The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-22
Lost and
Found
tory Of . Bridegroom With
Dramatic Tastes
~.,,.
BY cLARIssA MAcKIE


5hen Robert Dwight married Nil.
d Corson every one said that they
uld be happy Y Dwight did not 60
the stage, for which he had strong
ming. Mildred was very much in
3 with him. and 1t was feared that
#he was separated from her. to be
rounded by actresses. not only
Tuld she be Jealous, but he might be
Enpted to leave her In the lurch.
They were married early In Febru-
q, intending to go south to meet the
mmer coming north. A large num-
Sr Of friends saw them Joined. peltetl
Fem with rice and old shoes. and they
Ssre driven to the dock from which
ley were to sail. On boarding the ship
icy found their stateroom a mass of
swers sent to them by their friends.
two or three days they found them
Elves in Jacksonville. Fla.
10 Mildred Dwight. who had been 4
nely little stenographer when Robert
sll In love with and married her. this
Tisurely life Of the well to do was a
,lightful experience.
4 Robert Dwight was far from poor.
business was prosperous one.
) md there was no economizing during
lis wedding trip. And. best of all.
1ere was waiting for them in. New
Y ork q luxuriously furnished apart
lent which was to be home.
X No wonder the Dwights were bliss
ully happy. and 1t IL not surprising
hat on this winter morning Mildred
,oked from her hotel window into .
ummer land Of tropical flowers and
inging birds and decided that this
vas hea ven indeed.
Robert had gone out to buy some
igars at a queer little tobacco shop
It the end Of a crooked street. and
When he returned they were going for
! long drive under the palms.
Mildren glanced at the clock. Rob-
srt had been gone over an hour, and
he motorcar was waiting below.
Another hour licked away and thir-
~ minutes more.
After the manner Of brides, Mildred
became alarmed over the long absence
Of her loved one, and, twisting white
chiffon veil over her little bat. she went
out to look for him. She know the
way to the tobacco shop. and she soon
reached the crooked street
Her heart sank when she saw that
down its length were an unusual num-
Der Of people.
Had anything happened to Robert7
She moved through the crowd. not
daring to ask for fear of the answer
she might receive. and she had nearly
the end Of the street and the
shop when something happened -
that shattered her beauti-
full bubble Of happiness and ended that
most blissful Of honeymoons.
Mildred saw Robert coming out Of
the tobacco shop. He paused In the
doorway to light a cigarette. How
he looked In his well fitting
white nannels. with white hat set
back on his dark hair. He tossed the
match away and glanced up the street.
His face frightened into radiance:
his eyes glowed with excitement and
lovers artlor.
Mildred thought he saw her. but he
was looking at another woman, a wo-
man who was running down the op-
posite pavement. Nay. she was only
I slight young girl. exquisitely lovely
and evidently in deep distress.
As she ran toward Robert he ad-
to meet her with outstretched
hands. The cigarette he had tossed
aside performed a blazing parabola
and fell at Mildred's feet. But she did
not zee It.
Her anguished eyes saw nothing save
the glad look in Roberts face and the
Joy Of the girl as she 6ew into his
waiting arms.
your cried Robert.
Mildred saw no more. She fed back
along the crooked street with wildly
heating heart and an insane desire to
laugh loud
Did any woman ever have such an
odd ending to honeymoon?
An hour later she left the hotel with
her trunks and handbag, and what ex-
cuse she made to the clerk do not
know. but there was no message for
Robert Dwight when he came home at
last to ind her gone.
Six months later and it was summer
time In New England. Mildred Dwight
had resumed her maiden name Of NIL
dred Corson and had obtained a re-
sponsible position in one Of the large
Of a Connecticut city.
Al Miss Corson she acceptably filed
her position and won her way into the
hearts of her fellow clerks Not one
" them knew Of the tragedy which
had blishted her honeymoon. nor did
me OF them guess that Mildred had
,ver been q bride.
ehe found pleasant boarding place
nd congenial friends. In the city
vers several good theaters and an &C.
a9aonal concert.