Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-01-26

toned and unbuttoned hfs u,i-.
until his thumbs were blistere5 1''J J1
had pulled it down in fron+ ne
buckled it at the back until the soa ",lu
threatened to give way 7'''lS
| I say, old man." he yelled >. .,
bathroom door, do you believe -
presentiments?" IN
Bet | dc" screamed the best ma,
Got one now" -'-''n'
What's that?" shrieked Tom
A shaggy head appeared IT tho H.
and amid the soapsuds came tb,a
I've presentiment that this Is go cI'.o,
to be jolly cold proposition
What my marriage?"
what conceited ass you are. Tom
l mad reference to my shower
The door closed just In tima -
cetve well-aimed boot.
BY II the men were ready and ~
their way to the house. AS thew naer,
ed it, Tom became more and ,ooro
nervous. There seemed to be vaIob4
on his heart that he could not lift A.
that moment the best man was bang.
ing out the cab window, cursing the
driver for the snail-like pace tbav
We're pursuing.
i say, Cabby, this is a wedding tina,
we are going to, not a funeral pu
give you an extra half dollar If Won
| hurry"
IAN extra half, is it? You talk like
a politician. Well, sir, you might cor.
rupt me, but this horse can't be brihed
and weddin's or funerals. his gait ia
all the same. Rest easy while Won
can, sir--the lady will drive you fast
enough once she gets the reins."
The best man was about to rail at
the Irish as nation, when Tom said.
IF anything should happen"
Jumping Jupiter, Tom. brace IN
You look as if you had curvature OF
the spine. Pull yourself together win
you? Any girl that had such look
ing object as you on her calling list
would be ostraeized by good society
and one who would marry you would
be declared mentally incompetent"
"All right, I'll pull up, but I've a
beastly idea that something is going
wrong. Jack, old man, l can't do it.
I'm in love with Edna Cross and not
with Eleanor. I've just begun to real
ize It."
"You old poacher, then why did you
ask Eleanor to marry you, when you
knew that l have loved her all my
life, and / have been trying to forget
her for months? Night after night
went over and sat with Edna, trying
to make myself think / was forgetting
Eleanor"
"And every night said Tom, 4
went to see Eleanor because you were
over at Ednas and / had no right to
trespass on your preserves. A nice
mess we've made of 1t. What are we
going to dor"
DO? Why, that's easy enough" as
sured Jack. 81 am going to be the
groom and you can just slide back in,
to my boots as best man. Well blame
the whole thing on the printer. Trust
me, old man. | said I'd see you
through this ordeal, and I'm going to
keep my word"
AS the cab finally reached the house
the men stepped out and were usher
ed into the room where the minister
was waiting for them. No word of ex-
PLANTATION was uttered, and the men
took their places by the minister, who
was to pronounce them man and wife
The wedding march was played and
as Eleanor in her gorgeous robes
came forth to meet the man Of her
choice, Jack Winston stepped forth
and offered her his arm. Eleanor was
speeches., but too happy to resent
and before the gaping crowd the min
lister tied the knot that made them
one "tiIl death do them part"
Then Jack began his explanations;
Simplest thing in the world, ne
said. you see, Tom ordered the IN
vitations, and of course the printer
took it for granted that it was MS
wedding merely a typographical CT
ror, nothing more"
Eleanor's mother stepped in at TINS
moment and with a naughty manner
inquired:
"Then may ask why Tom gave the
bachelor dinner-why Tom bought the
ring?"
Eyes, mother" said Jack, with
very proprietary manner. "You see
| was broke at the time, and Tom, as
you all know, is Just loaded with mon
ey, so l gave him carte blanche 70
just go ahead as IL it was his own
wedding and ia pay him back in COCA
time. You see, I only came into ny
inheritance yesterday, and that wou-u
have been too late to order invitations,
give dinners, etc Anyway, how couiu
you ever think that Tom was GONG u
marry Eleanor? Why. he's engageu
to marry Edna, and If you don De-
lieve me, ask them for yourself
tell you it was a typographical error
nothing more"
The color that suffused Edna's race