The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-16

Again it was she who received TN
nrst inspiration
81 have It. she beamed
Yes. MarIorieg" he Alsented. du
Liously
Wen pretend not TO he married a
all"
lie seized the resculng ladder
"Thata 10 Not married Ius
friends"
I'm We can gel married."
Yes. ana then We eau stop being
friends"
MY loye-my friend" they EN-
braced In most untfiendly manner
An impatient yelp from he reg
Iected dog basket aWoke them.
"Oh. Lord. we've brought Snoozle
ums."
"Of course We have She took the
dog from the prison. tucked him uu-
der her arm. and tried 10 compose
her bridal face into merely friend y
countenance before they entered The
car. But she must pause Tor one more
kiss. ono more or those bitter sweet
good byeR And Mallory Waa nothing
loath
Hudson and Shaw were still glumly
perple1ed, when the porter retuned
III his white jacket
81 bet they missed the train, all
this work for nothing. Hudaon smm
bled But Shaw. seeing the porter
caught gleam OF hope. and asked
anxiously:
Say. porter, have you seen any
thing anywhere that looks like a fresh
ly married pair"
We'll and the porter rubbed his
eyes with the back OF his hand as he
chuckled, well, they's a mighty 10Y.
In couple out theah in the corridor.
That's them-they
Instantly everything was alive and
In action 1t was As if 4 bugle had
shrlled In detected camp.
Get ready" Shaw commanded
Here's rice for everybody
Everybody take an old shoe SAID
Mudson. "You can't miss in this mar
row car"
There's a kazoo for everyone, too
said Shaw, a8 he outstretched hands
were equipped with wedding ammunl-
tion "po you know the Wedding
March,"
"a ought to by this time. said Mrs.
whitcomb.
Right into the tsngle of prepara.
ton. old Ira Lathrop stalked on his
way back 10 his seat to gel mora
cigars
Have some rice for the bridal
couple r. said Ashton. Offering him or
his own double handful.
Bat Lathrop brushed him aside
with romance-hater growl
Watch out Tor your head then.
cried Hudson. aud I.athrop ducked
Just too late to escape a neck t1lling
hair tilling shower An old shoe took
MIN II emp abAft the ear. and the old
woman hater dropped raging into the
same berth where tue spinster. Anne
Cattle. WAS trying TO dodge the same
dow npour
Sul there was e.0ugh OF the
shrapnel lett 10 oVerwhelm the two
Young friends who marched into
the aisle. trying to look Indifferent
and prepared tor nothing on earth
less than for a wedding charivafl.
Mallory should have done better
than TO entrust his plans to fellows
Ike Hudson aud Shaw, whom he had
JOYOUS haLers aud practical Jokers. |
Even as lie sputtei ed rice and WINGED |
uom The Impact of nylng tootgear, |
he VAS cuIsihg himself ne y double
dyrd idiot for asking such men 10 ca
gage his berth Tor him. lie had u
sudden instinct that they had doubt |
less bedecked his trunk and Mar |
lOrle's with white satin furbelows and |
ludlcrous labels. But he could not |
shelter himself from the white sieet
and The black thumps. lie could |
hardly shelter Marjorie. who covered |
behind him and shrieked even loud |
ur than the romping tormentors.
When The assailAnts had exhausted |
the rice aud shoes they charged doNn |
the aisle Tor the privilege of Kissing |
Ihe bride Mallory was dragged and |
Dunted and Ahunted here and there. |
and he had 10 fighl his way back 10
Marjorie with might aud main lie |
mas Juggling aud striking like demon.
aud yelling. stop IT, stop II.
Hudson tooh his punishment with |
lproaiious good nature. laughing
on shut up or We'll kiss YOU"
But shaw Was scrubbiug his WY |
lips with seasick wall OF
wow think j kissed the dog" /
Tusre was OF necessity. some pause
.or breath, aud the combatauts draped |
themselves Imply about the seats.
Mallory slared st the twin Benedict /
Aruolds and demanded
Are you Two thugs going to San
Francisco with me-"
Don't worry" smiled Hudson
were ouly going As Tar as ked1ie
avenue. just 10 start the honey moon
II either OF the elopers had been
-almer. the solution OF the problem
would have been simple Marjorie