Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-20
KIDNAPPED.


bpyright, 1909. by American Press Asso-
clation.l
There was to be a double wedding
tween Donald syphax and May
nthworth, parties OF the first part,
d Pembroke Hughes and Della
ckox, parties of the second part
e parties Of the first part had sent
h their cards and made ali prepare
bns, when they were astonished to
i'm that the parties Of the second
TT had determined to postpone their
are in the ceremony.
What was the occasion of this sud
n change Of program2
The truth was (and the parties OF the
sst part learned it, that the parties Of
te second part. having heard that
9TH couples were to be given a hot
me on the wedding night by their
iends, concluded they would not only
scape the intended attentions by de-
y, but have an opportunity to join in
hat was in store for the Syphax-
Duthworth pair. The latter couple
I'D no choice but to be married on
me or recall the invitations. They
ecided to come to the scratch, but to
ut in practice a plan for outwitting
be others.
Miss Southworth's wedding took
lace In her fathers home, situated at
be end of long block OF stone front
buses on one of the principal dwelling
treets of the city. The ceremony was
b take place at 10 o'clock, and the
ride and groom gave out that they
you'd take an II o'clock train for
arts which they declined to mention to
my one whatever. An automobile was
10 be in waiting to take them to the
ltation with a chauffeur they could
rust implicitly, for he was a brother
bf the groom.
An enthusiastic number Of friends
attended the wedding, including Mr..
Hughes and Miss Hiekox. The cere-
nony had been performed, the brides
health had been drunk in the supper
room, and the couple went upstairs to
get on wraps preparatory to their de-
parture. A dozen automobiles stood
ready without, armed with tin horns.
The lower hallway was crowded
with guests, holding old slippers and
rice, waiting for the couple to come
down and pass out. Considerable time
elapsed, and some one became sus-
picious. A committee went upstairs
and after a prolonged search came
back with the information that the
bridal pair were not to be found.
The merry crowd were not to be
cheated entirely of the sport they had
Bob Southworth, broth
er Of the bride, suggested that a couple
personate the one that had escaped
and asked the Hughes ickok couple
II they would make the ride to the
station in the automobile intended for
the bride and groom. They willingly
accepted the part and, accompanied by
Bob Southworth, who had made the
suggestion, and his sister Lucia, came
down the staircase, received the show
er Of slippers and rice, went out and
got into the automobile. Then the
mock bridal party rolled away, fol.
lowed by the other autos. the attend.
ants footing the horns and firing roman
Now, it appeared from the first that
the bridal auto was stronger and fast.
er than any Of the others and pos.
sessed a chauffeur who was bent on
leaving them behind. He threaded his
way skillfully through the streets, moi
to a railroad station, but to the out
skirts Of the city, and from the out
skirts on a country road. The mock
bridal couple enjoyed the ride I'm
but soon noticed that the fur
was over, for not one Of the following
autos was in sight. Then they began
to think Of returning, but the PROPOSE
ton was received with a burst OF
laughter.
You're in the hands Of the enemy
said Bob Southworth. Lucia and
have you in charge, our brother Ned
is chauffeur, and we're going to make
this a double wedding after all"
What do you meanY' cried Della
Hickox, aghast.
why, we're making for the Buck
ingham House There's no way Of
getting away from it after IL p. m
and no train to get back to town OIL
II you could leave the hotel. We're go
ing to leave you there together, ant
you can stay or not. as you like. Wei
give you a parsOn to hitch you-he'i
provided for and waiting-and If yoV
don't use him there'n be the bigges
scandal our set has known in years"
'And you were in league with Don
aid and MayT
They concocted the scheme. TheI
escaped through the scuttle In the roo
and came down and out through an
other house In the block"
They were going like a hurrican'
and in an hour pulled up at thei
destination. Meanwhile the pair had
consulted, invented plans OF escap'
only to throw them aside and at las
came to the conclusion that since the!
must be laughed at 1t would be bette
10 be laughed at without a scandal
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