The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-08
CHAPTER xxx.
A Wedding on Wheels.

The ,commotion OF the matrimony.
mad women brought the men troop.
ing In from the smoking room and
there was much circumstance OF dec.
Grating the sscene with white satin
ribbons. a trife crumpled and dim OF
luster. Mrs Whircomb waved them
at Mallory with laugh:
Recognize these?"f t9lFF
He nodded dismally. His own tu.
neral baked meats were coldly fur.
nishing forth wedding breakfast for
Ia sLathrop. Mrs. Wellington was
moving about distributing kazoos and
Mrs. Temple had an armload of old
shoes. some OF which had thumped
Mallory on an occasion which
seemed SO ancient as to be almost
prehistoric.
Fosdick was bowling to the porter
to get some rice, quick! 49,
"How many portions does you ap.
proximate?"
san you've got" -
Boiled. Of rried?"
ANY old way" The porter ran
forward to the dining-car for the am.
!muhition.
Mrs. Temple whispered to her hus.
band: Too bad you're not officiating,
Walter" But he cautioned silence:
Hush! I'm on my vacation"
The train was already coming into
Ogden. Noises were multiplying and
from the increase Of passing objects,
the speed seemed to be taking on a
squirt The bell was clamoring like
a wedding chime in a steeple.,i
Mrs. Wellington was on a chair fast
ening ribbon round one of the
lamps, and Mrs. Whitcomb was on an
other chair !braiding the hell rope with
withered orange branches, when Ash.
ton. with kazoo' all ready, called outs
= I.What tune shall we play?"
:" I"pbrefer the MeRdeissohn Wedding
March," said Mrs. %hitcomb; but Mrs.
Wellington glared across at her.
1--we always used the Lohengrin. .
Well play 'em both,' said DR.. Tenn
pie, to make peace.
Mrs. Fosdick murmured to her
spouse: THE old Justice OF the Peace
didn't give ;us any music at ALL" and
received in reward one OF his most
lusclous-eyed looks, and a whisper:
but he gave US each other"
Nov and them" she pouted.
but where are the bride !. and
groom?'
Here they come-an ready" cried
Ashton. and he beat time while some
Of the guests kazooed at Mendels-
Gohn's and some Wagners bridal mel
od!es. and others just made a noise.
Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle, look
Ing sery sheepish, crowded through
the narrow corridor and stood shame
facedly blushing like two school chill.
dren about to sing q duet.
The train jolted to dead stop. The
conductor called into the car: "Og.
den! All out for Ogdep!" and every.
body stood watching and waiting.
Ira, seeing Mallory, edged close and
whispered: Stand by to catch the
minister on the rebound"
But Mallory turned away. What
use had he now for minlsters? His
plans were shattered ruins.
The porter came flying in with two
large bowls OF rice. and shouting.
Here comes the 'possum-er-pos,
son." Seeing Marjorie. he said:
shall ! perambulate Mista snoozle.
ums?" T.
She handed the porter her only
friend and he hurried out. as a lean
and professionally sad ascstie har.
ried in. He did not recognize his
iboylsh enemy In the gray.haired, red,
faced giant that greeted him. but he
knew that voice and its gloating
irony: -" Z. - ,,.t,.S
.o'Hello, CHARLIE" "r..ii ~,
He had always found that'wh Ira
grinned and was cordial, some trouble
wasfin store for him. He wondered
what rock Ira held behind his back
now, but he forced an uneasy cor.
diality: "And is this you. Ira? Well.
we'll! 1t is yeahs since last we met
And you're just getting married.. Ii
this the first time, Ira?' 2g7
First offense. Charlie" sa
The levity shocked Selby. hut q
greater shock was IN store. for when
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