The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-18

Chicago.-"There she was, waitin at
the church"
And one could repeat the oft quoted
words Of the erstwhile popular song,
not only once more, but five times
more, to hint at the story of the pa
tient and loyal girl who waited in vain
at the house of worship to hear the
wedding bells ring for her
Six times, actually, sweet, sensible
and attractive Inga Lindquist waited
at the church for Alfred Rasmussen
that the parson might tie the matrimo-
nial knot for them. But some strange
fate interviewed to blast the hopes Of
the blushing bride-elect.
Each and every time the BRIDE
groom-to-be proved recreant and eth
er failed to appear at the church, or
fed after the bridal party and guests
had assembled. Four times the faith
less Alfred made his getaway" just
before reaching the sacred edifice, and
twice he quietly slipped away while
those present waited for the minister
to come to the altar.
On each occasion the heart-broken
bride was left in tears of shame and
anguish, while the wedding guests
ragged at his heartlessness in desert
ing the trusting girl and depriving
them of the promised sumptuous feast
and merry-making that were to follow
the ceremony.
Yet this recalcitrant fance really
and truly loved the confding and pa
tient young woman who had given her
all OF the passion Of her heart And
she-well, she had such unbounded
faith in the genuineness of his pro
fessed affection for her that the bitter
denunciatiOns of her friends and rela-
tives could not shake it, and she read |
lily granted him forgiveness each time
he pleaded for her pardon He was
so eloquent, this handsome Alfred Ras-
mussen, and he sued for her womanly |
indulgence with such eloquence and |
protested his deep, undying love for
her with so ardent words of endear-
ment she could not deny him the elem
eney he crayed. So it was that she
consented four times and then twice
more to give him another chance"
And only after the last chance did
she triumph by ruse.
Heroine No silly Girl.
Miss Inga Lindquist, the heroine Of
tle aiting-atthe-church six times"
romance in real life, was not a giddy
young thing or either Sweet 16," IL
or even is. for that matter, when her
romance began. Indeed fun 80 sum-
mers, and, like as not, as many win
ters, had been recorded in her life his
tory UP to that time.
lnga Lindquist for a number Of
years was an expert milliner, and
as fore-woman in big millinery
house, earned and was paid good
salary. one that many an able man in
mercantile life would be only too glad
to receive for high-olass service. The
young woman's employers valued her
services SO highly that several times
she limited at giving up her position
to engage in the millinery business for
herself they induced her to remain
and gave her a substantial advance
in salary
Early in the present year she came
into very nice inheritance through
the death Of a relative in Sweden She
resigned her position to engage in
for herself. opening a hand.
some store on the northwest side OF
where dwell the well-to-do 7
Swedes, Germans and German-Amer- {
leans.
Business from the start was a splen-
did success with Miss Lindquist, for I
frst-class trade came to her unso- [
licited Her success in business /
pleased her friends very much. but {
her state Of single blessedness was the G
one source of annoyance. and disap- 7
pointment to them. 4
Met "Handsome ALI i
1t was when the fair milliner's {
close friends-the feminine ones
we're about giving up hope that she h
would ever become a bride that the y
young pharmacist. Al
red Rasmussen, came on the scene
and fell in love with Igna Lind s
luist. It was a real surprise to v
he friends Of both. Handsome AL" ?
Is he was called-and is yet-by his q
was generally regarded as Z
} good fellow. n
In due course the engagement OF s.
nga Lindquist and Alfred Rasmus-
len was announced to their friends
md relatives. Then the date was v
let for the wedding. Despite the r,
protests Of their friends the couple cl
Iecided to have a quiet wedding at e.