Show t. t intS k j AHlI OF Ol INNERMOST E u IN NEA COD 1 i 2 V SC INC I LETTER n I non ALICE HAMILTON AT Ar Full rIU WED WED- n- n II DI DING 0 G 01 OF lIEU liEn SISTER lISTEn LESLIE LES Lilt LIE HAMILTON IIA ANn ANI ALDI ALDEN ALDIN N PRESCOTT TO 10 liEU HER FRIEND n ELIZABETH ELIZ ABETH ADErn Dear Dear Betty Detty Only when I am the bride herself and perhaps not even will I ever have havo the tho thrill that I had bad as a a. bridesmaid at ctt my sister Leslie's wedding wedding- yesterday You o see Betty t dear da I had a secret se secret se- se eI e- e cret cr knowledge n of f a blighted bighted l life te I knew that although Karl Whitney Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ney was standing bravely smiling at the other end of ot the line of ot ushers he had received a thrust In his heart from which he would never recover How true It is how very true It itIs Is Is that truth is 18 stranger than tlc tic fiction tion Thero Thoro stood that splendid young man much better looking than the bridegroom his face tace pale palo with emotion emotion emotion emo emo- tion but with a n. dauntless courage he held himself erect and only I could see that underneath it all he was being tortured t In a a. way t that had 3 never e b been accomplished lIh aby by the Spanish inquisition I could not find it in my my- heart to forgive my mv sister Leslie had she not poor darling been utterly unconscious unconscious unconscious of ot the depth and breadth and height of ot the love lov Karl Whitney Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ney was even then silently laying at her feet I do not think that I shall ever torget forget however the look of gratitude gratitude gratitude tude which came to me from his sad eyes Oh Betty Detty you never saw in the therace face race of ol mortal man such wonderful eyes as those of Karls As Leslie came up to the altar and md was met by John and his best bestman bestman bestman man and the ushers had arranged themselves at the table I had a a. chance chanca to to- look to-look look across at him and receIved received re received re- re his thanks for tOr 1 putting the pearls pearls his his 1 pearls earls dear Betty Detty- Betty Betty- about my sisters sister's neck Oh Betty Detty you will never believe belleve this b but as Leslie e put t her hand f forward forward for for- ward d db to receive et t the ring she put t. t her other hand rather convulsively to her throat and caught Karls Karl's pearls Could anything be more mora dramatic I more more tragic and to think that only I and Karl Whitney knew knewt Betty Detty if It you put this In your new I story It will make you ou an author probably of ol one of 01 the six best sellers sell sell- ers era ers and you OU will have havo to divide tho money with me I could tell at Just what point of the ceremony Karl began to get himself under control lie He looked over to me and a half halt smile curved his lips Ups I knew that my hero heron was himself e agan and nd that he was saying n T In his sag heart rt Oh lost love even though you ou are bride of another I will be your devoted friend so 80 lon long as ae my life lire shall last At that moment Betty Detty I named him Sir Galahad and I knew that he ha was whispering to him himself sell My oly strength la is as S the the- strength of 01 ten because my heart is pure I am afraid Betty Detty that you and andI I will never either of us be the re recipient recipient recipient re- re of ot a love like this And I pray God that if It we do do we wo shall not throw it away for tor the dross of some other love that is not as beautiful even If It we do It as unconsciously as Leslie Lesle has ha-a hn done Dont Don't think from this letter leter that I consider John John John-I I expect that I will have to call cal him Brother Drother John from now on on-a on a bad man In fact tac I consider consider con con- sider aider him as men go above the average but only once In a century perhaps Is II a Sir Galahad born When I see seo you I will wi tell you OU further about this I cannot tell you some of the things I that have a h happened P d they e hea are too sacred e to put on paper Particularly that moment moment mo mo- ment mont In the vestry when whon Karl took me up in his arms Dear little Alice he said sad after this I shall have to treat you as a grown up woman but today I am going to J kiss ss you as though you were really and truly the little girl that I have known and loved all my life Ile And then Betty Detty he kissed me 10 long and n lingeringly e It r l Is a kiss rs I snail shall remember to tomy tomy tomy my dying day I am afraid Betty Bety dear that it has spoiled for me all al other kisses that he has spoiled for tor me all other men And Ad to think he lie has dedicated his hla life to my only sister Bister But Bt it i is I something to have known of ot a great geat love even though it be not mine ALICE ALIC Continued Monday |