The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-18
CUPID
AT SEA
BY OSCAR cox


4 to leave the paternal nest Instead
remaining in the city of his birth
going elsewhere In the United
bates he decided to take longer
zght He sailed for South America
nd. not content with remaining on
Ne eastern coast, passed southwark,
rough the strait and up to Chile.
here he became engaged In business.
Ia there was every prospect that he
build make that country his perma
INT home.
IA map settling In far distant land
not likely to feel at home with the
tople there and naturally longs for
b old associates. After a sojourn OF
few years In Chile willard thought
lat II he had q wife-one from his
tive iand-he would be better con
hted. He remembered one Leona
|ndrews, a very pretty girl that he
"a formerly been sweet" on. and IL
3curred to him to begin correspond.
Ice with her with view to marriage
Miss Andrews replied to his letter.
IA he wrote again. the correspond
ice growing sweeter and sweeter till
Ii made proposal by letter, which
rs accepted The young lady realiz
n that 1t would be difficult as well as
1convenient for him to return to
|herica to marry her and consented
n go to Chile for the wedding. This
rs a very satisfactory arrangement.
"a willard was happy over the pros
act. He bought house. furnished 1t
"A made all essential arrangements
N his brides reception.
Miss Andrews wrote him of the
Banner on which she would go to
Nile, the date of her departure and
II date of her probable arrival vii.
IA counted the days till she should
me and his loneliness would beaend
IL He had made u number of good
lends among the Chileans. and they
"a volunteered to do all in their
aver to make the iady's residence
xpong them a happy one.
Dine Monday afternoon the ship on
Rhich Miss Andrews was coming was
{|nounced to arrive the next morn.
ID Willard made arrangements for
simple noon wedding TO take place
II the day of his brides arrival. to
7bich a few friends were invited.
When the steamer arrived Willard
rs on the dock. looking up to see his
niece. he saw her standing beside
gentleman. and when she caught his
ze. instead of greeting him with a
&ppy smile, she looked embarrassed
aiming aboard. among the first TO do
s. he Joined the lady, who introduced
% to the gentleman beside her:
My husband"
The voyage had been a long one
=}e had met a fascinating man. and
81 two had concluded that the most
tisfactory solution of the problem
Epuld be for them TO be married be.
re their arrival in Chile Willard
Epuld accept the inevitable without
necessary prolonged torture
thus ends the first part OF this
Dry. The second part is in this wise:
Willard in order to recover from the
#Dck bethought himself of another
zx at home who might like a nus
pa even If be did bring her TO dis
% land and entered upon another
Jurisprudence with marriage in view
was equally successful in this case
8 the other. and II was not six
47nths after his mishap before he
- engaged again
great deal OF sympathy had been
lsted for him In his disappoint-
nt, and his friends were much
Rsed to hear that, after all. he was
be made happy. He announced
L this time he would go for his
Pc and bring her back with him
lea voyage was poor place for con
pcy when there was temptation at
ID He had suffered once from this
Epse. and he did not propose to take
rub second time
lizard In order TO get away for 50
1g a time was obliged to take In
liner. This he did And when all
70 running smoothly he set sail for
United States with the blessings OF
py friends showered upon him The
men SAID nothing as to his former
frimonial experience, but the men
nted to him from the dock. Don't
pr her on deck without you." "Be
7sr re or the captain II he Ia good look
and other such innuendoes upon
constancy Of woman.
due time Willard returned with
bride. Now that he was married
nendoes would be in bad taste. and
as agreed that they should not be
pc. But owing to the groom's pre-
Us notifying episode every effort
made by the Chileans to give him
"a his bride a good sender. When
snip came In Willard was seen
pding on deck beside a Chilean young
who had sailed for the United
fes on the same vessel that willard
taken when he went to be married
was the color OF a boiled lobster
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