Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-13
DAN CUPID FOILS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Young Normal Students Secretly
Secure License and Have a
Romantic Wedding

at locksmiths.
! The little God of Love had a
good, long laugh Monday at
noon when pretty Miss Lena
Smith slipped out OF Sullivan
Hall dormitory, while her friend,
Miss f. {. Emmons, of Irvine,
played joyously a nuptial medic
dy on the piano and Miss Mary
Peach, of Salvisa, held the atten
ton of Miss Conway earnestly in
conversation. Outside a taxicab
was waiting. Miss Smith joined
Carl McGubbin and they hied
away to the Baptist parsonage
where DR.. o. Olin Green pro-
nounced them nan and wife.
The bride and groom were
both students at Normal They
met Tor the first time when they
entered school five months ago.
1t seemed case of love at first
sight. Although the bride is only
Is years of age, the groom found
4 faithful friend i'll his pal, Hay
len Back, OF Monticello, who
posed as the brides brother
they applied for license to wed
last Thursday. The County Clerk
readily acceptedMr. Backs state
ment that she was of lawful age
all is fair in love and war, etc.
The license was secured and an
opportunity awaited for the
wedding little later.
The secret of the license re-
posing in Mr.. McCubbin's inside
pocket was thought to be secure.
Only Mr.. Hayden and one close
girl friend of the bride were ia
ken into the happy secret. TC
make it certain that there woulr
be no leaks, the groom came tt
the Daily Register Office, anC
laid the case before the reporter
who scans the marriage books
Not desiring to obstruct the
course of true love IN any way
the reporter agreed to withhold
publication of license until the
wedding was performed.
But somebody talked. Per
haps the secret was too good t,
keep up at the Normal school
School authorities became cog
infant of the wlE perings amons
friends of the two young people
and an investigation started
Soon telephone wires were put
to work, and the parents mott
fed. S. B. Smith, father Of the
bride. a prominent farmer of the
Salvisa section of Mercer coun-
ty, instructed the school author
tiles to hold his daughter and
prevent the marriage until . he
and his wife could reach Rich
mond. President Coates called
young McCubbin before him and
there was quite a session. it is
understood. McCubbin is past
q, legal age, so there was moth
ing that could be done with him.
The question of whether the
rules and regulations of the Nor
NAL school forbid lovemakingand
marriage among its students.
was not tested out. however.
McCubbin saw that if he want
cd to win his bonnie bride. he had
better get busy. He got. Al
hurried message to his sweet
heart; SUNNI ming of the taxi
and the hastily devised plan toI
distract the attention of the
monitors of Sullivan Hall with
piano music and conversation
While the bride-to-be skinned
away, all proved successful, andr
belore any Of the "old folks"
reached Richmond, the know had
been securely tied
Like all good romnaces, it bids
lair to end happily "for ever af
ter" The mother Of the bride
was impressed with the appear
ance and reputation and manli
ness of her new son-in-law,' and
Immediately forgave the young
couple, and gave them her bless
ing. McCubbin's parents did not
come to Richmond He is the
only child. His rather, d. L.
McCubbin, is superintendent of
the water and light company at
Campbellsville. Taylor county,
and prominent citizen. "The
old man. just phoned his kid
that he had checkbook and
there was enough in the bank for
anything he might need-and go
to it-and bring his bride on
home.
The new Mrs. McCubbin left
with her mother for Salvisa to.
prepare a trousseau, and the lat
ter part of the week her husbant
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