Okolona messenger., 1912-08-01
CHAPTER Xxx.

mad women brought the men troop
ing in from the smoking room and
there was much circumstance Of dec
Grating the scene with white satin
ribbons, tritie crumpled and dim Of
luster. Mrs. Whitcomb waved them
at Mallory with a laugh
Recognize these?"
He nodded dismally His own fu-
neral baked meats were coldly fur
nishing forth a wedding breakfast for
Ira Lathrop. Mrs. Wellington was
moving about distributing kazoos and
Mrs. Temple had an armoad OF old
shoes, some OF which had thumped
Mallory on an occasion which
seemed 50 ancient as to be almost
prehistoric.
Fosdick was bowling to the porter
to get some rice, quick.
How many portions does you ap-
proximate?"
IAN you've got"
Boiled or tried?'
ANY old way" The porter ran
forward to the dinmg.car for the am
munition
Mrs Temple whispered to her hus-
band; TOO bad you're not officiating,
Walter" But he cautioned silence:
"Hush I'm on my vacation"
The train was already coming into
Ogden, Noises We're multiplying and
from the increase Of passing objects,
the speed seemed to be taking on a
spurt. The bell was clamoring like
a wedding chime in a steer.e.
Mrs. Wellington was on a chair fast
en1ng ribbon round one Of the
lamps, and Mrs. Whitcomb was on an
other chair braiding the bell rope with
withered orange branches, when Ash
ton, with ka2oo all ready, called out:
what tune shall we play?'
Il prefer the Mendelssohn Wedding
March, said Mrs. Whitcomb but Mrs.
Wellington glared across at her
I've always used the Lohengrin." "
Wen play em both said DR.. Tenn
pie, to make peace,
Mrs. Fosdick murmured to her
spouse: "The old Justice OF the Peace
didn't give US any music at ALL" and
received in reward one Of his most
luscious-eyed looks, and a whisper:
But he gave us each other"
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But where are the bride and
groom?'
Here they come-all ready" cried
Ashton, and he beat time while some
of the guests ka2ooed at Mendels-
sohn's and some Wagners bridal mel
odies, and others Just made a noise.
Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle, look
ing very sheepish, crowded through
the narrow corridor and stood shame
facedly blushing like two school chill
dren about to sing a duet.
The train jolted to dead stop. The
conductor called into the car: "Og-
den! All out for Ogden" and every
body stood watching and waiting.
Ira, seeing Mallory edged close and
whispered; Stand by to catch the
minister on the rebound"
But Mallory turned away. What
use had he now for ministers? His
! plans were shattered ruins.
The porter came flying in with two
large bowls of rice, and shouting,
Here comes the 'possum-er-pos-
son." Seeing Marjorie, he said :.
Shall perambulate Mista Snoozle.
ums?'
She handed the porter her only
friend and he hurried out, as lean
and professionally sad ascetic hur-
ried in. He did not recognize his
boyish enemy in the gray-haired, red.
faced giant that greeted him, but be
knew that voice and its gloating
irony:
Hello, Charlie"
He had always found that when Ira
grinned and was cordial, some trolb!a
was in store Tor him. He wondered
what rock Ira held behind his back
now, bur he forced an uneasy cor.
diality: And is this you, Ira? Well
well. It is yeahs since last we Elet
And you're Just getting married. Is
this the first time, Ira?"
First offense, Charlie"
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