the fantods, but on the square, that
what I've got. It's a sure enough case
Where's Hall?"
II think he's ont collecting to day."
Good enough. don't like to say to,
much in front of that boy. He dom
know anymore than the law allows, ane
since he's started to that dancin' school
think he hears funny noises under biz
bonnet
care you going to tell me about the
wedding?" asked Miller, impatiently.
"Well, it was bird. We didn't break
into the sassity notes, but that don't cul
any cheese. 1t took all day TO pull it off
Name told me to come straight to the
Connolly house, because she had to &C
there early in the morning. Her and tbs
other Connolly girl was handlin' the bride
1t was nearly ten o'clock when gol
there, and there was a big push in ths
front room--Mame's mother, old mar
Connolly, Mrs. Connolly, Tommy Brad
shaw-he was the main guy you know
one oil Toms brothers from the south side
and chilly mug by the name of Barker
some relation to Tommy. This frost,
party was doing the touch-me-not bust
ness all day, an you couldn't get him Il
to take his gloves off. Tommy-new suit
new white necktie, new bat, new shoes
When he'd lean back and throw one lei
over the other just to show that he wa
takin' 1t dead easy you could see the vel
low soles o. them shoes. He was washe,
and combed till he didn't look right an,
you could smell the bay rum clear acros
the room. | think he overdone It, my
self. And say, you ought o. seen hin
when Names mother started to throy
the harpoon into him."
''The harpoon?" inquired Miller. Fl
had known Artie for long time, but &C
casionally the boy was too versatile TO
him.
Sure, the stringing business. Ths
old girls wonder. You see, here wa
Mrs. Connolly settin' there sniffiin' an
driprin' around as if she was going /
bury the daughter instead OF stakin' he
to half-interest in cigar store. Ths
worried old man Connolly, and so Name
mother tried to jolly up the crowd b
playing horse with Tommy. She'd sa,
Well. MIR. Bradshaw, you're a yer
handsome man in your new Clothes an
then throw me the wink. Then she
ask him II he'd back out if he had Il
chance and how many girls he'd bee
engaged to before. She had himsballe
up till he couldn't say word. No us
though; Mrs. Connolly kept moppil
her eyes and every little while sayil
'Ah-h-h.h. like that. guess it wash
put on though. She was probably brol
up. Women are different
"Oh, yes assented Miller, ''she hate
to lose her daughter"
II don't believe ii was that. 81
claimed 1t was the happiest day of h
life, and then as soon as she said il Al