Bridegroom's Adventure.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 October 1914, Page 2

Bridegroom's Adventure.

i A young and pretty Parisian bride-to-be had a most unpleasant experience the other day. She was dressed in the traditional bridal role, veil, and wreath of orange Mossoms. The equally traditional brr'al carringe, with its pair of prancing horses, was at the door. The Ivrid.-il party had assembled at the church. All that was lacking was the bridegroom. An hour passed. The bri-lo began to grow hysterical, while the. distrai-te-l father-in-law WjL- telephoning all over Paris in o'.-taiu news. After throe hour-; had ;>;^se:l, fie bride us-.'d the bridal carriage to make a tour rf the l-.os ii •..!•■;, t|,e police slat ions, and dually the morgue., but found no (race of Ihe missing bridegroom. In the evening he appeared, fatigued and dishevelled, but happy. Half and hour before the time fixed for the wedding j, e \ VM \ g Ono j- o -] Ml y a pair of white gloves. While in the shop he noticed an elegantly-dressed woman who was making purchases at Die .same counter. When he went to pay for his gloves he found that his pocket-book, containing £40 —the money he was keeping for his iionev moon—was gone. Not daring to face his bride with the disastrous intelligence that their trip to London was "off," he rushed to the Prefecture of Police. He was able to give such a detailed description of the pickpocket that she was at once recognised. Two detectives were placed at his disposal. and after n day's hard work 1 hey ran her io earth. The bridegroom, to his ure-nt joy, recovered his money, and the delayed ceremony was performed next daw