The Marshall republican., 1911-08-17
Married In
Haste
But There Is No Record
Of Reporting at
Leisure
By r. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911

'and you nre to be matched with
Georges best man. OF all men John
Bucklin Is the best. except George.
who. you know. Is the best In the
world to me just now. And ] have a
feeling down In my heart. dear. that
you and John will make a match. He
is everything you could wish for. ex-
cept means But he is self reliant.
ambitious. full Of energy and hope.
and. after all. n marriage with that
kind Of man brings more happiness
than wealth. At any rate. IL brings
more zest to life"
I don't know anything that will
more interest a girl than to have some
n say. II have n man picked out for
you to marry" 4 pleasing curiosity
IL aroused nj u True. these part.
ners picked out by u third person are
usually Just what the girl doesn't
want. or he doesn't want her. Or they
are repellent to each other. Never
theless till they meet they-at least
the girl-lives In a world Of romance.
She wonders what he Is like I'm mp.
pearance. I'm intellect. In disposition.
forming un ideal picture Of him which
when she sees him brings a great dis
appointment. Perhaps this Is the rea.
son such Intended matches seldom ma
terlalize.
Instead OF being disappointed In
John Bucklln I was greatly pleased
with him. Ills serious looks Indicated
that the world was 10 him m impor-
tant problem. I had feared he would
turn out n Of those NO called fasci.
nnting society men that I did not ad.
mire. He was very deferentinl 10 me.
but II he had been told that I had
been picked out for him he showed no
consciousness Of the fact. Altogether
our meeting was satisfactory In oil
respects but one. Mr.. Bucklin showed
no sign whatever that lie took more
interest In me than was warranted by
the fact that I was matched with him
ut a wedding ceremony.
However, the acquaintance made on
TINT occasion was continued. and Mr..
Buckiin became q regular caller nj
our house. He was usually very busy
but found time 10 show me some ut
tention. Yet II seemed to me that he
was doing II to please Clnrn. with
whom he was On very friendly terms
Occasionally ! would twit her with the
failure of her plan for me-. w%hereupoi
she would say: II don't think John
considers himself nble 10 marry Just
now. Besides. II seems 10 me that
you treat him with marked indIffer
ence." As TO her excuses for Mr.. Buck
lin. I did not consider them OF any mo
ment whatever. was surprised nj
her saying that I treated him with In
difference. for I was not conscious o
doing so. And yet Clara was doubt
less right. IL a match Is designed b,
a mutual friend and the man In tb'
case does not mako n move In a matri
moninl direction the Girl Is very iikel,
10 treat him with either indifference o.
something more pronounced.
There was good reason why ! SHOULD
marry. The family purse al not pie
thoric. aud father was growing too oil
to remain much longer In business har
ness. About that time we discharges
our houaemaid. giving out that W
couldn't get a servant. but really b.
cause we couldn't nfYord to keep ont
did the work that the housemaid hn,
done. When ! swept and busted ] pin
ned my dress back und wore u tow,
oyer my head. Father encouraged m
hy .artny that 4 inola.t n~rattiar Ia m,
costume than when dressed for n bal
One morning ! was sweeping the pa
Tor. II was separated from the dinir
room by folding doors as well M a poi
there. At this particular time the folt
ing doors and the portieres We're hot
closed. heard the doorbell ring
couldn't go 10 the door In sweepin
costume. but father had not yet goll
out. and I knew he would do 80.
was about ! . run upstairs when
heard fathers step In the hall al
knew was too late. Fearing Il
might bring some one into the pario
stepped between the folding door
and the portiere.
I had scarcely got into concealmeI
when father entered the an
with him another person. couldn
see who this person was. but all doul
on the subject was soon removed b
hearing the deep sounding voice
John Bucklin. Naturally ! was veI
much astonished.
II must go into an explanation"
said to father. '.for making q call
this unusual hour before l state the o
1sct Of my visit. sail this afternot
for South America. and "a far a ! ca
judge ] lso no prospect Of my gettiI
back here possibly Tor years."
! surely thought I should faint.
" shall enter Into some particulars
continued the M who had been pic
- out for me- s'ths reason for viii
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