Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-09
DAILY STORY
A ROMANCE MARRIED.
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The automobile struck the carriage
at the fore right corner and demolished
it, leaving a young lady to be eXtrlcat-
ed from the rubbish. She dragged her
self out, and when young man, white
as death, leaped from the motor she
was standing looking dazedly at the
ruins.
Great heavensw he exclaimed. "Are
you alive!"
Yes" replied the girl; "at least 1
think So"
And not hurt?"
Not at ALL And she straightway
fell into his arms in dead faint.
BY this time crowd had gathered.
The man holding the girl looked about
him for some place of refuge and, see
ing drug store, carried her there, the
crowd following. y sprinkling and a
Stimulant revived her, and she ex-
pressed her desire to go to her home.
The chauffeur had meanwhile eXamin-
ed the automobile, found it but slightly
damaged and pulled it up in front of
the drug store. The gentleman sup
ported the girl to the sidewalk, put her
in rear seat of the motor and sat
down beside her. The chauffeur turned
the crank, and the preliminary chug-
chugSing commenced.
"a romance!" shouted one of the
crowd.
isn't it lovely?' said another.
What pretty pair.' cried third.
The vehicle began to move, and the
couple had the extreme relief and
pleasure to escape, followed by such
shouts as:
Send us tickets to the wedding"
This Dunc) is a good month for mar
riaGes." And one fellow with neither
wit nor delicacy cried, Il wish you a
large family"
Now, this might have been the end
of the unpleasant part of the incident
had it not been that reporter for a
society paper happened to be among
the crowd, Realizing his opportunity,
he called Il cab, followed the couple,
got their names, and the next morn
ing his paper contained an account of
the accident, the embarrassing circum-
stances and the remarks of the crowd.
The article was written in true repor-
torial style and intended to be witty
| and facctiouS, the writer condcmning
the remarks as indelicate, then scat
| tering them broadcast in print
The principals in the comedy were
Albion GrammOnt, young man of i'll
| dependent fortune, and Alice Hunt
| They were both members of the same
| social circle, but had never met Gram
| mont could not Danish the sight of the
| lovely figure arising from the wreck
| of her carriage nor the delicious eXpe
| rience of having that figure in his
arms. The girl dwelt upon the tender
| solicitude she had seen i'll his hand
some eyes and the comfort she had
felt in knowing that there was one
with her who would take every care
| of her. In short, the affair was from
| the first just what the crowd affirmed
it to be-a romance, or in other words
| sudden case of love on both sides.
The harm was all done by the re
| porter. Had he subordinated his ant
his papers interests to that of thl
young couple the affair might, not
withstanding the remarks of the crowd
have gone smoothly. But had he don,
this he would not have been a report
err. One could as well expect i wcasc
to spare couple of spring chickens
| GrammOnt made love to Miss Hunt
he was never seen with her by others
but, the story of their meeting having
gone out among their acquaintance
| I,.l hot oh, IL
marry man with whom her nam,
had been so ridiculously connected.
} Suppose we are married." she said
"The papers will contain columns o
! accounts headed 4 Romance In Higl
Life A Crowds Predictions Realized
, He Met His Fate In Crash and nj
that. Then | would have to read
all over again by the wastebasket full
, No, I'll never consent"
b, Il WISH said Grammont-"I wish
, had that reporters neck on blocl
, and it was a mile long. I'd like t
/ chop it in n thousand places"
: I'D like to stick him full of pins,
2 said Miss Hunt
5 "Why not be married privately?
f suggested the lover.
: The lady, who had from childhco
? counted on a fine display at her wee
ding, held off from this for year, bu
Il at last consented to the plan that the
D should at once go abroad and remai
! there till the incidents of their meet
j ing had become an old story. Thi
9 was by no means in accord with he
: station, but there was no other alterns
i tive except to face the jokes of thei
b friends and acquaintance and the vC
luminous accounts of the affair in til
newspapers. So they were marie
with great secrecy and sailed for Ems
0 land an hour after the wedding. o
S the arrival of the next mail after the
I. had reached London they receive
e a newspaper containing an articl
s marked in blue pencil with scar
o l'heads:
l. SHE AROSE FROM THE WRECK A
c VENUS FROM THE SEA.
Was succored by the man whose cal
riace caused the damage Received Drems