Show l 9 J JlAfrvrfP T A Ar WM LV V VtL U Lm 1 3J nM AND TII1N I = J Chicago There she was waltln nt he church And ono could repeat tho oft quoted words of the erstwhile popular song not only onco more but five times more to hint at tho story of tho patent pa-tent and loyal girl who waited in vain at tho house of worship to hear tho wedding bolls ring for her Six times actually sweet sensible nd attractive Inga Llndqulst waited lt tho church for Alfred Rasmusson hat the parson might tlo tho matrimonial matrimo-nial knot for them But some strange Cato Intervened to blast the hopes ot ho blushing brideelect Each and every time tho brldo roomtobo proved recreant and either eith-er failed to appear at tho church or led after the bridal party and guests lad assembled Four times tho faith less Alfred made his getaway just leforo reaching tho sacred edifice and twice ho quietly slipped away whilo hoso present waited for tho minister to come to tho altar On each occasion the heartbroken trldo was left In tears of shamo and anguish whllo tho wedding guests I raged at his heartlessness In desertIng desert-Ing the trusting girl and depriving hem of tho promised sumptuous feast and merrymaking that were to follow he ceremony Yet thlc recalcitrant flanco really and truly loved tho confiding and pa lent young woman who had given her all of the passion of her heart And she well she had such unbounded faith in tho genuineness of his professed pro-fessed affection for her that the bitter denunciations of her friends and rein ives could not shake it and she readIly read-Ily granted hlni forgiveness each time he pleaded for her pardon Ho was so eloquent this handsome Alfred Ras mussen and he sued for her womanly Indulgence with such eloquence and protested his deep undying love for her with so ardent words of endearment endear-ment she could not deny him tho clemency clem-ency ho craved So It was that she consented four times and then twice more to give him another chance And only after tho last chance did she triumph by n ruse Heroine No Silly Girl Miss Inga Llndqulst tho heroine of the waltlngntthechurch six times romance In real life was not a giddy young thing or either sweet 1C 17 or even 18 for that matter when her romance began Indeed full 30 summers sum-mers and llko as not as many win tors had been recorded in her llfo history his-tory up to that time Inga Llndqulst for a number of years was an export milliner and as forewoman In a big millinery house earned and was paid a good salary one that many an able man in mercantile llfo would bo only too glad to receive for highclass service Tho young womans employers valued her services so highly that several times she hinted at giving up her position to engage In the millinery business for herself they induced her to remain and gave her a substantial advance in salary Early in the present year she came Into n very nice inheritance through tho death of a relative In Sweden She resigned her position to engage in business for herself opening n handsome hand-some store on the northwest side of Chicago wlicro dwell the welltodo Swedes Germans and GermanAmer icans Business from the start was a splendid splen-did success with Miss Llndqulst for firstclass trade came to her unsolicited unso-licited Her success in business pleased her frieria very much but her state of single blessedness was tho one source of annoyance and disappointment disap-pointment to them Met Handicmo AlIt Al-It was when tho fair milliners closo friends tho feminine ones wqro about giving up hope that she would ever become a brldo that tbo goodlooking young pharmacist Alfred Al-fred ItasmuEsan came on tho scone and fell In love with Igna Llnd qtilst It was a real surprise to the friends of both Haudsonio Alas Al-as he was called and Is yet by his Intimates was generally regarded liSa liS-a good fellow In duo cours0 the engagornont of Ingn Llndqulst and Alfred Rasmus Ben was announced to their friends nud relatives Then tho date was net for the wedding Despite the protests of their friends the couplu decided to Imva n quiet wedding at I church with only the bridal attendants attend-ants and a few closo friends and relatives rela-tives to witness tho ceremony though thcro was to be a grand feast at tho homo ot the brides aunt Mrs Coder qulst After tho latter tho now ly wedded pair werp to tako a trip to New York and other eastern points That was in April last Miss Llnd qulst her bridesmaid two young women wom-en friends three mnlo friends n cousin and her aunt and Rnsinnssons best man and six of his friends waited wait-ed at the church Rasmusscn did not come and the brldetobo and tho I bridal party retired Miss Inga brokenhearted broken-hearted Nothing wns heard from Rasmussen no one Vnew whero ho was Mrs Coderqnlst tho brideelects aunt and several of her gentlemen friends were anxious to notify tho police po-lice of the fiances disappearance fearing fear-ing that maybe ho was a victim ot foul play nut Intimates of tho missing miss-ing man protested that It would result re-sult In sensational notoriety for all concerned and their objections prevailed pre-vailed Throe weeks later or in tho early part of May Handsomo Al reappeared re-appeared and called on his weeping sweetheart Ho pleaded hard for forgiveness for-giveness alleging that he suddenly became frightened nt assuming tho responsibilities of married llfo and was so worried about this whilo on his way to church that yielding to impulse im-pulse he fled and went to Milwaukee Secured Forgiveness So eloquently did the recreant I lover plead that his sweetheart forgave for-gave and took him back Then now plans were made and It was decided that tho wedding should bo fho last week In May Again tho milliner was waltln at tho church for tho second time but tho faithless lover camo not Onco more tho brldotobo returned homo to put away her wedding wed-ding dress and flnery shed tears wring her hands and plan now creations crea-tions for her rich customers Sov oral weeks later Rasmussen turned ui nt Miss Llndqulsts homo but tho in dlgndut Mrs Ccderqulst In her wrath refused to admit him and drove the trifling fellow away ho had brought sadness and disappointment too often to that home sho declared to be permitted to again enter its par tals talsHut Hut Rasmussen was not to be do nled and again his pleadings won for glveness For the third time the wedding day was set and again the bridegroom came not What explanations expla-nations ho mado that caused his res toratlon to favor can but bo guessed but again ho was forgiven and ngatn were preparations mado for tho nuptials nup-tials History repeated Itself on this occasion occa-sion and on another that followei and then for the sixth time the brld arrayed for the ceremony confident I that at last sho might roly on tho fervent fer-vent promise of her lover nut no Again tho wedding procession proces-sion was marshaled at the altar and tho bridegroom was conspicuous by hla absence Bride at Last Aroused Everybody was too dumfoundcd to utter a word even the repeatedly deceived de-ceived minister was so stunned that ho conld not vent his auger in words When the others recovered tho power of speech there was a babble of Indignant Indig-nant talk Only the brido was silent for u time Sho smiled faintly hut her face showed a grim determination determina-tion which tho others could not read Ridding her aunt tho bridesmaid attendant at-tendant and her gentleman cousin enter the carriages sho Informed the rest of tho party that thcro would bs no feast at her homo that day hut latar on they would receive an invitation invita-tion to dine with her and her husband hus-band Then Miss Llndqulst drovo i homo leaving her guests to wondor I what she meant I Tho patient milliner was aroused She said lIttle hut Beamed to have sonio plan of action ready Thare was much going and coming on her rnrt in a way that smacked of mystery mys-tery and promised a great surprise Evidently eho contemplated a strategic movo and llko a good genwrnl sho kept silent until tbo time came Plans Carefully Laid It was tho latter part of September whon Miss Llndquist had hor plans ready Sho called on tho pastor of her I church tho church at which r1 > waited wait-ed aljc tlmea ta va > SI nail a brief I 4 talk with tho wiso man of tho cloth and camo to nn understanding with iltn Then she had n conference with her standing bridesmaid and her cousin nlid RomnnsBons permanent beat man A Cow days later n carriage drovo up to the iloar of Mrs CcdcrquUts house A servant camo out with n Bmnll rank which vas placed on tho foot cst at tho drivers seat Then Ingn tor aunt and her bridesmaid cntorcd ho carrlnga Another conveyance Irovo tip to tbo door and Into it quick I y pllqd Msa Ingas cousin and tho > cst man Mtos Inga and hor party wcro driven in ono direction nnd the other carriage in n different one Tho rig containing tho mllllnor nnd her friends drovo to tho homo ol Handnoiuo Al H was early evening ind ho was thcro Tho driver rone tho doorbell and when It was oponod iskcd for Mr Rnsmnsson Ha appeared quickly and as ho did Miss Ltndqnst called to him from Uio carrlago He tastcncd to hor Were Married at Last Got In Al nho said sweetly Im going on tlat wedding trip of ours Itn been put off so often Im just heattslck to tnnko It oven if I have togo to-go nlonc licsldcs business IB qulot now and I can spare tho time Coma i nnd drive with mo to tho depot Al wont you coaxlngly Al got in quickly and was not a Httlo astonished to find thcro wore other occupants tho mint and brides I maid But their presence did not abash him and ho renewed his old style of lovomaklng Very earnestly ho pleaded wltli Inga to not go away vowing that ho would wed hor without any further delay It she consented to remain Tho young woman protended to bo obdurate antI lot tho artful dodger go on with his pleas and vows I So intent was Rasmusscn ho did not notice tho direction In which the I carrlago was being driven nut Inga had laid hor plans carefully so carefully care-fully thcro was practically no dangor that they would go amiss Tho driver had bin Instructions and boforo Hnndsomo Al know what was in tho wind tho carriage stopped be toro tho door of the parsonage of tho church at which Inga had waited so many times In his bewilderment the bridegroom failed to noto another car rlago at tho curb In a fow minutes Miss Llndqulst antI Rasmusscu woro standing boforo tho minister and around them Blood tho rest ot tho bridal party And tho ceremony followed fol-lowed It was brief When tho minister min-ister shook hands with tho newly wedded I wed-ded couple and gave them good adviro I and extended his congratulations tho co 11111 Lz IJV A JU5lflTS5O wedding welchor as his friends bill dubbed Rasmusscn was all smiles kissed his brido with fqrvor and gave tho glad hand to nlj of tho wedding party A fow moments later all on tered tho carriages and were driven to I tho homo of tho brldo this tlmo a real I and Binding brldo n |