The Forrest City times., 1906-11-30
MARR|ES WEES CHuM
DENVER SHoP-GlRl WINS RICH
 BANKER HUSBAND.
Well-to-do Iowa WidoWer Attracted by Friend of First Hclpmeet-Brief Courtship Ends at the
 Altar,

Denver.-In two respects the life of Florence l.. Burson might be likened to Cinderella-she was poor and had to toll for long hours, and she was hnally- But why anticipate?
 Florence Burson was bookkeeper for suit and cloak company on Sixteenth street. She was the most popular girl in the store. Miss Cora Palmer and Miss Ella Farrall admit that, and they were rivals for the popularity honors among the clerks.
 NO announcements were sent out of the approaching nuptials. Miss Bur. son made the only announcement.
 I'm going to get married, girls" she said. And in response to the chorus of "Ohs," and Tell us all about it." she said that she was to marry a rich banker and that she would never have to work again. Then she added that Charles Thompson, a rich Iowa banker, was to be her hus- band.
 I'll send you girls my pictures" |" she said as she closed her books and left the store to prepare for the we'd ding.
 The marriage was solemnized al the place where Miss Burson has made her home, and after the cere- mony Miss Mary Weleh, who conducts the place, gave wedding breakfast with 30 guests invited to wish the bookkeeper happiness as the bankers wife.
 When Thompson was not such & rich man he led to the altar a young woman who was Miss Bursons dear est friend. He prospered as the years went by and became president of the Forest City National hank, and was reputed the richest man in the county.
 Miss Burson was often visitor at the home of her girlhood chum, and SO attracted was Thompson with his wife's friend that he tried to make a match between her and his brother. His efforts at matchmaking for tis brother were not successful.
 Two years ago the first Mrs. Thomp- son died, and Miss Burson attended the funeral. She returned to Denver then, and did not see Mr. Thompson until last year in Chicago.
 There are no indications that he then continued his efforts to make a match for his brother. There is even no evidence that he needed the ad- monition. "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
 At any rate courtship was then be- gun that had as its continuation a meeting at the altar.
 There is a story to the effect that the wedding brought pain and heart ache to a prominent Denver young man, who was poor and could not carry on, against the banker the cam. paign for the fair bookkeeper's affee. tion
 A guest at the wedding breakfast said that the bride refused to occupy all this seeming coolness was affected to impress upon the rejected suitor that she still loved him, though she married another. But Miss Mary Welch. proprietor of the Arno. pooh poohed this tale
 Why, it's preposterous." she said.
 Somebody's heart may be broken. for all I know, but the reason the bride did not sit beside her husband is because we arranged the seats at opposite ends of the table as a joke"
 But whether there were heartaches or not, one thing is certain-no Gin derelia appeared happier for the com ing of her prince than did Mrs. Charles Thompson as she was carried away in her chartered car.