The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-07

and not finding her husband there started eastward
Arriving in Bobtown she started westward again.
while the perspring Tim having arrived in Omaha
and finding trace OF his newmade wife started
eastward II Is unreasonable 10 fancy that they
would stin be chasing each other back AMI forth
across the state OF Iowa only that Tom, returning
after having gone far west as Salt Lake City.
expectedly met Susan in the railway station in Coun-
c.l Bluffs
AT last. at last my darling Tim cried the dear
girl hinging herself into his with the pictur-
esQue abandon Of lunacy.
But I an not Tim: I an Tom gasped the
turned traveller. u made up my mind 10 come back
and settle up my affairs like sensible and so
west for good"
susan gazed at him a moment with fearful eyes
% Tim. then you have gone insane, too. she cried
Do show it much? an sure I've been that way
for days now
If you mean crazy. then you look it. all right"
said Tom. Where is Tim, anyway
o you are he. Don't, don't keep in suspense
longer implore YOU" cried poor Susan. tragicaIy-
Look here. my girl you get on the train and 90
home with me. The first thing you know they viii
have you the insane asylum" said Tom. beginning
to get both angry and frightened
Then you really Tom?'
That's who 1 am"
Susan was going 10 embrace him again. but re-
Numbering their disastrous elopement desisted- In
stead she said mplOringly: Then help me; help ne
to find darling Tim, and help Tim to find mer'
as I expected" said Tom. sarcastically.
THAT twin can't keep track Of himself much less
keep sight of his wife He ought 10 have guari-
ian You are out here on your wedding tour. sup
poser
yes am; I don't know whether Tim is not"
You lost him?"
Yes and he lost ne" Then poor. distracted
Susan told the whole story as best she could.
Tom seemed enjoy it, though he had the de-
cency to commiserate the distressed maiden the
fact that her welded life had opened s Oninously.
However, when presently an opportunity presented.
he went behind box and was observed to jump
and kick and against the car and laugh so in
ordinately to threaten the rupture OF artery.
However. herO-the character OF hero having
now shifted from Tim 70 Tou-journeyed eastward
with the worried maiden and Jue time brought her
home. Tom then set out westward IN search OF Tim.
and presently the city Of Des oines teleraphed
10 Susan: Il have him liberated; on" which
indeed cheering though mysterious news There
upon Susan. accompanied BY her father and Tins
father set out for the capital the elderly and
disquieted having made up their minds 70 en-
ploy their united energy IN attempt 10 get the
young married couple Of together their wedding
tour westward from Des Moines
With rare good luck they found Tom and Tim
awaiting their coming at the station. though Tim with
rank ngratitude. refused recognize have any
thing DO with his twin brother With that resent
ment which Is natural in mankind when kindness Is
proered which makes the recipient look like idiot
Tim wished decidedly be let alone But Tom. being
the full enjoyment Of the young couples misfor-
tune stuck manfuly his post averring that. pal
pably young married people Incapable OF taking
OF themselves. but that doubt long there
was life there hope.
Matters passed of rapidly. II not smoothly as one
might wish. when the train reached Des Moines Tor
Tim spied Susan's worried face at window as
the train drew in. and rushed aboard once Find
ing his father and the father OF his bride pres
ent, Tins chagrin and resentment greatly aug
mented.
Gentlemen" he said, you would oblige me by
vacating this car think I capable OF conducting
this funeral"
Tim properly should not and in his normal con-
dition would not have said this. but he sorely
Inundated Besides. he had slept for nearly a
week.
Both the elderly gentlemen responded that OBJ
Viously he could conduct a funeral scarcely q
thing so lively wedding journey. and in high
dudgeon got out OF the car.