Show HE HIDE IT W wax a uri deg and everybody know knew it 11 after many years of bachelor lift tji the major married and he tells of the wd ding trip himself says the detroit fres frea press of course I 1 flattered myself blat I 1 knew the ropes I 1 had officiated at I 1 weddings by the score I 1 had times without number felt a sort of contemptuous pity for the insanely happy young husband with bridegroom written all over his face who made such blundering attempts to carry the airs of an old family man I 1 knew just how bow the thing should be done and I 1 would do it I 1 had no trouble in bribing the baggage master to strip our trunks of love knots and old shoes so that we were not advertised when we reached the rity city this winning of the first round gave me an assurance that must have impaired my caution her brother was with us at the hotel I 1 boldly registered his name with and sister following it and then wrote my own name when it came to placing us I 1 made some offhand explanations but the eyes of the night clerk twinkled and I 1 could have throttled him the next morning when I 1 shook out my new umbrella to take a walk alone just as well seasoned husbands do I 1 rattled rice all over the tile floor in the office of course I 1 explained to the day clerk that I 1 had been attending a wedding and must have taken the bride grooms umbrella by mistake but he smiled knowingly the hangers on laughed and some urchin in the corner yelled rats at dinner my wife said she never knew before that I 1 took wine after meat and the waiter grinned a polite grin when in my rattled condition I 1 gave him a 10 gold piece for halt half a dollar I 1 threw th rew off all a I 1 disguise at the next stop I 1 told them we were just married that we wanted every attention and that hat expense cut no figure |