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Show Obeyed His. Chief's Orders. . . A smart young officer belonging to a' cavalry corps in India was sent on sick leave to a convalescent station of Simla and; while recovering his health among the hills there was robbed of his heart and in return captivated the charmJT thief. Th young fellow proposed i j-was j-was accepted and with all possible db. patch the wedding day was fixed. But the Colonel of the expectant bridegroom's bride-groom's regiment was strongly opposed to the Lieutenant marrying and telegraphed tele-graphed an un welcome "Join at once" to th amorous sub. Th chagrined soldier handed th peremptory message to his fair one. She glanced at it and then, with a becoming blush of sweet simplicity remarked: "I am more than glad, dear, that your Colonel so approve or your choice, but what a hurry he is in for th wedding. I don't think I can b ready quite so soon, but I'll try, for, of course, the Colonel must be aboyed." "But you dont seem to understand the telegram, sweetheart," said the Lieutenant. Lieute-nant. "It upsets every plan we have made. . Tou see. he says, 'Join at once.' "Certainly he does, dear," replied the lady, looking up with an arch, smile, "but it is you who dont seem to understand under-stand it When th Colonel says, 'Join at once,' what does he mean but get married Immediately? What else, indeed, in-deed, can he possibly mean?' "What else, indeed, darling?- delightedly delight-edly exclaimed the ardent lover, rejoic- j lng in the new reading, which he received re-ceived with the utmost alacrity. So forty-eight hours had scarcely passed be-fore be-fore the Colonel received the following: ' "Tour orders have been carried out We were Joined at once." Philadelphia In-, quirer. |