The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-30
Getting Started

Genevieve is always in a hurry. The only possible thing that, accord ing to her friends, could prevent her from hurrying would be state of general paralysis.
 One of the contributory causes to her normal state of being in a hurry Is that she does not make up her mind until the last possible minute. That was why it was not until her husband had pushed back his chair from the breakfast table that she suddenly ex- claimed: "I think we'll go down to Springfield. H.. to Cousin Nettie's wedding today, after all. The train leaves at Il o'clock and we'll get in with plenty of time to rest and dress, for the wedding is not till eight o'clock"
 "All right" said her husband You'd better drive down in the cleo tric and pick me up at the office. I'll have a boy from the office get the car at the station and take 1t home"
 Genevieve started from the house with plenty of time and with three suit cases blocking up all the interior of the electric that she did not oc- cupy herself. To be sure, she had few errands, such as stopping at the milliner's for her latest hat, getting a bracelet at the jewellers and picking out some flowers to wear that night, but she knew that she could do these errands In a hurry. When she arrived at her husbands office he was just able to see the tip of her nose above the luggage and the boxes beneath which she was apparently buried.
 Drive on!" he ordered. 'I'll take a street car Why didn't you bring along a truck to carry all that stuff"
 Genevieve engineered her car through the perilous way to the rail road station and there waited for her husband As the big clock pointed to one minute past train time he came rushing up, red and breathless. His street car had been blocked. They had, indeed, missed the train.
 It was a sad ride home. Genevieve's husband had to go along to drive the car, in consequence of Genevieve's be, ing dissolved in tears over the flasco. Her grief seemed to be equally di- vided between sorrow at missing the wedding and woe over not being able to show off her new evening gown. When she grew tired of telling her husband that 1t was his fault, he told her that 1t was hers, until she grew rested and could resume the theme.
 By the time Genevieve reached home she had revived somewhat. Rushing to the telephone, she called up three railroad offices sent two tele- grams and got Springfield on the long distance phone. Then, just as her husband reached his office, she phoned him.
 "There's a train on a different road going at 2:30," she informed him. I've phoned for tickets to be ready and have made all arrangements. All you've got to do is-'
 'I won't," her husband interrupted in the loud determined tone that men use when they are mortally afraid they are going to give in. "l wouldn't go through all that agony and fuss again for"
 And I'll meet you right by the biz gate" Genevieve ended as calmly as though he had not spoken.
 Put" yelled her husband.
 And if We miss the wedding well be there in time for the reception, added Genevieve, sweetly. "Goodby, dear. At 2:15, remember"
 But" roared her husband as she hung up the receiver.
 Genevieve's husband was there on time. and so was Genevieve, with the three suit cases, the hat. the flowers and triumph at really getting of after all. Even her husband melted under her cheerfulness.
 After they had rolled along for an hour he admitted that little rest and change from the office was a good thing and that he really should enjoy the wedding and seeing all the rela' tives. Then Genevieve got out some