Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-05-25
The Wedding Of the lam and he Egg Walter wood.

TneeOing 70 have another wedding be .
. nounced. and ven 50 through II JUS
~ we did before no laughing. nc klc'
ding this time It's serious TO thesns ~
imamneri~
There was e general murmu q ex-
element It was novel. It vas unusu11
thing out Of the ordinary.
Tns Judge hung up the receiver with
an air OF satisfaction
hzrs. yessup hung up and turned 20 the
lyounR couple. The judge wants 20
know II you'd mind going over and being
married where he Is At present, sne
said tits . private house. quite nice,
I hsar.r
"AIi the same to me-" said Charlie with
8 fine air OF condescending indif1ereucs.
I'm sure we wouldn't mind at All
Mamie hastsned to add with an at
tempt at gracfousness.
h&rs. Jessup nodded brightly and . few
minutes later led the way 20 the door,
out OF the cold chill OF the executive
chamber into the balmy air OF q spring
evening; TO be confronted ct the curb
II by q uniformed footman holding open
the door OF q big limousine, while his
twin, IS far as uniform was concerned,
was seated stiffly at the wheel.
Charlie and Mamie. in somewhat OF
daze were ushered inside. The door
slammed. the footman sprang to his
seat and the car moved forward smooth
~.
The interior Of the limousine was light
ed and in each corner were longcut glass
vases filled with flowers. The cushioned
seats were 50 comfortable
Mamie had a distinct feeling that
something was wrong. She closed her
eyes. 1t wasn't real, she must be dream
ing.
Charlie" she said In q half frighten-
ed whisper, amt It swell2"
Sure ID" he said suspiciousiy, 'won-
der what's the gage"
(Cinderslla sat by the cherries hearth
and the pumpkin turned into a
BEAU-ttful coach. and how was Il that
Cinderella wasn't in the least embar-
raised when ushered into the ballroom /
was shea I've often wondered.)
anyway Cinderella mean Mamie
was ushered into a fairyiand Of yellow /
chrysanthemums by Danny Bowman,
famous director.
While Dave Dangerfield, handsome
leading light. acting as best man. pilot
60 the awe struck Charlie from the din
ing room towards the floral bell under
which stood the judge.
Fifty guests, In evening dress. women
IN gorgeous low necked creations. lined
the way.
The distant organist. hastily summon
ed by phone, again accommodated his
good friend Danny and again sent forth
tne impressive strains Of the wedding
march. The princess, mean Mamie
swept proudly along on the arm OF Dan
ny, her head held high, q radiant smile
On her lips. q rosy tint on her cheeks
That no makeup artist could duplicate
She could not see herself only the
beautifully gowned women before her,
minds eye. Ii
Charlie, sheepish, embarrassed. con- !
Sctous OF his rather shabby suit. con- I
'cious of the fact that he was ridiculous {
= out-classed, shambled along aw- /
zwardly beside the handsome Danger ]
1t was all 50 pitifuI, so pathetic--no
need OF Dams warning not 70 laugh. / !
There was tear In every eye, g sob In / {
many q throat :.
The ceremony was Just as solemn. fast Q
. impressive as the other-the naer-
inent that followed just AZ gay and q
ighthearted .
erved in the patio to the newly united
nd Charlie began TO feel that they .
weren't trying to put anything over on
nm, they were gang OF good guys
hats what they were. And human, All 4
EN-, in spite OF their glad rags and y
CUP and fish. and they took 70 Mamie e
y OF 'em-especially the men, no won Il
er, she was the best looking dame in the e.
lunch by q long shot. Her popularity 81
1sh the swells made him puff up a bit, #
ne was his wifeI Uh huh, his wffel III
The ladies had done their best to make r.
ae frightened little thing feel at home.
"a the men were frankly pleased with
ae Iusneo. pretty face and trim figure.
shes a perfect type Tor the part OF
illie. in 'Hell's Hell-Cat,' said Sam
asst, the movie magnate. "Ain't she?
ow I ask your"
"A lee-tle bit too young said his
neral manager and principle yes" man.
lust lee-ele young. But she'd photo
'aph like q million dollars, bet
Maybe you're right" said Sam. You III
agnt 70 make OF her q test" HI
All this while Mamie was standing be- al
Eeen them. smiling from one to the M
her feeling somehow a. though sRa m
ere on the block, stripped naked by @
ler shrewd glances and offered for
Charlie had watched this scene out @
the corner OF his eye, he didn't know #
out ne was developing q healthy casa @
Jealousy. What was the matter with 2
em guys was they trying to date her
,, or eomething7 Didn't they know 8
e was married7 Huh. guess he could M
Ok after his wife, All right He got 10 i 3
xeet and swa8gered to the group @