South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-04
Her Bit of News
By Raene Anquetil

Mary Brainerd hurried into the
headquarters OF her Red Cross
chapter. and over 10 the corner
where the coterie u which she be
longed foregathered, and was well
coined By a chorus Of voices chant
ing in mock severity: ''Late-late-
late"
Yes. shockingIy 50" admitted
Mary. but I'm bringing a surpris-
ing bit OF news. YouU forgive me
when you hear g. Betty Townley
was married this morning 70 Barney
Deladeld."
Married this morning. they
echoed. TO Barney Delaheld."
oh signed Winifred Warren
isn't he handsome"
"He certainly IS" Mary Brainerd
agreed. "and West Point never
turned out a better soldier"
How did the marriage come
about" asked Janet Burllngame.
Betty and he were only casual ac-
quaintances.
ooh. no indeed. hastily ex-
planned Evelyn Kennett they were
decidedly chummy at one time. II
was during last year at Vassar. He
came up very often 30 see Betty
gave her a regular rush. We Nrls
used TO tease her about her army
attachment. suddenly. though. he
stepped aside 10 make way for a
new fame. and no one thought any
thing Of IT, Betty's dear, but we
al know shes an uncomfortable
fiirt~
But how did the sudden mar
riagc come about. Mary" persisted
janet do you know
''Nell rather Mary laughed
"My brother Jack was best man
He came Up from Washington yes
terday on 4s-hour furlough and
spent the night with Barney. and
tion Burncy told him an about &C.
Jack ran iu on rs this morning foI
a "Howdyr call and he told me
Jack was hrimful Of IT,"
''H's ramaticaily romantic but
-mischievouslv. this Is hardly the
timc o. place 90 ,ell st."
The storm OF protest that fol-
lowed. however. overruIed Mary's
playful objection. and she said:
''Wcli if YOU promise 90 work deli
gently and not interrupt the mar
rative with those thorny Obs and
Ah's. IIl tell the romance word for
word. as Jack told il TO me-
They promised And so. 10 the
accompaniment OF fast clicking
needles, Mary told the tale.
Barney arrived here Monday on
n 12-day furlouS1. and on the way
20 his club he round i'm the taxicah
n typed manuscript entitled. with
Cupid's Assistance" which he start
ed 90 read The story told Of a
young society bud-one of the sea
sons debutants. gay and hirtatious
10 the edge OF cruelty, numbering
her victims by the dozen or more
OF her meeting with yourg army
officer. their love anair-the one
really true love of her heart-oi
their subsequent quarrel and hel
stubborn pride i'm refusing TO grant
forgiveness 90 her lover.
Then the coming OF the war. OF
her volunteering for nursing serV-
ive-thc marvellous change the life
over There wrought in her charac-
ter-the little. gay. care-free fiirt
developing into an unseldsh woman
tender and true. OF the splendid
nursing record she won. etc. etc.
a bully good story" Jack called
St. "all leading up 10 the one big
dramatic incident when somewhere
In France the heroine. as nurse
and the lover MS "a badly wounded
officer. met and were reunited. The
young officer quickly recovered from
his wouKds-"with Cupid's as
sistance"-the doctors in the hos
pital said Then the lovers were
married and went happily of on q
furlough honeymoon.
"Oh," interrupted Evelyn inn
reached over grabbed the 'manu
script from the table and rereaC