The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-13
The Antics Of Anastasia
(By HELIOGRAPH)
(written For The Farmer.)

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  it suited her purpose. Haunted him as her kill. Moreover, she hoped that l she was showing Tommy Hayes but | the ever recurrent fear of his indiffer- ence to her conquest made her peev- ish.
 She lost no time with Freddie and he promised to marry her whenever she was ready.
 When she was absolutely certain of him, she pretended to hold back a. lit- tie, for she had read something nice about such a proceeding in a novel with a particularly sweet girl for heroine. But Freddie rose to the oc- casion with the requisite amount of urging, for he had resolved that he would demonstrate to Shirley that he could find some one to take him. re- motherly sympathy had done the busi- ness.
 He afterwards found her book and identified all the speeches in her pretty plan of campaign.
 Upon his announcement at home, his parents were considerably silent-they had always been hoping for Shirley; but his brother had blurted instantly, Well I must say you picked up the first thing you could get. Catch me doing it! When get married, I'll ee- lect lady"
 Then the 1nf1lionafre's family, minus Freddie had returned to New Haven to occupy one of their handsome resi- dences for the winter. Old Man Yer vane could afford to let his Pennsyl- vania representatives look after his business during his absence. Thus Freddie was left to the joys of hotel life and the insinuations of Anastasia anent the comforts of a real home. He yielded gracefully, but it is certain that if he had seen her more than the eleven times which preceded their mar riage, he would not have been so pre- cipitate. He believed that her good behavior was genuine.
 His thoughts were innocently with Shirley, but he had forgotten the little adage about slicing off ones nose to spite ones countenance-
 Anastasia invited everyone she had ever known to the wedding. She wanted her exhibition well attended.
 Also, she wanted the bridal kiss which she felt certain Tommy Hayes would be forced to bestow, and she had been waiting for that kiss for years. Her little shifty black eyes blazed with hatred when she noted his absence from the festivities, and an unquenchable fury possessed her when she overheard Batwick. Jerome announcing in loud tones that he had seen Hayes en route to a football game with girl from Dunmore. She hated Batwick as the evil one is supposed to hate holy water She could cheerfully have throttled Hayes for thus ignoring her nuptials.
 Batwfck Jerome, known throughout the length and breadth of four coun- ties as 'tB. J."-with the accent on the B.-had, as in duty bound, sent her a fine wedding present His affection for Freddie, however, had sustained a terrific, wrench when the latter an nounced the identity of his bride elect, and there was one gift which was not displayed with the others in Anastasia's humble abode.
 The Intrepid B. J. had forwarded to Freddie himself a large steel engrav- ing entitled '"The Wolves of Moscow with a little explanatory diagram and the lnscription-t'It should be steal, not a steel.''
 Freddie gave the picture to a church fair in Olyphant and rather difndently hoped that. for the first time in his life, B. J. would hold his tongue.
 The bridal party having returned from the church, old Man Conroy called Anastasia into the. bedroom where he was solacing himself for the loss of his daughter with frequent po- ta.tfons from a plethoric jug.
 -FYe done well, Stasia, my girI,'' he grunted approvingly, though it took ye the thtrty-two year to do it. To the divt1 with him now if ye can get his money away from hin!"
 Leave it to me- answered the duti- fu1 daughter, ''but cut the stuff about the years.''
 -"Trust Stasia," muttered her moth CT. Sure she'll look after us all now for the trouble we had bringing her up."
 Freddie hurried through the wed ding breakfast and impatient1y got his wife to the train. He was eager to flash his treasure upon Shirley, so he had arranged bridal itinerary unique but adapted to his purpose. Days Before he had informed Anas- tasia that they would not stop in New York, but proceed straight to New Haven, where he would have his peo- pie give a reception to all his Eastern relatives. This would afford him the opportunity of his life to 'tshow'' Shir- ley. After 8 few days in the ESlm City, | they would return to New York, spend l 3. week in sightseeing, and complete | the honeymoon with a. sojourn at Buff falo and Niagara Falls
 Anastasia had never been in. the | metropolis, but she had read the Sun | day papers and viewed the city people | who came to her village in the sum l mer. She fumed inwardly at the New Haven part and resolved that Freddie | should be made to suffer for 1t at her earliest opportunity. Unconscious of her fuming, Freddie was busy trying | to persuade himself that he was hap py. The T1C0 ana COI1SII1 W4IA they were decorated established their status to their fellow travellers, and Freddie was horribly disconcerted at some of the remarks which he affected not to hear.
 Good heavensI'' chirped college man going home for Thanksgiving, | tits his wife!'' I thought it was his godmother, and came near making the l mistake of my life. shall never trust to my judgment again.
 Other comments, chiefly relative to 1 the brides travelling costume, ruff1ed Freddie's peace of mind, though he 1 tried hard to talk cheerfully as he in structed his wife regarding the points of interest along the route. Freddie 1 was 8, careful dresser himself but he was too courteous to dictate to a wo-