The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-08
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 1t was not until her husband
had pushed back his chair from the
breakfast table that she suddenly ex-
claimed: II think We'll go down to
Springfield. Ill.,, to Cousin Nettie's
wedding today, after all. The train
leaves at II o'clock and Cell get in
for the wedding is not till eight
O'Clock"
"All right said her husband.
YOU'D better drive down in the cleo
trio and pick me up at the office. III
have hoy from the office get the
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 &C.
cupy herself. To be sure. she had a
few errands. such as stopping at the
nilliner's for her latest hat, getting
q bracelet at the jewelers. and picking
out some flowers to wear that night,
but she knew that she could do these
errands in 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 ont" he ordered. "1ll take
q 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 GREATNESS. His
street car had been blocked. They
had, indeed, missed the train.
1t was a sad ride home. Genevieve's
husband had to go along to drive the
car, in consequence Of Genevieves be-
ing dissolved in tears over the fiasco.
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 it was his fault, he told
her that it 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 different road
going at $780," she informed him.
1--WE phoned for tickets to be ready
and have made all arrangements. All
you've got to do is"
II WON'T" her husband interrupted
In the loud determined tone that men
use when they are MORALLY afraid
they are going to give in. II wouldn't
90 through all that agony and fuss
again for"
"And I'll meet you right by the big
gate" Genevieve ended as calmly as
though he had not spoken.
But" 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 off after
all. Even her husband melted under
her cheerfulness.
After they had rolled along for an
hour he admitted that a little rest and
change from the office was good
thing and that he really should enjoy
the wedding and seeing all the rela-
tlves. Then Genevieve got out some
cards and they played penuchle. Then
they read story and had dinner. The
train was due at 7:45, Genevieve said.
Strange to say, 1t was on time They
rushed out of the car with all their
hand luggage and ran for a cab.
I'VE can make the house in ten
minutes and get dressed in twenty"
Genevieve said. "We-my goodness,
Arthur, what's happened to the place?
Why-why-"
She grabbed passing native.
"1snt this Springheld?" she shrieked.
"Yessum," he said, in surprise.
"Springheld it is. Springfield, Ind"
Possibly Regretted Enthusiasm.
An enthusiastic member of the anti.
tobacco party was guest at a din