Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-07-11

" have It. she bcamed.
Yes. Marjorie?" he assented, du-
hiously
Wen pretend not to be married at
all"
He seized the rescning ladder:
That's It, not married-just
friends"
Till We can get married."
Yes, and then We can stop being
friends"
My love--my friend" They en-
braced in a most unfriendly manner.
An impatient yelp from the neg
lected dog.basket awoke them.
oh, Lord, we've brought Snoozle-
ums'
'Of course we have" She took the
dog from the prison. tucked him un.
der her arm. and tried 10 compose
her bridal face into y merely friendly
countenance before they entered the
car. But she must pause for one more
kiss, one more Of those bitter-sweet
good.byes. And Mallory was nothing
loath
Hudson and shaw were stiu glumIy
perpicXed, when the porter returned
In his white Jacket.
- bet they missed the train; all
this work for nothing" Hudson grum.
bled But Shaw. seeing the porter
caught CLEAN Of hope, and asked
anxiously:
Say, porter. have you seen any
thing anywhere that looks like fresh
ly married pair?"
Well and the porter rubbed his
eyes with the back Of his hand as he
chuckled. well, theys a mighty low.
in couple out theah in the corridor"
That's thcm-they-it!"
Instantly everything was alive and
in action. II was as Il bugle had
shrilled IN a detected camp.
Get ready" Shaw commanded.
Here's rice for everybody"
Everybody take an old shoe" said
Hudson. you can't miss in this mar
row car"
There's a kazoo for everyone. too. a"
said Shaw, as the outstretchcd hands
were equipped with wedding ammuni-
ton. do you know the Wedding
March,"
Il ought to by this time" said Mrs.
Whitcomb
Right into the taugle OF prepare
ton, old Ira Lathrop stalked, on his
way back to his seat to get more
cigars.
Have some rice for the bridal
coupler said Ashton, Offering him or
his own double-handful
But Lathrop brushed him aside
with a romance-hater's growL.
Watch out for your head. then, %
cried Hudson, and Lathrop ducked
Just too late TO escape a neck-filiing.
hair-filling shower. An old shoe took
him clip abaft the ear, and the old
woman-hater dropped raging into the
same berth where the spinster. Anne
Cattle. was trying to dodge the same
downpour.
Still there was enough OF the
shrapnel left to oyerwhelm the two
young friends" who marched into
the aisle, trying to look Indifferent
and prepared for nothing on earth
less than for a wedding charivarL
Mallory should have done better
than to entrust his plans to fellows
like Hudson and Shaw, whom he had
known at West Point for diabolically
Joyous hazers and practical jokers.
Even as he sputtered rice and WINGED
from the impact OF flying footgear
hn al
dyed idiot for asking such men to en-
gage his berth for him. He had a
sudden instinct that they had doubt
less bedecked his trunk and Mar.
tories with white satin furbelows and
ludicrous labels. But be could no,
shelter himself from the white sleet
and the black thumps. He could
hardly shelter Marjorie, who covered
behind him and shrieked even loud
er than the romping tormentors.
When the assailants had exhausted
the rice and shoes, they charged dowI
: the aisle for the privilege OF kissing
the bride. Mallory was dragged anC
hunted and shunted here and there
and he had to fight his way back C
Marjorie with might and main. he
was tugging and striking like demon
and yelling. Stop it. stop it,"
/ Hudson took his punishment witt
upToarious good nature, laughing:
/ oh, shut up or we'll kiss you"
But Shaw vas scrubbing his WIZ
lips with a seasick wall of:
Wow! think | kissed the dog.
There was, of necessity. some paus,
/ for breath, and the combatants drapeC
themselves Imply about the seats
/ Mallory glared at the twin Benedic
Arnolds and demanded:
Are you two thugs going 10 Sar
/ Francisco with me-"
Don't worry" smiled Hudson
we're only going as far as Kedzi,
avenue, Just 10 start the honeymoon
properly"
II either OF the clippers had beef
calmer, the solution Of the problem
would have been simple Marjori,
could get of at this suburban station
and drive home from there. But thei
wits were like pied type, and the!
were further jumbled, when Shaw
broke in with a sudden: Come, Sc,
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