Show merging their interests by GRIMBALL AVERY copyright A A LL hoard shouted the aft tor as tile florida limited stood aloud ready to leave new york afley hev there hold that train it sec neo ond end yelled idled an excited but handsome man as tie he caine trudging along the platform levith six elx small children jon john chapman had just finished landing funding tile the two year old twins when the lie conductor called out Il lurry up there veve eve got to pull out here porter give him a lift with his excess baggage by B tle the time the train had reached philadelphia chapman was actually loziuk oft to sleep ills his nap however was wan soon interrupted when a jolly prosperous looking business man greeted him with a healthy and vigorous slap on the shoulder why hv liello hello chapman 1 what are you doing here its been years and years since I 1 saw you vou last what are all these your childr children fifteen years before Chap chapman ninn lind had roomed with alth henry smyser ile he had colnul the saine fraternity fit at ringer college had played football with him mid and had wooed the same girl hats wrong with you chapman asked smyser Si 1 I lost my wife about two years ago hut hill before I 1 start lot let me ask you a serious question are arc you married and have you vou any encumbrances no I 1 marry that college willow widow we were both so BO daft about sties stilt still frisking around roping lit in the freshmen there any progeny to perpetuate my iny glorious name hut but I 1 want to her hear how the world has hag been mistreating you As chapman begrin began to reply ills his tw twins ills started hawling with a look of despair ili lie opened a large laige suitcase the interior of which looked partly like a drug store and a great deal more like it i nursery brought out n big free tor for all milk bottle und and after having abated tile alie childrens clamor the fattier gave gae a long iong sigh then with tears in his eyes eves began again smyser I 1 jont dont know how flow to begin to tell you till nil ive ie been through since my wife died and left me nil hit these six children on oil my hands bonds smyser meditated for several moments ri here was it chance to get revenge for that joke chapman hat elined on him film the night of the gr adua tion dunce dance never had tie he forgotten the time line chapman had poured tabasco sauce into his dancing pumps why hy dont you vou get a good nurse he ventured casually oh tell me so something new I 1 J had hundreds liun dreda of nurses already rind and ellei always leave me in the lurch that being teeing the ense case interrupted smyser in a tone of profound pio found wisdom then I 1 have n better idea what vou von need is it a good wife one that Is highly domestic 11 C not very encouraging for no woman in her senses will have me lite old man mail began smyser gravely you are too quick to throw up the sponge right now nov I 1 know a charm ing young oung widow at palm bench beach and i im sure you iou two would harmonize harmo nhe id go in for tier her myself but she adores tall men and will not look at short nien men like myself well have to sidetrack the kids till youve landed tier her ill keep them for you in some nearby town Is it a go chapman was game when they reached the famous resort smyser played his part re aa a matchmaker admirably seldom in the varied history of knot tying had find a couple been so drawn together they decided to get married and leave at once for tier her native home in georgia smyser bad consented to go on ahead and gother gather up chapmans Chap mans children who had been interned at jacksonville during the diplomatic negotiations tiati ons and take them with him film to atlanta Atlan tR so that the bride would not hear or of their existence till she reached her home town two days later chapman and his pretty bride were on their way to georgia on alighting at atlanta they had taken but a few steps when 8 smyser walked up tip with all of the waiting brood oh papa Is this our lovely new marnma mamma you suit said was so beautiful c called ailed out chapmans Chap mans eldest sirs chapman simply beamed and looked surprised then ran to meet 11 excited of id black jimminy tim miny who c came M hobbling toward tier her with sl six other children swarming armit armittie til her li howdy miss tenn jenny ise silo bho biall ter see yo vo I 1 done brunc brun all yo v ahli turns alums to show em cm to their new nev claddy before Ilef tire the grinding nurse could say more the children were hugging kneir mother then spying their newly newl ac Itil father one of nf the oldest girls called out Is tins chii our papa ile he Is mighty might handsome just as you vou wrote 11 to his lii Itt linse lense delight ills his bride leaned down and kissed each on one of his little darlings never had athly a seemed so entirely urgelle as now nov she exclaimed cb cheerily eerily oil oh how I 1 shall love then them because they are you bours weve both had sudi such a surprise the v wont he be one hit bit more mon trouble for mummy mammy will take perfect care of them an she does of mine rind well gr go right on and finish our wedding tour wont we john clear no one even thought of poor dds comfit cornn ted ed smyser tie he crawled off to a i fur far corner anti and as lie he i watched the happy couple getting in tile the pullman ile he muttered to himself well if that vi a regular ill know mvble if I 1 ever er ti naile to get even with john |