The Washington herald., 1916-06-30
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for nearly two years, and their future
marriage had been accepted by friends
as a matter OF course.
Wheeler was accidentally injured on
the Congress Heights rifle range Tues
day, when his company was at rife prac-
tice. He was not seriously hurt, but
was stunned and they sent him to Casual
ty Hospital OF course, the new Mrs.
Wheeler went to see him. In the morn
ing he was sent home.
She is all alone in the world with no
father and mother, and I have been 60
ing with her a long time. l thought
it only right that l marry her, and then
II anything should happen to me in
Mexico she will at least get a pension.
love her just as much as she loves
me- and that's a great deal"
That's the way young Wheeler ex-
pressed it while standing outside his
tent in Company l. street at the camp
last night
The couple planned to meet at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue at
o'clock yesterday. and go to Alexandria
to get married. But Wheelers company
was recalled to Camp Ordway to be
mustered in and instead of meeting his
bride to be, he reported to camp.
So Miss Gambler went to ask President
Wilson to let her sweetheart off. Mr..
Wilson was not in. and one of his sec
retaries told her to come back today at
IL O'Clock, and also referred her to Sec
retary of War Baker. The Secretary re-
ferred her to his assistants. and young
Wheeler, who did not know that his
girl was pleading for him. was taking
the oath to serve his country at that
very time.
The girl went out TO see~her sweet
heart last evening at $50 o'clock as soon
as the stern guards let girl visitors
through the lines. She brought a quart
of ice cream from the ice cream estab-
lishment where she works, and, seated on
a cot in the young mans brown tent, they
decided to get married.
After the wedding. there was dash
back to Washington and the Wheeler
home. where Wheeler's father and mother
received the two with open arms.
The bugler bridegroom had to hasten
back to his tent before taps blew at 10:S0
o'clock, and there he just couldn't keep
the events of the evening to himself.
and told his tent mates. He was the
center of celebration, and with cheers
he was congratulated.
II want to go to Mexico with the rest
of my company" said Bugler Wheeler
last night, but my parents don't want
me to. Edith doesn't either. But If
go know l shall come back to her"
"Of course my salary is not large
one, SIS month, and 1t may seem foolish
to get married on IT. But Edith has an
income of s25 a month from her fathers
estate, and she can work until return"
II first met her at a basketball game
between the Second Regiment and the
Engineers. a game for the championship
of the National Guards. I was playing
and she was in the audience. Some one
introduced US. She came to other games.
Then called one Sunday night. 1t was
just after I quit Eastern High School.
and l remember 1 swiped some roses to
take her.
Rolled "Bones" to stay.
There were three couples at her house,
and when 1t came time to so home we
fellows rolled some pinocle dice to see
which should stay with Edith. 1 rolled
twelve and stayed. That started the af-
fair.
Il don't know whether l will see her
or not tomorrow" Wheeler said. You
see, our company goes on guard tomor-
row night, and although 1 have been on
guard three times already with other
companies. 1 will probably be chosen. II
l do, l am going to telephone her to
come out, although she will have to get
away from her work to do it. She works
at an ice cream establishment from 2
o'clock in the afternoon to 10 o'clock at
night. Then, too, she is going to see the
President tomorrow"
He unused awhile in the darkness be-
fore his tent and then came the clear