The Washington herald., 1922-08-10

| early-he would appear tagged at
the wedding. He envied Gloria who
could hide her fatigue with careful
pigmentation.
In his bathroom he contemplated
himself in the mirror and saw that he
was unusually whitehall a dozen
small imperfections stood out against
the morning pallor Of his complexion,
and overnight he had grown the faint
stubble of beard-the general effect
he fancied, was unprsposscss ssing.
haggari. halt unwell.
On his dressing-table were spread
number of articles which he told
over carefully with suddenly fumbling
fingers-their tickets to California,
the book Of travellers checks, his
watch. set to the half-minute, the
key to his apartment, which he must
not forget to give to Maury. and,
most important OF all, the ring. II
was of platinum set around with
small emeralds: Gloria had insisted
on this: she had always wanted an
emerald wedding-ring, she said
1t was the third present he had
given her; first had come the engage
ment ring. and then a little gold
ciSarette-case. He would be giving
her many things now-clothes and
jewels and friends and excitement. 1t
seemed absurd that from now on he
would pay for all her meals 1t was
going to cost; he wondered IL he had
not underestimated for this trip, and
IL he had not better cash u larger
check. The question worried him.
Then the breathless impendency of
the event swept his mind clear of
details. This was the day-unsought.
unsuspected six months before, but
now breaking in yellow light through
his east window, dancing along the
carpet as though the sun were smiling
at some ancient and reiterated gag
of his own.
Anthoaw lau=lei in a nervoLs
One-syIlable snort.
BY God!" he muttered to himself,
Il m as good as married.
The Ushers.
Six young m1a in Cros. Patch's
library growing more and more CHEEKY
under the influence of Mumm's Extra
Dry. set surreptitiously in cold pals
by the bookcases
The First Young Man: BY golly.
Believe me. in my next book I'm
going to do a wedding scene thatIl
knock 'em cold,
The Second Young Man: Met
debutante the other day said she
thought your book was powerful. As
rule young girls cry for this primi-
tive business.
The Third Young Man: Where's
Anthony?
The Fourth Young Man: walking
| up ard down Outsid. talking to
himself.
Second Young Man: Lord, Did you
see the minister? Most peculiar look
in= teeth.
Fifth Young Man: Think they're
natural. Funny thing people having
gold teeth.
Sixth Young Man: They say they
love 'em. My dentist told me once a
woman came TO him and insisted on
having two of her teeth covered
right the way they were.
Fourth Young Man: Hear you got
out book, Dicky. Congratulations,
Dick: (Stiffly) Thanks
Fourth Young Man: Qnnocently)
What Is it? College stories?
Dick: (More stifny). No. Not
college stories.
Fourth Young Man: Pity! Hasn't
Nv" . 6NON DOOh dOOul I1dINdIu
years.
Dick: CTouchily) Why don't you
supply the lack?
Third Young Man: 1 think I saw
squad of guests turn the drive in
a Packard just now
Sixth Young Man: Might open n
couple more bottles on the strength
of that
Third Young Man: II WAS the
shock of my life when l heard the
old man was going to have a wet
wedding. Rabid prohibitionist, you
know.
Fourth Young Man: CSnapping
his fingers excitedly) BY Cad; 1
knew I'd forgotten something. Kept
thinking II was my vest
Dick: What was it?
Fourth Young Man: BY CAD. By
gad!
Sixth Young Man: Here. Here.
Why the tragedy?
Second Young Man: what'd you
forget? The way home?
Dick: (Maliciously) He forgot the
plot for his book of Harvard stories.
Fourth Young Man: No. sir. for
got the present. by George! forgot
to buy old Anthony a present. ]
Kept putting 1t OF and putting 1t of.
and by gad I've forgotten it, What'll
they think?
Sixth Young Man: (Facetiously)
That's probably what's been holding
up the wedding.
(The Fourth Young Man looks ner-
vously at his watch. Laughter).
Continued Tomorrow.