The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-01-04


4ey Spent
I Honeymoon
.Original.l
q, they're on to the place
ding to spend our honey
mean it! However did
,ut?"
you say to changing the
lington, for instanceY
!"
scheme. There are several
Washington. Suppose you
nd I'll take the other.''
vel all alone?' Guefully).
few hours ride
that is if you would be sure
me at the station
range all that. I'll take a train
ches Washington earlier than
lin ari will have a cab ready
OIc~GIS lOE your DdSSuSc W
cked to Richmond and mine
I'll. say Harpers Ferry Before
off I'll change yours, and I can
& mine on the train. By Jove.
jim dandy plan. How We'll fool
y
lie you sure there'll be no mistake
it the baggage?"
IF course l am, little sweetheart
1T turn pale over a small matter
. that. Keep up your pluck and
II have the whole town agog at u
dial couple going to spend their
leymoon in different places"
hope nothing will go wrong
lie held her in his arms. giving her
kiss at intervals of from ten to sixty
econds, then with clearing up show
II of kisses went off to engage rooms
at the capital.
The wedding was at high noon. The
groom and his attendants Wore the
usual priestly frock coat with the usu-
al enormous flower on the lapel. Every
one wondered where the couple We're
going for the honeymoon. but no one
knew. Then when it was all over the
house was made as habitable as posi-
bic at short notice and the brides par
ents retired to rest.
whats that" exclaimed the moth
er, starting up. The night lamp show
ed that the clock stood at 80.
"Listen." said the father
There was a feeble hammering On
the front door.
Get up. pa, quick. Oh, heavens, what's
happened: hope it isn't telegram"
The man arose, put on q dressing
gown. shutfied into pair of slippers,
went downstairs. opened the door, and
the limp form of his newly married
daughter fell into his arms. a car
rage stood out under a street lamp,
and the driver, on seeing the lady adj
mitted, drove away. The father car
ried his daughter into the drawing
room and laid her on a divan. The
mother, who had followed her husband
downstairs, entered, switching on the
electric light.
''Louise!' she exclaimed, with a
scream. ooh, what is it2'
No answer.
Louise, speak to your poor motherv'
Let her alone, can't you?" from the
father.
"Oh, papa! Oh, mamma! Such a
dreadful thing"
"What thing?" shrieked the mother.
Harry and wanted to fool you all
We went out on separate trains to
Washington. Harry was to meet me at
the station. He wasn't there"
1.-THE villain! He's deserted your
moaned the mother.
mo. told them at the station what
train he had taken, and they said there
L had been a washout on that road and
they couldn't tell when trains would
/ get through. So had to come home"
Dear me; it'll be all over town be.
fore breakfast. What IL people say?'
@ stop your chatter" from the father
ss'Come, Louie, go to bed. It'll al
come right tomorrow"
He led his weeping child upstairs tc
her own bedroom, where he left hel
with mother Then, turning in, he went
to sleep with as much equanimity as i!
b nothing had happened.
Daylight was struggling through the
Stats when there was another rap al
the door. 1t was heard by the mother
and the bride, who awakened the heat
of the house and sent him downstairs
He let in tx, groom.
''Is Lou here?"
Eyes"
'Thank God'
"How did you trace herr"
photographed to the station. They
said a woman answering to her de
scription had failed to meet her hus
band and gone out on northboun(
train
"All right. You'll find her upstairs
her own room, second floor front, t.
the left