Show M I 1 BELATED HAPPINESS to martha tyler mr ira ward sped when her brother an 2 ounces the interesting newa news to her why it its a the most absurd thing I 1 ever heard of at this rather unusual form 0 of r con her b brother other leonard laughed aon on the principle that there a no fool like an old fool he indu red well vol I 1 since we re in for adages as one might say I 1 prefer its never too late to mend and joking aside I 1 m surely the Juck leat felloe fellow in the world orld to have the finest and beet best girl in the world saved for me all this time nn hardly believe its true from fron t that hat hie his sister al at waya ways eald said he never bad had a glimme of intelligence until atte the wed ding the affair had developed with re mar marl ible suddenness whilo while leonard waa was passing the holidays with his els BIB ter leonard and martha tyler had known each other from childhood so there was as more than one ope covert amilo smile and sarcastic comment when after going nast and remaining for F car leonard returned and at the lit 01 ue age of forty five fell desperately I 1 ove with martha aged forty leonard came west again a week before the wedding another evi dence of insanity his bister eald said the day beffie tho the wedding he and martha disappeared as am completely ns it the earth had swallowed them up it w was as ten clock that morning be for fore a mrs ward realized zed that her broth brother er had ha loft left the house without in fort forbing attig na as to his intentions Intent lone she called p martha sister with whom mart had made her home and asked if leonnrd were there the two to had goat out together some time before t they say anything about getting a license inquired mrs ward marthas sister vas sure that nothing of the tho sort had been bald said in her presence afra ward hung bung up tho the telephone receiver and then gave herself up to the hopeless hope leae process of try ing to convince herself that james jame have been such an idiot a as to forget the marriage license at eleven that night leon ard wandered in happy and without the license to do him justice he was quite as an much disturbed aa as be the most exacting sister cc d have wished wl an he via was told that there would be barely time in ili the morning for them to go down and get it und return for the cerenio ceremony ny lit fit rose bright and early the next morning and seemed so alive to the of the occasion that bis his sister later allowed him to leave the house wit within but v ings as to what vt hat he while away however ns as time passed and he did not return her serenity deserted her she fid gated uncomfortably for 16 1 minutes or so then called up marthas home hom e iab she w was as informed by tim the maid who answered the telephone that leon ard had just left the home house A subsequent a short hort interview with marthas sister revealed the fact that martha and leonard only a few moments bo be fore when both their toilets should have been well on the way to corn com eletor had been found reading po etri in the library he lie certainly Is crazy said maid leonard a s slater sister almost in a tone of awe not a bit more crazy than she ie Is said d Ni marthas arthas sister fifteen minute minutes after leonard had bad returned home and then had disappeared pear ad into his own room with strict instructions from his slater sister not to do any more foolish things until after he be was married mrs ira ward heard beard a it meek mek voice calling from the hall C irrie cirrie tho the voice was sayin saying I 1 wonder if it you could help me mrs ward went to me door of her room and looked out in the hall ball looking thinner and more forlorn than ehe she had any idea he could look fond stood her brother in one hand band he lie held a small jar about halt hall full of some sort of yellowish greasy concoction in the other an uncomfortable looking towel with the towel he no now w and hen gave futile dab at his face iljan whick was sliding eliding in Alit pry tream the other half halt of the cU contents tents of tho the jar mingled with slippery brooklet ot of soapy water 1 whit I h at ts la it he ho asked forlornly y 1 I thour th ouRt it t t wn wis m a shampoo but it seems so queer M mr to N ward ar d anit ched the jar out of A hie his hand why by ou on great idiot she maid with more force than po 10 lat lt its a appropriate p prop enough I 1 m aure sure for a minute she gave herself up tip to the joy of contemplating him then she took him firmi by tho the arm ind led him back to the bathroom where she be soaped him and stood him on his head bead in the washbowl al and rinsed him and then began the process all oer again within half an hour of tho the time set for the wedding she pronounced him cleaned some time later just after em ern the bridegroom who ho looked so rare that he might have been called raw mr mrs ward turned to the bride martha she be baid lt 1 I ve always thought that id s give leonard up to anybody but after this test last week ive changed my mind I 1 havo enough natural affection left to hop hopt that be kind to him but even if I 1 know oud beat him id be glad to turn him over to you YOL it louic oure more than welcome to him |