Evening journal., 1911-06-29


Mrs. Mary Archsn was sitting in the
drawing room of ho.ei in a western
city when an old school friend, Sarah
Bowles. came IN.
why. sallie." exclaimed Mrs. Ar
chard. what in the world ars you do
ing hereT
q have Just arrived What are you
doing hereq"
81 haven't seen you. saliie, since our
graduation day"
ITS nine years this June Are you
married7"
unfortunately. yes"
"rhat explains your being here. ]
came for the same purpose"
Married a.
Brute"
singular. isn't it, That's our case
exactly. Thank heaven. am rid of
mine. Ny divorce has been granted.
and expect the papers to be sent ms
any minute"
eoh. dear. have months of waiting
before me"
Mrs. Archard was handed telegram,
which she read hastily and crumpled
in her hand. It contained congratu-
lations from a man whom she expect
ed to marry. Unfortunately he was a
married. man. though he was hoping to
be free. Considering that he was still
bound to a wife. Mrs hard did not
conhde the matter to bier friend Then
q telegram was handed Mrs Bowles.
It was from a man she expected to
marry as soon as she became a single
woman again. He. too. had been mar
ried. but had been liberated.
Mrs. Archard inquired the time OF
departure of the first train and learned
that to take It she had only sufficient
time to pack. Her only other meeting
with her friend was when she passed
hurriedly out to conveyance for the
station.
write me-" said Mrs. Archard. Civ
Ing the number and street Of an east
ern city. "and tell me how you come
out with your suit"
II will"
But no sooner had Mrs. Archard
gone than Mrs. Bowles remembered
that neither woman had asked the
others married name.
"Oh. DEAR" said Sarah Bowles, how
unfortunate! I can't write her. but
when go east l can call at the ad'
dress she has given me-"
But when Mrs. Bowles had got heI
decree and went east she did not ind
her friend at her former home MIS-
Archard had just been married and
gone abroad
Mrs. Bowles. now being free, lost but
little time in taking another partner
and the newly married couple also
concluded 70 spend the honey DON in
Europe. One morning the two ladies
while shopping IN Paris met on the
Rue de Ia Paix.
why Name" exclaimed Mrs
Bowles. what are you doing hereF'
Enjoying life with the best man in
the world. Did you get your dscreeT
yes. I've just been married to the
other best man in the world"
I'm in an awful hurry. I'm 70 &c
to Fontainebleau at IL o'clock. I've
only time 70 meet my husband at tbs
! station. Do come and see me. or
rather. you and your husband din'
with us tomorrow evening at Z, No. A
, Rue de B.. second door. We're II
apartments. By-by"
A tsxicab was passing. and. hailini
1t. the lady got in and was driver
away.
Z Good gracious" exclaimed the 9th
: er. "she didn't give me her marrie'
+ name. But I have the number, th
street and the door. so we Will hav
no trouble in finding her"
The next evening the guests wer
received on the second door of No. a
\ Rue de B. by a maid, who showe'
the gentleman to a robing room an
the lady to the hostess bedroom
i, When dinner was announced the tw
= ladies entered the drawing room wit
! their arms around each others wais
I At the same time the two men entere
: by different doors. The four stoo
: looking at one another with eyes an
z mouths wide open. without KNOWN
it they had swapped partners.
9 Had they possessed a sense of hi
p NOR they would have laughed IN spit
> Of the trying situation. They stoo
i awkwardly before one another, th
e women very red, the men restlessi