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Show Getting Started Ooncvlovo Is always ln a hurry. The only posslblo thing that, according accord-ing to her frlend3, could prevent her from hurrying would bo a stato of general paralysis. One of tho contributory causes to her normal stato of being In a hurry Is that sho does not mako up her mind until tho last possible ralmtto, That vns why It waj not until hor husband hnd pushed back his chair from .tho breakfast table that sho suddenly ex-e'nlmod: ex-e'nlmod: "I think we'll go down to 3prlngfle'd, 111., to Cousin Nettle's wedding today, nftor all. Tho train leaves nt 11 o'clock and we'll get In with plenty of time to rest 'and drosB, for the wedding Is not till eight o'clock " "All right," said her husband. "You'd hotter drive down In tho electric elec-tric and pick mo up at tho office I'll havo a boy front tho office get tho j car nt the station "and tako It home" Ooncvlovo stnrtcd from tho house with plenty of tlmo nnd with thrcp suit cases blocking up nil tho Interior, of tho electric that she did not occupy oc-cupy herself. To bo sure she had a fow errands, such as stopping nt tho milliner's for hor latest hat, getting a bracolet at tbo Jeweler's and picking out some flowers to wear that night, but sho know that sho could do thoso errands In a hurry. When sho arrived at her husband's ofllco ho was Just ablo to sco tho tip of her noso above tho luggago and tho boxes beneath which she was apparently burled. "Drivo on!" ho ordered. "I'll take a street car. Why didn't you bring along a truck to carry all that stuff?" Genevieve engineered hor car through tho perilous way to the railroad rail-road station and there waited for hr husband. As tho bltf clock pointed to one mlnuto past train time ho came rushing up, red and breathless. His street car had beon blocked., Thoy had, Indeed, missed tho train. It was a sad ride homo. Oenovleve's husband had to go along to drivo tho car, In consequence of Oenovleve's bolng bo-lng dissolved in tears over tho fiasco Hor grief seemed to bo equally divided di-vided between sorrow at missing the wedding and woe over not being able to show off her now evening gown. When she grew tired of telling hor husband that it was his fault, ho told her that It was hers, until she grow rested and could resume the' theme Dy the time Genevieve roached homo she had revived somewhat. Rushing to the tolephono, sho called up thrco railroad offices, sont two telegrams tele-grams and got Springfield on tho long distance phone Then, Just as hor husband reached his office, she phoned him. "There's a train on a different road going at 2:30," she Informed htm. "I'vo phoned for tickets to bo ready and havo mndo all arrangements. All you've got to do Is " "I won't!" her husba'nd Interrupted ln tho loud determined tono that tnon uso when they nro mortally afraid thoy aro going to glvo ln. "I wouldn't go through all that agony and fuss again for " "And I'll moot you right by tho big gate" Gonevlevo ended as calmly ns though ho had not spoken. "Dut " yelled hor husband. "And If wo mUs the wedding we'll be thero In time for tho recoptlon," added Gonevlevo, sweetly. "Goodby, dear. At 2:16, remember!" "But " roared her husband as sho hung up tho receiver. Genevlove's husband was thoro on tlmo, and so wns Genevieve, with tho three suit cases, the hat, the flowers and triumph nt really getting off aftor all. Even her husband melted under her cheerfulness, Aftor they had rolled along for nn hour he admitted that a little rest and chango from tho office was a good thing nnd thnt ho really should enjoy the wedding and seeing all tho relatives. rela-tives. Then Genevlcvo got out some cards and they played penuchlo. Then they read a story and bnd dlnnor. The train was duo at 7:45, Gonevlevo said. Btrango to say, It was on time Thoy rushed out of tho car with all their hand luggago and rnn for a cab. "Wo can make tho houso In ten minutes and get dressed In twenty," Genevieve Bald. "Wo my goodness, Arthur, what's happened to tho place? Why why " I She grabbed a passing natlvo. "Isn't this Sprlngflold?" Bhe shrieked. "Yessum," ho said, In surprise. "Sprlngflold It is. Springfield. Ind." |
