Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14

And you won't ask what 1t is until
l spring it?" he stipulated.
"I promise" she said. 'T may rely
upon you. Fred2"
"For the sensation of the season." he
assured, take heart of grace, mother
mine. l am planning to shake Glen
dale to its very foundations"
Much relieved, Mrs. Paulding hurried
to confide to her dearest friends that
she would have a sensation that could
not be equaled. This in due course was
communicated to Mrs. Bryan, who
worried much; but, since Mrs. Pauld-
ing did not herself know the nature of
the surprise, she could not betray
Fred's plans.
The day of the double header" as
Paulding irreverently referred to 1t,
dawned bright and beautiful, and by 2
o'clock the festivities were under way.
There were circus performances on
both lawns, and honors seemed fairly
even. Mrs. Paulding went about with
a smile of confidence upon her face
and with skillful references to her sur
prise kept curiosity up to pitch. The
afternoon passed without the appear
ance of the surprise, and the dusk had
gathered before Fred disappeared, and
word was passed that he had gone to
engineer the great event An hour lat
er the Paulding butler sought his mis-
tress, and she vanished into the house.
She found Fred in the library, and
with him was Nancy Bryan.
81 want to introduce you to the sen
sation," said Fred, with a laugh. as he
led the girl forward. Nancy and
we're married half an hour ago"
And this is your surprise?" she
gasped.
"Could you have a greater one?' he
asked Every one knows of the ri
valry between you and Mrs. Bryan. II
you turn your party into a wedding re-
ception you'll beat Mrs. Bryan to a
standstill. You've been Dragging about
your surprise. You pretend you knew
It was coming all along, and the laugh
is on Mrs. Bryan
For a moment Mrs. Paulding hesi
tated In some ways il was bitter
pill to swallow: but, as Fred had
shown her it was necessary to make
the best of the situation. She stepped
forward and took the bright faced girl
In her arms.
"My dear" she said sincerely, 81 am
b very glad to welcome my sons wife to
lawn. | will introduce you to my
friends"
She turned toward the door, but
paused as down the street there came
the sound of marching band.
What is that" she asked-"more of
the surprise?'
Paulding nodded his head. Its the
people from the Bryans coming to con
graduate the brider' he exclaimed
"Mr. Bryan was with us, but went
home to tell his wife and invite the
crowd over here. You have swallowed
up Mrs. Bryan's party with your coun-
ter attractions. | guess I've kept my
promise, haven't 2"
Mrs Paulding patted the curly head
"You have kept your PROMISE" she
agreed "You have shaken us all to
our very foundations" Then. putting
on her best smile, she led the way to
the piazza TO meet Mrs. Bryan at the
head of her guests.
Standard Time.
Primarily for the convenience of the
railroad a standard of time was es-
tablished by mutual agreement in 1888,
by which trains are run and local time
regulated. According to this system
the United States extending from 65
degrees to 125 degrees west longitude
is divided into four time sections, each
OF 10 degrees of longitude, exactly
equivalent to one hour. The first (east-
ern) section includes all territory be-
tween the Atlantic coast and an ir-
regular line drawn from Detroit to
Charleston, s. c., the latter being It's
most southern point. The second (cen-
traD section includes all the territory
between the last named line and an
irregular line from Bismarck, n. D., to
the mouth of the Rio Grande The
third (mountain) section includes all
territory between the last named liue
and nearly the western borders of Ida
no, Utah and Arizona. The fourth (Pa-
cific) section covers the rest of the
country to the Pacific coast Standard
time is uniform inside each of theeo
sections and the time of each section
differs from that next to it by exactly
one hour. Thus at II O'Clock noon in
New York city eastern time) the time
at Chicago central time) is II o'clock
4. m.