The evening world., 1903-07-17
Herman StlIIWagon and Miss
\ Rae Wanser Travel from In
PRODUCTION to Marriage in
-Four Hours.
FRED DEVIL" CARRIES THEM.
Boon After Lawrence Belle Enters
Car Man Says Lets Get Mar
rIed," and She Says Lets Have
Gus Filter for Best Man."

Over the white roads that wind in and
bout the charming little village OF
Lawrence. Long Island. t~hirty-two miles
from Long Island City, Cupid has run
his latest race against time and won 1t.
smashing the record. II was an automo-
bile race, Of course, for the little love
god Is nothing II not UP to date.
By his able handling OF the lever this
youngest and chubbiest of chauffeurs
conducted the occupants of his car, j.
Herman Stlllwagon. OF New York, and
pretty. winsome Rae Wanser, known as
the belle OF Lawrence. in less than four
hour from the hilly start of introduce
ton, through the difficult byways OF
acquaintance and friendship to the mar
riage line. No one attempted to stop
the record-smashing race, though, of
course. the legal rate of speed was far
exceeded in the successful attempt to
make the Red Devils topmost pace
seem like that OF a Fifth venue coach
horse and the redoubtable White Ghost
to loiter like the wrath OF a London
bus. For Cupid Is a privileged person.
superior even to the ordinances govern
Ing automobiles.
Is Mr. StilIwagon's.
The machine in question. a huge brick
red affair. belongs to Mr.. St~illwagon,
and. unhandicapped by its owners
name, is a very swift one. Mr.. Still
wagon has an automobile store In the
Filter Building, on Central avenue Far
Rockaway.
On Wednesday morning Miss Rae
wanser, Of Lawrence. dropped into the
building to see Gustave Filter. a life
long friend Of her family.
Mr.. Filter introduced Mr.. Stillwagon
ut his earnest request to the pretty
Lawrence girl, and before she left the
store the young Now Yorker had OBJ
aimed her promise to accompany him
an automobile ride that afternoon.
mptly at l o'clock the machine
UP to the Wanser cottage at
ce and Mr.. Stillwagon alighted.
nutes later he helped Miss Wan
in a white silk summer frock.
automobile and they sped away
. leafy distance at the end of
IS Far Rockaway.
ir was soft and balmy, and per-
.bacteriologist might have deter
hat there was in 1t more than
Ial number Of love bacilli circu-
"tN NHN hHt UH0 Us fOS
'oes of malaria and typhoid fever.
any rate, the new acquaintance
not travelled half a. mile when the
mans grasp of the lever relaxed
cupid, made even binder than usu-
by his chauffeur's goggles, sprang
INTO the machine.
why, How Sudden!
Lets get married. said the be-
witched Mr.. ~Stillwagon. Let's get Gus
Filter to be best mani" answered the
bewitching and practical Miss Wanser.
81 they travelled at full speed back
20 Far Rockaway and, stopping before ]
O jewellers shop on Central avenue, Mr..
Stillwagon entered 1t to buy the ring.
Then they sought the automobile store
and Mr.. Filter.
"Rae, you're joking!' exclaimed that
gentleman when the nature of their err
rand was explained to him.
Miss Wanser flashed the newly pur-
chased wedding ring before him.
'Is that a joker" she asked. I'm
sophisticated bachelor that he Is, Mr..
Filter knew that it was not a joke, and
straightaway climbed into the automo-
bile.
Back to Lawrence went the record
smashing auto. There 1t picked up
Miss Florence Wanser, the young wom-
ans sister. who agreed to act as brides
maid.
At the Minister'S.
Then 1t sped on to Lynbrooke n
stopped before the door of the Rev.
Henry Gilman, pastor OF the Baptist
Church. At $50 Rae Wanser and Her
man Stllwagon entered the parsonage
as candidates for matrlmony. At 2.35
they left 1t man and wife.
Then they sought and found forgive
ness from the brides mother. Mrs.
Adella WanseE with whom they are
stopping now at Lawrence.
cit was lots OF fun" said the newly
made Mrs. Stillwagon yesterday to The
Evening World reporter who found her
there.
sit was a quick wedding. but I'm sure
I'll never regret 1t. II you could see
Herman you'd be sure, too. But he's
down in Far Rockaway and won't be
tack till quite late. He Is a fine fellow
and has plenty of money. I'll tell you
how 1t was. He is from Holland and
speaks nine languages. You ought to
hear him speak English. / got stuck on
An accent is a good thing to get stuck
on, i think If 1t had been teeth they
might go back on him: II 1t had been
his mustache he might shave 1t off.
But an accent sticks. It's just bound
10 last. So you see I'm not taking
my chances"
And with mis- charming piece of
feminine logic the interview ended.