The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-26
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 26, 1907.
Waited at the Church Seven Times
in Vain.

Weary of waiting at the church-and
waiting in vain-Miss Maggie Mears, of
Trenton, N. j., kidnapped Louis Rein
boldt and married him, says the Chicago
Tribune. No longer can her friends, who
know of her many disappointments, and
who unfeelingly whistled, "There was |
waitin' at the church whenever they
saw her, Joke with her, for she is married
and happy.
Seven times Miss Mears waited at the
church for Reinboldt, and seven times, In
spite of his promises, his VOWS, his oaths
and his solemn pledges, Reinboldt failed
to appear Twice he escaped when within
a short distance of the altar but at last
Miss Mears brought him safe to the minis
ter and they were married.
Miss Mears' woman friends have tried
to make matches for her for years, singing
her praises to many men. But the mar
riageable men preferred Il beautiful girl to
one of the competent kind, and passed
her by.
So it happened that she was % years
old and still unmarried, and everybody
who knew her well remarked, "What a
shame" and the unmarried men lodged
when they saw her and said, mot for
me, or words to that effect.
Then Renboldt fell in love with Miss
Mears. How it happened no one ever has
been able to conjecture. Possibly 1t was
because Miss Mears was in love with him.
Nobody suspected Reinboldt of having
sense enough to select such a sensible girl
for his wife, and that fact made the shock
worse. Reinboldt distinctly is handsome
man, and a spoiled one. He has jet black,
curly hair that is his pride. His com,
plexion is dark, but perfect; his eyes are
black, his features perfect and his carnage
and form graceful He is man Of no
bad habits, unless inordinate vanity be
bad habit.
The date was set for the wedding. They
agreed that it should be quiet little affair,
with only a few friends invited to the
church, and that they would visit Niagara
and take trip up the St. Lawrence. That
was in June, 1905 Miss MearS, attended
only by two of her friends and her mother,
she being half orphan, waited at the
church. Reinboldt did not appear, and
the girl went home heartbroken.
About month later Reinboldt put in
an appearance again, pleaded for forgive
ness, and, of course was forgiven. 1t
seems that as the moment for the wedding
approached one Of the beauties to whom
he had made love met him. Visions OF
her beauty and comparison with Miss
Mears, the fear that he was making
blunder that he would regret all his life,
had shaken his purpose.
Miss Mears took him back, and they
planned to be married in the fall and take
a trip early in October. The same thing
happened again. Reinboldt' fancy turned
to a blonde, and Miss Mears was left dis
consulate.
Again in December the performance was
repeated, and that time Reinboldt, re-
pentapt and broken, could not make up
until February. He pleaded with Miss
Mears to marry him at once. Once mar
ried, he said, the others would not trouble
him. Miss Mears consented For the
fourth time she went to the church, and
for the fourth time he failed her.
In June, in July, in September and in
March of this year the same thing hap
pened. The last two times Reinboldt in
sisted on going to her house, dressing for
the ceremony there, and going with her to
the church lest he should lapse again.
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in one cab and the bride and her attend
ants were in another carriage, which was
leading Two blocks from the church
Reinboldt got to thinking ofa brown haired
beauty he once courted, and in spite of his
best mans efforts he jumped from the cab
and ran away.
The seventh time he rode in the same
cab with his bride. He kept talking to
her, telling her how happy he was, how
glad he was that at last, in spite Of his
''crazy acts,'' as he called them, they
were going to be married. They arrived
at the church, entered, met their friends,
and stood waiting for the minister to get
ready. Reinboldt, separated from the
party for minute, slipped out a side door
and escaped
A few weeks ago Miss Mears decided
that she would act. She telephoned to
minister and girl friend. Then she called
a carriage, put a suit case with her travel
ing gown and few other articles in it, got
out the marriage license which Reinboldt
had given to her before one of his failures
to appear, and with her girl friend, got
into the carriage. They drove directly to
Reinboldt's place of business and sent for
him.
"Come and drive with us, she said:
81 am going away
Reinboldt leaped into the carriage and
began pleading with her to stay. He
pleaded desperately, promising to marry
her right away.
81 can wait, ;" she said, smiling. "I've
put off that wedding trip SO long and
planned it SO often that | have decided to
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The driver had been instructed, and
while Reinboldt still was begging her not
to leave him, saying it would break his
heart, the carriage stopped at the church
the scene of seven disappointments.
Before Reinboldt realized it he was
standing with Miss Mears before the min
lister and making the vows he had fled
from so long.
They drove together to Reinboldt's
rooms, hastily gathered his belongings, and
started on their wedding trip.
And now it is over, Reinboldt says he
is the happiest man on earth, and has the
best wife, and that never again will ne
think Of any other woman, for the simple
fact that not one of his old flames can
hold candle to her, and that, besides,
she is the only girl he ever loved.
She "Raised" Him.