The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-10
IN THE HANDS
OF The ENEMY
Bride and Groom Kidnapped to
Make a Double Wedding.

between Donald Syphax and Ma
Southworth, parties of the first parl
and Pembroke Hughes and Dell
Hickox, parties of the second part
The parties of the first part had sen
out their cards and made all prepare
tons, when they were astonished 4
learn that the parties OF the SECOND
part had determined to postpone thei
share In the ceremony.
What was the occasion for this sud
den change of program?
The truth was and the parties of the
first part learned it, that the parties
of the second part, having heard that
both couples were TO be given Il hot
time on the wedding night by theil
friends, concluded they would not only
escape the intended attentions by de-
lay, but have an opportunity to join In
what was in store for the Syphax'
Southworth pair. The latter couple
had no choice but to be married on
decided to come to the scratch, but to
put In practice a plan for outwlttins
the others.
Miss Southworth's wedding took
place in her fathers home, situated at
the end of long block of stone front
houses on one of the principal dwelling
streets of the city. The ceremony was
TO take place at 10 o'clock, and the
bride and groom gave out that they
would take an IL O'Clock train for
parts which they declined to mention
to any one whatever. An automobile
was to be in waiting to take them to
the station with n chauffeur they
could trust implicitly, for he was a
brother of the groom,
An enthusiastic number of friends
the wedding, including Mr..
Hughes and Miss Hickox, The cere-'
mony had been performed, the brides
health had been drunk In the supper
room, and the couple went upstairs to
get on wraps preparatory to their de-
parture. A dozen automobiles stood
ready without, armed with tin horns,
The lower hallway was crowded
with guests, holding old slippers and
rice, waiting for the couple TO come |
Town and pass out. Considerable time
elapsed, and some one became sus.
oicious. A committee went upstairs !
md after prolonged search came
back with the information that the
bridal pair were not to be found.
The merry crowd were not to be
heated entirely of the sport they had
Bob Southworth, a broth.
r of the bride, suggested that a couple
'ersonate the one that had escaped
nd asked the HughesHiekox couple
{ they would make the ride to the
tation in the automobile intended for
he bride and groom. They willingly
ccepted the part and, accompanied by
lob Southworth. who had made the
and his sister Lucia, came
own the staircase, received the show.
r of slippers and rice, went out and I
OF into the automobile. Then the
rock bridal party rolled away, fol. !
WED by the other autos, the attend /
nts footing the horns and firing ro '
ian candles.
Now, ii appeared from the first that =
he bridal auto was stronger and fast
. than any of the others and pos .
,ssed a chauffeur who was bent on
aving them behind. He threaded his p
ay skillfully through the streets, moi :
a railroad station, but to the out. 6
,irts of the city. and from the out /.
irts onto a country road. The mock h
'idal couple enjoyed the ride i'm y y
ensely, but soon noticed that the fun t
as over, for not one of the following y
Itos was in sight Then they began
think of returning, but the PROPOSE al
IN was received with a burst OF
lighter
You're In the hands of the enemy"
ID Bob Southworth. Lucia and ] co
We you in charge, our brother Ned sste
chauffeur and we're going to make pc
8 n double wedding after all" q
What do you mennT cried Della pc
ckox, aghast. 81,
why, we're making for the Buck an
ham house. There's no way of 10
ting away from IL after IL p. m. GO
1 no train TO get back to town on ey
you could leave the hotel. We're LEI
ng to leave you there together and pr
| can stay or not, as you like. Well su
e you n parson TO hitch you-he's -
vided for and waiting" -
Aud you were in league with Don -,
ard Mayf" IN
They eoncocted the scheme. They
aped through the scuttle in the roof -
came down and out through an -
er house in the block" ne,
hey were going like a hurricane Ap
in an hour pulled up at their y
tinatlon. Meanwhile the pair had so 80
suited. invented plans of escape DR..
: to throw them aside and NJ last a'e
le TO the conclusion that since they p
It be laughed at IT would be better no,
he laughed at without scandal. =.
en- they reached the goal they found sits
arson whiting and all ready for n Mel
ding. Those In the auto were pre- vai
ng to return without them when ss,
consented and were married I've
ter further deliberation they decid- , ,ss,
Iot to face the crowd OF merrymak- -
they Ind left aud spent the bridal
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