Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-25
MASTER OF HIS ART|NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
Cupid Himself Could Not Have
Arranged Things Better for
This Couple.

WAen w W. SIdft on our money
moon?" I said to Mollie.
You mean theirs" said Mollie.
pouting. Il wish you wouldn't be so
careless; some one might think"
"Of course" ] replied, someNhat
holly, 1T would be terrible thin
wouldn't 1t, for any one to think that
we are going on our honeymoon? You
needn't be alarmed; l wouldn't 20 on
a honeymoon with you for"
"Wait till you're asked! You hay.
no right to talk to me that way" q.
well! You ought to understand
when you and are making all the ar.
rangements for the honeymoon that
Cyd and Bess are going to take, II Ia
perfectly proper to refer to the affair
as ours. That's only the business vav
of putting it. It's customary"
1--WE start on our honeymoon tomor.
row evening at :15," said Mollie, con.
ceding the point by conforming to the
rule.
TITS funny idea," said, shutting
over the railroad tickets and reserya.
lions, this making honeymoon ar.
rangements for others. When was
!. boy" "A
you stupid! You're way behind tho
times. Your trotting is enough to con.
denim you anyway. Don't you know
nowadays that the bride and groom
are too busy even to see each other for
weeks and weeks before they are mar.
ried. And as for talking things over
and, making plans"
That's why l never would marry
you," / said calmly. Il couldn't bear to-
be parted from you SO long. Now let's
60 over the whole itinerary. Leave
Grand Central at S:15; arrive Niagara
following morning from these"
Never mind all that. Here's the
wedding program, which is much more
important. Let's check that off first
ushers' pins, ties, wedding ring rice,
church cards. Acknowledgements"
She held up a stack of envelopes.
1--we written them all out for Bess
already-only one or two in fifty know
her handwriting. You see, know who
will send presents, and at the last mo-
ment l fill in the article. You know
nowadays it is correct form to acknowl-
edge your wedding presents immedt
ately. Listen"
She read from one of the envsL
opes:
"My Dear Mrs. Gander: "
1T was just too dear OF, you to send
that charming -. OF all tho lovely
things in the world it was just what we
most needed to complete our happy
little home. And no one else thought
of it. ..sa
with heart full af gratitude for
your sweet remembrance, sincerely
yours. Bessie Dimpleton.
At this moment the doorbell rang
and messenger boy lolled in. Mollie
tore open the envelope.
''The weddings all off," she shouted.
20! Isn't this dreadful! Bessie's aunt
died this morning from heart disease
fell in the park. Awful! What shall
we do? Church engaged, flowers Or
dered, tickets bought-O! o."
"Cyd will never pay for those rail-
road tickets now upon which l have
advanced the money" I said some
what cynically. II wouln't like to r.
mind him of 1t, he'll be SO upset"
"Of course not. It's dreadful for you
to dwell on such a sordid thing.
Think of your going to him and say
ing-right on top of the heartrending
disappointment: Come, now. old fst
low, you owe me $50"
"Seventy-nine dollars and forty
cents" corrected. you never were
good at figures, Mollie-(except one
l added mentality. a..
"How can you 60 on this way, when
we're in all of this trouble. Suggests
Suggest,
"We're not in trouble, Mollie," / sus.
gested obediently. ANY one wouio
think, to hear you talk, that we wels
going to get married."
whats the difference, SO far as the
practical details are concerned'
Haven't we got a wedding on our
hands? Caterers! Florists! CAP
men! Railroads! Clergymen! 8
I'VE certainly are stalled with one
grand ceremony" replied. All W.
need is a bride and groom. Let's az
vertise. They'll take copy at inc
newspaper offices TIP to nine o'clocA'
Wanted, for noon wedding, a
stop! How can you be so hippaa.
in the face Of such Z calamity! ~
O! o." 81.
Then something really happened.
Mollie began to cry. (Of course
hadn't meant to have 1t go that iar,,
/ got up and shut the door. l ran Da.A
and took Mollie's hand. l gathereo ~
AZ much of Mollie as could IN po'u
arms. ..-.- :,
Don't you know, sweetheart !.
whispered, that we must get ma.l,e ,.
in their place? Why, it's FATE W.
Won see it is? All the time I've oeen
loving you to distraction and 1r'iue
my best to conceal my real 1ee,ins 10
The idea Of our getting married . ans
having to be parted from eacn QUIZ
so long beforehand was more taan
could bear. And to think that ae .n,.
a wedding all ready for U.S. ana NC na.
we won't have to be parted any y =
forehand-why, it's almost too soou 80 =
be true. Think, dearest, it's our w.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." ., .,,,.
Mollie looked up at me with sni
ing eyes, but her head still remains
on my shoulder. u,ahed
"Why in the world" she s,snt -.
couldn't you have said all tn'S
fore?" y,uhis.
,S Just as If you didn't know! ,,al,ia
.a ,,,+ ,oa loud enough for Moito'