The Meeker herald., 1913-07-05

Tue tLHIu UtiVf0 ~ tVste0 out "a ssU
station. seeing what he supposed to b.
q bridal couple starting on 4 wedding
Journey, saw bis opportunity and
when the shoe and rice throwing was
In progress dsftly slipped his hand In
Georges pocket and relieved him Of
the pocketbook.
'Tickets!" repeated the conductor in
what seemed to the couple an unsym-
pathetic. cold. harsh voice.
George wildly went through his
pockets again. though be was sure
what be wanted was not there. Not
finding 1t. be told the conductor Of his
loss. He suspected. be said, that some
thief had taken II.
.The horrid wretch" exclaimed =
fat lady In the next seat behind, re-
ferring to the pickp0cket.
MY orders are" said the conductor.
ITO collect all fares"
But I have NO money to pay with~
George gasped.
Sorry. but can't help 1t. You'll
have to get on at the next station"
The conductor passed on. A sympa-
thetic murmur passed through the car.
The fat lady arose 10 her seat and ad-
dressed the passengers. saying:
"Some good for nothing. contemptl-
BILE creature has robbed this young
couple. tnking their money and their
tickets. It's. pity that they should
make 70 unfortunate q start on LIES
journey together. They must be help
ed out have only IS with me. which
III give them II you'll make up the
rest"
"How much 10 needed" cried one.
Hello. CONDUCTOR called another.
whats the price Of two tickets to
where these pigeons are goingT'
Upon inquiry ~ to the couples desti-
nation the conductor said the fare
would be 1920.
A hat was passed around and money
dropped In 1t till the requisite amount
was collected and poured into the lap
Of the supposed bride. No one present
except George knew the real cause Of
the scarlet dag that was unfurled in
Myra's face. 1t was embarrassing to
be thought bride when she was not
even engaged. but to accept Of this bit
Of q wedding gift from strangers under
the circumstances was crucifying to
her sensitive nature. Turning to the
fat lady who had befriended Der she
said:
"Oh. dear! We're not bridal couple
at all; we're not even engaged. The
rice throwing and all that was joke"
.My goodness graciousr' exclaimed
the fat lady loud enough to b heard
all over the car.
whats the matterr' called q voice.
The real facts Of the case gradually
became known to the passengers Soms
laughed; some-who had not contrib
uted-gruntsd that there was swim
die in TIE cass -con6dsucs gzms. The
ysuns eoucls were In aeony. sone
ons called odt:1
.Thsrsfs jast one way 10 az Il Lists
have . wsddinsy
Bring 4 clergyman
There's onei That man with his
collar buttonsd on the back Of his
neck"
"Iet him step forward"
The clergyman advanced. George
looked at Myra with { slckly smile.
Myra says she doesn't believe she
was married ut all. All she remem-
bers was a buxzing In her ears. her
cheeks hot NJ a dery furnace. . lot Of
excited passengers swimming before
her eyes. a man in clerical dress stand
Ing before her reading something out
of book and George putting ring on
her finger. though where he got 1t she
didn't know.
The ring was loaned by the fat lady
and was needed to complete the core
mony. according to the ritual.
As soon as the knot was tied and the
couple had submitted to the congratu-
lations Of every passenger In the car,
the couple held brief consultation. In
at the next station. returning the con.
tribution. except a small loan from the
fat lady for immediate expenses. They
would then telephone the fact Of their
marriage and ask for funds with which
to make real wedding tour. They
had scarcely agreed upon this and tax.
en- the fat iady's address when they
reached the station and made their exit
amid the cheers Of those they left be-
hind.
Such h the account Of the marriage
Of George Guernsey and Myra Pulver.
II Is needless to say that when the
news Of their sudden union reached
their home and their friends 1t created
a profound sensation. A few weeks
later fhev returned and found n rnon,
full Of wedding presents awaiting
them. Indeed. they were more LIBERAL
ly favored than II they had been mar.
ried In the usual conventional way.
But 1t must not be expected that the
friends who had brought about the
marriage by their pointed attentions
at the station would be satisfied with
a ceremony to which they had not been
invited. The evening of their return q
,.vtkt, che .nr~~aSnr. - at~,~-