Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1914 — Blushing One Had Gone With a Handsomer Man [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Blushing One Had Gone With a Handsomer Man

COLUMBUS, IND. —Joseph Walters is creaking around in the meanest pair of new shoeß a man ever wore. Every now and again he bends over and looks into the depths of their patent leather sparkle and when he does large,

briny tears trickle off his nose and spatter on the 'boots that lo6t a bride for him. Ahd a charming 'young woman, who was Miss Mary Moore and 1 who was to have been Mrs. Joseph Walters the i other afternoon, is Mrs. Charles Hovis today. All arrangements had been made for Mr. WalIters to marry Miss Moore. He put on a suit of iclothes that looked as though it had been painted son, wore a late model collar that left him speechless and was all ready for the marriage when i some one told him his shoes spoiled the picture. iHe told them that he only nad 15 minutes and 1 couldn't wait to buy any, but his friends told | him to delay the wedding. 80, away Mr. Walters {sped for the shoes. . _ ] In the meantime, Charles Hovis, Walters' most {eligible rival, stopped at Miss Moore's to say

good-arby forever. After a time It began to look as if he would have forever to say it Finally Charley up and asked her. She said: “I will,” and she did. When Walters arrived he saw her standing with his rival before an alderman ’ABwi Z 7? Sv (fits' f*'