II.—SHOULD THEY HAVE GONE?
Angelina elopes with Edwin. Angelina’s father pursues them, but fails to overtake them until they are married. Angelina’s mother arrives and bursts into tears. A snowstorm. No conveyance available except tandem bicycle with sidecar and trailer. Edwin has hired this, and proposes to start directly after lunch. Angelina’s father and mother implore. Edwin declines. Angelina is neutral.
Finding, however, that trailer is certain to get unfastened by vibration, and that no one can possibly remain seated in sidecar, Edwin agrees to take passengers. They start. Trailer slips off backwards down long hill. Sidecar falls over precipice.
Edwin and Angelina reach their destination, but find that old birds are missing. Angelina suggests half-heartedly that Edwin should go back and search. Edwin declines. They enter hotel, and live happily ever afterwards.
(Solution in next week’s local paper.)