The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-24
TIE THIRD
AUTO
BY ,..@lAM ELD2IDGI
Copyright by american Press Asso-
eta, IN. 1911.
BY n. lam ELD2IDG1

Cynthia Il. Gedd Il"
The clerk filed on the license ana
handed it to the Fro Hective groom, a
nompous man, who l,d down five
dollar gold piece In liea of fee and
drew the lady away Wit. at waiting
for the change.
A few days later the clel. asked the
usual questions of coupit standing
at his window.
"Gentleman's Nance" 3D. s@@@s N
willis y. Rathbone." sM@ EEs
"Laly's." risAe3
"Cynthla GcdGes."
The clerk looked aside nj the laTv
II seemed 70 him that, he remcmbe
giving license for one Of that m,
before. Not recognizing her face, ",
turned back the leaves of his book t. "A
he came to the names of Edgar CLARK
Stewart ana Cynthia b. Geddes, no.
| ticcd the "B," in the lady's name, cor
cluded that it was n case of coinci.
dencc, wrote the certificate and hand
ed II to the man.
I'm remarked the recipient.
"Alfs well that ends we'll"
The same morning men were ut work
putting up an awning before n hand
some dwelling in residential portion
OF the city, and In the evening guests
were to assemble for the reception
after The weddiag of Edgar Clark
Stewart and Cynthia Il. Ged1es The
wedding was notable one, for tho
contracting parties both stood high IN
social circles. the groom YVES rich, and
! the brides parents We're also blessed
with q fortune. Automobiles were IN
attendance to convey the bride from
| her home to the church. where, Us had
been especially arranged, she was 90
meet the groom. MssT Geddes insisted
on planning tie affair to suit her own
fancy, and it is q brides privilege to
have her own way in all things par-
tanning TO her nnptials. She declared
that her father and mother should pro-
coed to the church in one auto, tho
others in another, while she aud her
sister Miss Esther Geddes, would 60
in n third
No one understood this within, but no
one thought of making any opposition
TO it. Indeed. the father and mother
OF the bride were only too delighted
to give their daughter her own way
In the matter Of the wedding so long
as she was yielding In marrying the
man Of their choice instead of her own.
MI Gcdles had worked hard for The
fortune h. had accumulated, and ii Is
4 well known fact that wealth assimi-
latcs with wealth. Mr. Stewart could
match the pile OF his fathcr-in-law ex-
pectant.
st The door stood three autos. Into
tie first Mr. Geddes handed in his
wife, then got in himself Into the
second entered two Of the brides auntS
and younger brother Into the third
stepped the bride and her sister. Usage
required that the order and the dis
position of persons be reversed. but the
lit,lc procession started rs stated.
The first auto drew W n the church,
cnd the second auto dill the same But
where was the third? Mr. Gcddc'
stepped OFT on to the sidewalk and
handed OFT his wife aud looked about
fer his daughters. lie sent the others
present into the vestibu'e Of the church
and waited outside If he had waited
till the arrival of the third auto he
: would have been there to this very
: day
) But the third auto The procession
! had no sooner started than 1t began To
. lag At oyery street crossing the
; chauffeur seemed disposed to give
r place TO an vehicles in his path, Final
", after quite lengthy halt, starting
IN. nj the next corner he turned aside
and. being well out of sight of the all.
A tos in front, put on speed. There was
, a spuuer, and the auto dashed away
0 leaving behind q fine odor Of Oh
lamps.
9 Half an hour later this third autf
t drew up before d parsonage ten or lif
( teen mics from the church where thf
s wedding WAS TO have taken place. Tho
n chauffeur handed the bride and her sis
d ter out, the three went into the par
, sonage and the chauffeur handed :
q marriage license to the parson. l
L rcad Willis D. Eathbone and Cynthi:
l. Gcddcs.
y And so it was that willie tie gentle
man Of the first license was waiting q
the church for his bride the gentle
man Of the second license was weddn:
) The lady III a different part of tn
town. When the bridal party returned
from the church and Mir. GedGes wa
tclcphoning to the police of the disap
y pearance of bride on the way to he
:. wedding Miss Geddes junior rode u
- to the house in the third auto and re
ported that her sister had been Ia
naped by the chauffeur.
Mr. Geddes fumed and swore that b
y would never forgive his daughter an
u all that, but when she returned fton
the honeymoon he thought better 0
~ 1t and gave her his blessing.
10 Now, there is no intention to recoun
this affair as being justifiable. 1t &c
ponds upon the standpoint from whis
one looks at Opponents, espeeEaI}
X, where one lover is left in the lur1
So whether 1t is iustiflable or not Thsf
81 Is an adage, however, which wassIf
IT, vented to cover such cases, and 1t doe
s. away with all criminality. 1t is "All'
fair in love and war" WHY love an