The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-17
Dr.. Hackney Falls to Meet His
AffIancsd a Chicago.
SIZE IS NOT At ALL OIsMAYEO
Believes Ho Missed q Train or Wis o.
isysdl In Sens Other Way, But viii
b M Haai Tomorrow.

Chicago. Jan. 1s.-cupid smiled over two
thousand miles and in an instant the dis
iance which separated Miss Josephine
Mulock, of Middletown. n. Y. and Or
Andrew Stewart Hackney. OF Kansas
CIty. was obliteratsd
They will meet here tomorrow for the
first time They will we'd tomorrow if
the little scamp With tho bow and arrow
ir not PLAYING mischief II is roman
tic story with much speculation thrown
He is .ifty-six and a grandfather. and
she is thlrty-six aud what is legally DE-
scribed as a spinster They did not
meet in The usual way. In fact. they
ready and expectsnt DR. Hackney
missed his train on his way. or sorne-
thing. but II il believed he will be here
Gossip has il IN the little town OF
Middletown that Miss Mulock and DR.
Hackney met through the medium Of
This Miss MuIock indignantly denies.
"A woman friend OF mine. she said
who met the doctor while travelling sug.
gested that | would make good wife ana
| told him TO write TO me. and that Is
how II came about"
Miss Mulock is tall dark and slender
She has dark eyes. a colorful face and
A Niagara OF black hair. Her manner
is agreeable She was dressed Ia dark
brown travelling suit with large white
rosette over her heart.
WHITE RosETTEs FOR BOTH.
There is no truth in the prayer-book
S rosn,es said she 90 ,has we ssrssS eoa ID iaeS
each other. ! am going to wear mine
until we meet"
The ''prayer-book story was not
fcstion that Miss Mulock would carry
a prayer-book in her hand on leaving the
train and the doctor would know his
Unfortunately DR. Hackney and his
rosette were not there. Instead there
was a mob OF reporters. without either
bouquets or prayer-books. While half
OF them surrounded the fair one from
Middletown, the rest secuted all over the
the railroad station after DR., Hackney;
1T looks like throwdown' said the
II expected 10 meet DIR. Hackney here
in the station" said Miss Mulock but
suppose he has been delayed. He Will
he here tomorrow. Perhaps there is
telegram for me somewhere. on, am
sure he will come. It's all arranged ana
We are TO be married; that's all.
But how do YOU know you'll like him.
If you've never seen him" asked one en-
terrrisins young man u,. ,..
Indicated the Kind OF man he Is. He
is all right. and then his eldest daughter'
who is ma married .ome,hsr n nesNenwor'n' mas 'e'
And did you discover him through
'personafT'
met him told him about me, and after
he wrote l told him about myself We
have been corresponding for year"
Here he IN now" shouted reporter
rushing up 10 a man coming toward the
group There was something like white
rosette on the travellers lapel, and in
twinkling he was surrounded.
THE DOCTOR NEVER CAME.
How do you do, doctor2 Here she
Is. the bonny bride" exclaimed the man
who caused the commotion.
''Gentlemen. don't understand your
joke; I'm in a hurry TO catch train
Aren't YOU DIR. Hackney
mo. don't know him"
That's not the doctor" said Miss
Mulock. II have his picture. That man
is younger and quite handsome. Be
"A rosette."
Miss Mulock was escorted TO cab and
ordered driven 10 No. Al5 Grand Boule-
ward. where Mrs. +. S. Osborne lives.
Three weeks ago Miss Muloek wrote
10 Mrs. osborne Informing her that they
were third cousins aud that she was
about to visit Chicago. Mrs. osborne re
rlied that her newly discovered cousin
would De welcome and "A few days ago
received q letter from Miss Mulock that
be married aud live in Kansas city.
When she arrived Mrs. Osborne learned
for the first time that the bride and
groom had never met.
Mrs Osborne was a trife surprised
Miss Mulock said she never expected
again, as all OF her near relatives were
lead. The first objective point of the
wedding trip will he the home OF the
oldest step-dsughter, in Fort Leaven-
worth. After that they Will make their
home In Kansas City.
To be sure. this all depends upon the
appearance OF DR.. Hackney in Chicago,
and that pretty quick.