Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-26
A Typographical Error
Nv JANE LUDLUM LEE

! bathroom door, do you believe in
presentiments?"
BET l do" screamed the best man. |
Got one now"
whats that?" shrieked Tom.
A shaggy head appeared at the door
! and amid the soapsuds anne this, |
1--WE a presentiment that this is going
to be a jolly cold proposition"
What, my m~arriage?"
what a conceited ass o are, Tom.
I had reference to my shower"
The door closed just in time to re-
ceive a well-aimed boot.
BY II the men were ready and on
their way t the house. AS they near
cd 1t, Tom became more and more
nervous. There seemed to be a weight
on his heart that he could not lift. At
that moment the best man was hang /
ing out the cab window, cursing the [
driver for the snaillike pace they 1
were pursuing.
81 say, Cabby, this is a wedding hat \
we are going to-. not a funeral. III
give you an extra half dollar If you
hurry" L
"An extra half, is it? o ak like
a politician. Well, sir, you might cor |
rupt me, but this horse can't be bribsd
and weddin's or funerals. his gait Is
all the same. Rest Easy while you
can, sir-the lady will drive you fast
enough nee she gets the reins."
The best man was about to rail at
tho Irish as a nation, when Tom satd,I
III anything should happen"
Jumping Jupiter, Tom. brace up
You look as If O had curvature ot
the spine. Pull yourself together, Will
you? Any girl that had such a look
ing object as you on her calling LIST
would be o~stracized 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, I can't do 1t.
, I'm in love with Edna Cross and not
with Eleanor. I've just begun to .
lie It,"
You old poacher, then why did you
ask Eleanor to marry you, when you
knew that I have loved her all my
life, and I have been trying to forget
QST 1OT uOutlS Wight dAISA AAoA
went over and sat with Edna, trying
to make myself think was forgetting
Eleanor"
"And every night" said Tom, Z
went to see Eleanor because you were
over at Edna's and I had no right to
t~respass on your preserves. A nice
mess we've made Of it. What are we
going to do?"
do? Why, that's easy enough" as
sured Jack. II 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 b printer. Trust
me. old man. I 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
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speechless, but too happy to resent,
and before the gaping crowd the min
lister tied the knot that made them
one "till death do them part"
Then Jack began his explanations:
simplest thing in the world" he
, said. "You see, Tom ordered the in
; vitations, and of course the printer
! took it for granted that it was his
l wedding-merely a typographical or
ror, nothing more" !
. Eleanor's mother stepped in at this
moment and with a naughty manner
!, inquired:
"Then may 1 ask why Ton ave the
bachelor dinner-why Tom bought the
' ring?"
Yes, mother" said Jack, with a
. very proprietary manner. you see,
( I was broke at the time, and Tom, as
D you all know, Is just loaded with non
, ey, SO I gave him carte blanche to
: Just 20 ahead as II it was his own
wedding and I'd pay him back In good
time. You see, I only came into my
Inheritance yesterday, and that would
have beer too late to order invitations,
|, give dinners, etc. Anyway, how could
!. you ever think that Tom was going tot
. marry Eleanor? Why, he's engaged
t to marry Edna, and If you don't be-
t lieve me, ask them for yourself. 4
tell you it was a typographical error
nothing more"
The color that suffused Edna's face.
and the smile that glorifed Jacks
verified the statement, and the guests
were in a autter Of ~pleasurable ex-
element when, in the corner, Jack
was shaking Tom by the hand and
saying:
Didn't l tell you I'd see you
through it, old man?"