The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-30
What Came of
 Throwing Rice

people outside, AS Up N0IN ellttN shower Of rice came In at the open window. and shouts oc mcujwoot mingled with adlcus died away in tho distance. The young man looked shccpish; thc g'rl blUshCl crimson.
 The train was an express, which was not scheduled Co stop .gr two hours and that a hundred miles from thc starting point; consequently the oon- duct1r did not hurry Co take up the tickets. The young couple said little to each other, and what w0s said came mostly from the young man, who was trying to paclfy the girl about thc rice throwing. Nothing more noticeable than this occurred tll thc young man was heard Co cyclaim:
 "By jlmlDy"
 He was pluariug his hands Into his pockets. one after another. and waon he got through them ali began over again
 "whatcvcr in Che world Is Itg said the girl
 "Pockctbooz gone, with au thc mon Cy and the tickets"
 The voices in this part or ,ho young couples dialogue were not suUurcssc3, indeed they could be hoard by he whole C1r.
 "I believe it was R1l S'Ncum d5l il' | said the swain. "IIc was monAeyi1s around me In tho depot He must have done it for a joke
 I'm, Joke, He did it for spite He was jealous"
 Jealous of whomE
 The girl made no reply Co this. In | deed. the passengers sitting near need ] cI no reply Co judge oc the situation. ! The couple began to talk over their loss In lower tones, and the more they talked the less they liked iJ To he ! left on train speeding far away with. out a cent Co pay their fares was a very unIuvttIug condition. The young man looked rucful oul ,ho girl began to cry. Presently the door of the car opened and the conductor entered and l began Co take un tickets. AS he au. ! pr1achcl the young couple rhc young man went through his pockets again. | though this tu1 bo was doing ,. tn 1 give the conductor >"wc mr..... ! ton of what was to come. The E.r. sobhcl aloud. When tna ..i...l -.on. in front of tIc couple and r...Hel na ! for the tickets the young man fn'l him his story and begged him Co pass .hnu through. but the Lcartlcss conductor said that they must get off 0t Che Gra, . stop and went on punching tickets.
 All this was too much for a hcucgo lent looking gentleman sitting uclr who arose, took his hat n bis llu0 ! and walked through tLc car taking mp a collection. An the world loves a lover, and bride and bridegroom 1 placed in such a situation just starting on their wedding trip appealed to the ! sympdtliCS of every one iu tle car . When the benevolent gentleman had ! visited an he went Co the girl and poured a lot of bills and coin iuto her lap. She looked up at their hCuefaarog with q happy smile that should have repaid him amply for what be had done But he wanted SomCthiu. more
 "A kiss from the bride, please
 The girl colorel up Co the roots of her hair. and the benevolent gentleman bent and, taking her pretty young face . In his two hands, raised it and im. 1. printed a kiss. whcrcUnoH there was | a spontaneous burst of laughter, accom- panied by a clappuE of hands, from Che ! other donors.
 Any bride and groom under such ! circumstances would bc embarrassed | and the passengers did not tatul. hard uC this youthful couple that they did ] not respond Co the friendly spirit by i which they had been relieved from an | unpleasant position Their fare was | paid and there could be no reason for further worry, and yet there seemed | something unsettled The yoUta was whispering to the girl apparently en- l dcavorluE Co obtain her consent Co something he had proposed Several hours passed. during which thu train kept up its m1u1ton1us c.luor, aaj the ! young couple seemed Stil uneasy. At last the girl was observed to put her hand Mro that Of tAc young man and say something softly. In a few min ates- he arose and, going Co tbc gen | tleman collector said something to him which seemed to surprise him | greatly.
 You don't mean 1t! Why didn't you say sop
 The young man said something more; l the gentleman rose and asked:
 "Is there a clergyman prcsculE" | There was no response.
 "ThiS young gentleman and lady arc very conscientious. They have accept cd help under the assumption thot they are bride and groom. They are not | married"
 There was a moments silence. and ! then some one shouted: Then they'd better be right or"
 That's the point. Tho lady has con sentcd to what she never dreamed or when she entered the cara wedding
 One of the passengers went from car to car for a clergyman and at last found one asd brought him to the scene of the comedy.
 If the whole train could not get In
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