Show IT 5 TOO MM 1 I grandfather j M by H J nor MOM tn li A f im tj Copy copyright rIt I 1 loot by b dl y story pub co 00 ta the boor floor was littered with mana mania script ai as la Is usual la in a newspaper the dark pigeon holes were title with selections put away with a pur put pose b bib it as soon forgotten othe other selections had been added until it would have defied the search of most ingenious and yet at times the th editor might take out one at random to find and himself musing with the kemu rie ries of years thus I 1 carelessly reached tor for a still atia and moldy clipping which had beta been disturbed by a violent search for fr something placed there catching a word or two from tha the mutilated end I 1 pulled it forth ana anu found myself the death notice of an old and valued friend captain randall fordi wiio who had win won his title in the brit ish service and whose stories of campaign campaigns in india had whiled away many a weary hour the captain had tillin heir to a small fortune left by an aunt in the town in which I 1 lived chith decided him to settle there md tor for the purpose of keeping up his interest in public affairs he became a frequent contributor to the alks awes ct of the abraria auraria gazette coming in one night rather late somewhat more serious than usual captain fonda pulled up a chair and whimpered 1 I am going tn to get marrieul marr mar ledl riedl congratulations ions I 1 I 1 yes to a daughter of one of 0 the families hereabout her iter mother wants the engagement announced and she has written it out in thia this form etere he lie took from his vest pocket a memorandum book from between the leaves of which he drew a sheet of nota noto pap capr r upon which was writ ten mrs lulinda lut anda Ala maccowen cOwen announces the betrothal of her daughter bliss 1 ortense 11 marle marla maccowen to captain randall fonda the marriage lage age to take place in the early fall the lady I 1 continued captain fonda also asked me to give you jou this paper which she thought would save you the trouble of writing an editorial notice the paper pape r read V no must congratulate our newly acquired citizen captain randall kondo 1 on da upon his conquest of the heart of 0 go amiable a lady as miss bliss I 1 la cOwen she Is 13 the daughter of mrs lucinda maccowen tn and granddaughter ut of the late colonel henry 0 de long who was ou of most prominent influential and wealthy citizens the captain theu retired and became thereafter the bear bea r of a re mar marrible mark ablo kible cerles series of anno jents leading up to the wedding day I 1 arst came a notice stating that society was taking great interest in the announced betrothal of colonel fonda and miss bliss maccowen Ma cOwen the lady being vell ell known as the granddaughter of the late colonel G oe do long who was one of McG laville a most prominent and wealthy citizens then ther was the tho announcement of visits from numerous young ladles ladies who ho had c carwie ne to congratulate the bride expect who was the granddaughter of one of most prominent etc finally after a multitude of receptions came the formal declaration the marriage of miss Il It ortense marle Ila maccowen cOwen and captain fonda will take place at high noon october 12 miss Ila maccowen cOwen Is the granddaughter ot of tbt tb late colonel henry G de long who was one of s most prominent influential and wealthy citizens when the foreman received this notice ha he raked ant way can cant t we keep this paragraph standing the old grandfather seems to be destinee 1 to play bis his part ail th tha way through and we might as well make some fat out of it ita lt he ile wae was a rude sort of fellow with whose coarse wit I 1 C could 0 aid ba hava va no sympathy ym pathy especially taa a friend woe ac concerned as groom on the day preceding the wedding jio he notice was repeated grandfather 1 I 6 41 j 0 4 f tl it I 1 1 I am m going to get marri marriott paragraph and all strangely enough the officiating minister omitted the name of the old gentleman in his performance performances for mance mances of the ceremony but the abraria auraria gazette next morning gave a prominent place to this notice married at the church of st chry or captain randall fonda and misi cortense Kor tense marle magowen Ij Owen the th bride Is the granddaughter of the late colonel it V iry G de do long who waa was one of most prominent and wealthy citizens th otiel a HI lit the honeymoon at a eastern r arts age the gamett by nc no aban relieved from its work of res 1 on behalf of colonel henry G de long ills ilia was an influence that could not be repressed the local agency presided over by the mother in law kept the public fully lull informed as to the movements of the captain and hia his wife each time identifying the latter as the granddaughter of th lata late colonel henry 0 G de long etc etc one day the mother in law called at the off e and demanded a 3 personal interview with the editor ini chief as she only dealt with the heads of homes houses when she went out to him she he this the citizens of abraria auraria remember with pleasure the marriage of captain randall fonda and miss bliss hortense ortense II marle maccowen As the granddaughter of tie te late colonel ht nry 0 de long ons on of a most arc neat influential and wealthy tb the bride will be welcomed into our I 1 IN ia A marriage lage announcement attracted my attention most a select society upon hi h r r return front page position ma ro dame adame said sald the editor I 1 shall ee personally abit it gets there the couple had to return select a house hold a reception and in other ways keep before the public there aa was DO no escaping the death grip of the old grandfather in each case and it was nit nt long until every reau took it tor for granted that the Co coloe loce henry G de long was to be found somewhere whenever captain and mrs forda were mentioned the captain was proud rind buoyant int for a few days then h hj i began to alk with slower and the cordial at ernle had left his fae fate no be would say thearg is 13 houi ing in the matter with me only a ikle litle touch of the tha ganges fever it will son soa le be over f calling into the office one nigh night later than usual be he was taciturn aad uneasy A i i ord with you said he to be hold secret I 1 know who colonel henry G de I 1 long ong was but tor for the life of me I 1 have never been able to locate the whereabouts of the late mr lir Sla maccowen cOwen heave only knows how I 1 can repress my curlo curio ityl winter melted into spring and summer came giving way to autumn As A the sere leaves were falling into a new made grave the remains of captain fonda were deposited therein he ile had died without having his cu enlightened the abraria auraria gazette next day printed a notice the manuscript of was la in the same I 1 old handwriting the death of the late captain randall fonda came as a griat gra blow I 1 to his bereaved Ler wife mrs birs fonda ai tho granddaughter of the late collac henry G de long one of a s meat prominent influential am aal aol wealthy citizens las has received the dep sympathy of those who havo bad tle pleasure of knowing her during her brief brict married ite life the years have come and gone and silar thre threads arts hare have invaded raven hair ibis old message from twenty yearn ago u rests uneasily upon my iland mind and in the effort to throw it off the dipping clipping Is dropped upon th floor anil and I 1 pick up the banner just rec received elved by midnight nail wall lager ly I 1 tea a X the wrapper tir I 1 urn to the social column where a marriage auno announcement no attracted my attention airs baloner finchman Finch nan announces the engagement of her daughter miss frances agnes to henry arthur the notice tora gos on this marriage will bp be a notable affair because of the great social prominence of the bride who Is the grand rand daughter of tle late colonel henry G 0 de long one of 01 mosi co pro prominent mirent influential and wealthy citizen the paper bad had cropped dropped from my hand the last street car tor for the bul su urba iraq wa sounding tho the bong gong id I 1 hastened to leave my ghostly company behind the abee was wi too much landfather vand g father |