The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-11

A Delayed Welding s
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Win his liarcee u oItl fr to lsl sure
fIiaf atnss md seen ley
yere Is he MARI Ut lies1 noon,
& esnpEs n &c oc ne
was II costume, even 70 the % mon
Mere. ana the bride need "a only g nut
a few fnfslling tonehes 70 her 81 .et.
After giving ana receiJ
anal reInia ers lIr. Fetal ltssoliiIi MED
~ KISS Blossom, his bride to be- ei1e
door. backing himself out "a order to
keep Ip his instructions and his yes
On HIS nancee TIL the last moment. He
descended the steps in this reverse Or
DER then turned ana the door closed
ct the same moment
Now II anticipation Of coal strike
Miss Blossoms father was getting Ri
his annual supply Of fuel. A coal lFgG-
On had Just driven away, and the.
HEAVIER had FORGOTTEN to replace the lid
on the coal hole. The consequences was
that as Mr. Peter turned and took .
step Forward he felt himself sinl<, ana
In anothef moment he was knee deep
IN a coal heap.
The only Injury he suffered was
scraping the slsln on his left arm He
looked mp and saN that he. could AZ
most reach the round opening above
Jump 20 jump on 4 heap Of coal =
m = y
when he was thinking what to 90
suddenly the I'D was clapped on the
coal hole. Some one passing had seen
the opening IN the sidewalk and, sup
no1inrs he was doing kindly act, put
On the I'D. Mr.. Peter cried out. but too
iate The benefactor-to some one else
than Nj. PeteEpassed ON.
tFrom an anticipated wedding cere-
rnony In a fashionable church, In the
presence OF fashionable assembly,
to 4 coal hole even with the lid on and
sunlight IS not pleasant transition,
but with closure and darkness MI
Peter found 1t narrowing, especially
as he might not get out In time Tor
the wedding. It is singular what
thoughts will pass through the brain
at such a time Many a person upon
learning OF some calamity has had an
absurdity thrust itself into his brain
Mr.. Peter WIS a college bred man
and. being impressed with the readt-
ness with which he had reached his
present position, remembered an adage
OF the aneients, Easy is the descent
to hem This he Kept repeating
rather It kept repeating itself without
asking his perInission-d he was re-
minded that he had better be deytslng
some method OF escape.
But there was no escape. The only
egress was a shute for the COAL but
this was not practicable for ar. re
ter. because it must be opened from
tho outside In fifty minutes his we'd
ding would be due he saw the peo-
Die assembling, the bride and her at
PENDANTS going to the church. then
waiting for him In the vestfbuie; ush-
ers going to the doors and looking up
the street for him, anxious faces the
bride frouhIed and finally IN tears
,rhis Is what Mr.. Peter saw in tile
coal hole. and 1t was what occurred.
TIe took no note Of time I'LL clock IN
n church tower near by struck the
hour of ~. Then he knew that the
wedding party was waiting that pc
Rod OF suspense which must lead 70
he knew not what had begun.
At the last stroke Of the clock be
heard q step In the aQJOlIliuB alAII-
ment-doubtIess the cellar. Only
board partition separated him from It, |
He cried out. There was an interval
Of silence. then a voice:
"What is It? WHO Is lt?''
Mr.. Peter, dreading lest the person /
would take to flight. cried Justify for
help. After some delay the coal shute,
which fortunately was above the par
tally filed bin, was opened by q serV-
ant, and Mr.. Peter stepped out.
The hrst thing he did was to look at
his watch. 1t was i've minutes past r.
up the stairs, he gained the
bathroom. and a glance in a mirror
,hoved him dusl<y face. Plunging It
md his hands into a basin Of water, ne
outtoned his coat ms high as possible
1Ver his smudged collar and, descend
ng with lightning speed to the street
an toward. the church On the way
le passed an empty cab. which he
iaiIed, and Few minutes later dashed
ID to the church,
Three uShers were straining their
lSes mp and down for him. Mr.. Pc
er was hustled Inside, where he was
reeted by the bride to be with a min
ling Of anger, tears and signs Of re-
Ief. There was no time for explana-
ions. sInce the guests had already
zen kept too long waiting. Afr. Peter
COZ his proper position, with his sup
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