Evening star., 1922-07-03
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
A Sequel to 'sBrides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Tan SLyke.
A Sequel to ssBrides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Ta,, Slyke.

surrounded by porters bearing elabo-
rate fishing tackle. And the porters
and the young men and the fishing
tackle were parked three feet deep
about a laughing, sparkiing-eyed III,
tie woman whose woes had yanisnee
"Johnsy," she hailed him gayly.
isn't this tho most fun?" She began
introducing him. You don't know
them, but they are the incest FOLK!
This Ia Kirk Squires-he was an usher
at wedding where / was a brides
maid years and years ago-and he has
the spifiest camp on Schroom Lake.
and he says It's not SO far from that
town where your family live, and he's
taking these men up there. and he
says why don't we leave the babies
with your family and go fishing with
them and don't you think that would
be wonderful. and
steady! Jonn stopped the flow OF
her conversation, "or wen all miss
our trains-there. now" he pried the
Sue. who wasn't going with them. In
mad chase down the runway the
flve young men and all the porters
and the twins and John and Merriam
made a run for their cars.
But where, oh where is Ragsyr
There. there John comforted
her. "You hold Ragsy's check! He's
riding right in this same train only
in another car-same as all those
young men ,, are in in the ass.a next .ssfs';v sanN
cant we ever 60 anywhere that you
don't dig up a bachelor contingent?"
Struggled back in her chair with
Dicky in her lap. Merriam looked up
at him with dancing eyes.
You can't blame me because they
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mostest fun that they are. and aren't
they perfect dears to ask us? ] sim
ply adore trout fishing. Dad and I
used to go every spring. and Kirk
says his sisters hip boots and all are
But Merriam" he protested. I'VE
aren't going on anybody's fishing
party; we are going for a weeks Wis
1t to my family. thing I've been
weeks saving up the money for, and
and thing that took me days to get
you to agree to-"
But an awfully pokey thing to
do" she pouted. Besides. we can
go to your family's and stay for
a day and leave the youngsters with
your dad and have a perfectly won
derful time all the rest of the week.
Just providential. / call it,"
The bachelors descended en- masse.
the next Two hO0fS were a muodle OF
obstreperous twins. disgruntled young
| husband. a bubbling. sprightly Mer-
riam. ending In an almost hysterfcal
climax when Albany was reached and
it was discovered that Ricky had lest
, Ragsy's baggage check. For the ten
minutes on the Albany platform, the
five bachelors and the four Lindsays
raced up and down the place trying
! to inveigle the baggage men into let
; ting them comfort the yelping Rag
sy, who was marooned next to an
other dog. Grated. whom he cordially
hated. And. of course, Ricky and
Dicky both wept when the conduct
ors began crying "Bo-ar-a-rd!"
Quite all right" joked one of the
young, men. What say. Mistress
Merry. let's check your twins with
the dog. eh?''
Let's" sang Merry Gayly.
Il think you almost would" John
groaned.
DO les all ride in a check wifi
Ragsy" walled Ricky, who liked the
| Idea.
But nothing in the world could
! hold you in check" growled John as
he swung Merry aboard. mot even
an experienced baggage man..