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Show A WEDDING CONTRACT By Jo ann at to Dirkaou Caadltah. Near York. July 1. 1 Mr Deareat Vara RsaJly yon must forgive me for not writing earlier, hut 1 hare been physically and mentally a wreck since our return from tha national na-tional convention. It waa a great fight, and It'a needleaa to aay we are overjoyed at the nomination nomina-tion of Oovarnor Trevor for president. Tom has thrown himself bead and heart Into thla campaign. He conatdara Governor Trevor the aoul of honor and fair dealing. Whan Tom rose In tha mldat of that vaat multitude to present the name of Carlton U. Trevor to the delete ma It wee an Intensely dramatic mom ant. You have read hla speecheverybody haa read It Aa he flnfabed the convention con-vention rose aa one man the excitement excite-ment waa Indeecrlbable but you know tha thrilling denouement, and how Governor Gov-ernor Trevor waa nominated by acclamation. acclama-tion. There waa, of course, much that lad - up to all this, and one Incident In which ff I waa the chief epoke In the wheel will amuee you vastly. 1 muat go back several montha and explain that If a plurality of the delegates dele-gates ware to be secured In advance for Governor Trevor It waa imperatively neceaaary to have the support of "'the boss." senator rauldlng. to prevent any break In the party. But the point waa that while there waa no open rupture let ween the governor and the aenator, to put It mildly, their relatione were somewhat a trained. The aenator has tha reputation of being be-ing somewhat unacrupuloua. and underneath under-neath a manner suave and polite la a nature bitter and relentless, but by a queer chain of circumstances I found the road that led to hla heart. To go back again to the time of which I write. Tom waa persistently urging the name of Governor Trevor as candidate, and tha party laadara were turning heaven and earth to bring shout a better underatandlng between the governor and the aenator, and Juat at the crucial moment the unexpected happened. 1 know you will be deeply lutereeted n the whole affair, so tomorrow to-morrow I'll try and relate aa neatly aa me that among my gueets waa one who could far outuhlne any effort of Madame Guerrlnl a Mademoiselle, perhape In my my hoapltallty may appear selfish, but I heaeech you to elag for ua If money ba any object, no amount that you may name will be loo much." Aa he flnlehed, I at ruga led to ray feet. "1 don't quite comprehend," I stammered stam-mered "1 did not know there was to be a wedding, only an Informal luncheon." Ha looked puxsled -than he aald: "Today, "To-day, at noon, my daughter la to marry hla grace, tha duke of Aahborough." I sank back, overwhelmed with confusion. con-fusion. "I think thara muat be some monatrous hlundsr than you are not Mr. Richard Hpauldlng, you are Senator ? "I am Senator Paulding, mademoiselle " In that Inatam I aaw It allthe frtght-f frtght-f ul mistake Paulding Spa uld lug- the confusion of namea nd ' The Ducal I Wedding!" I had entirely forgotten It. I though every eeparate detail had been published for rtav and for tha privilege of seeing Mtse Paulding made the durh-eaa durh-eaa of Aahborough many woman would have gone wall, to almost any lengtha. 1n order to be present. What muat he think of ma! I began hurriedly to apol-oalse apol-oalse "1 beg a thooasnd ardona for my preeence In your houae. I am an 'unhidden 'unhid-den gueat at the wedding feaat.' On Saturday Sat-urday my hua'mnd received a telephone message from Mrs. Spauldlng asking ma to be Tier gueat at an Informal luncheon on Monday, and saying that her carriage car-riage would meet me at the 10:10 train from Naw York. At tha station your coachman confused the namea. and thua tha mistake occurred." "But there muat be aome further error. er-ror. said he. "the Spauldlng place la closed and they are in Europe." I wanted to weep with vexation and ahrlek with laughter al! In the earn a breath. Did you ever find youreelf In a position so humiliating? "1 know I -am expected somewhere," I aald tremuloualy, "but as I have no Idea where. I will thank you for your courtesy, and slip quietly away." "Oh. mademoiselle." he cried In alarm, holding up both hands as If to detain ma aa I rose. "I am selflahly glad thla mistake mis-take haa occurred. I beg vou to con-sldsr con-sldsr my request. You could nut refuse pnasii.ie tne ttrciimstan- es on-i conversations. conversa-tions. Tours. CORlNNE. New York, July 1, . Beloved Vera -I'll begin my letter ilka a novel Juat forget It la I who am w rltlng and fancy yourself Immersed in the latest publication on political Intrigue! It wna the dav before laster and I had Just returned from a round of chopping. I found Tun at home- The moment I appeared he abruptly aaked: ",, rlnne, my dear, who la Mrs. 8pauld- Ingr W "Mrs. Who?" I questioned. ' Mrs Hpauldlng''' "Why. I don't know! Who la aha?" "That's Juat what I should like to know," exclaimed Tom "She Juat telephoned. tele-phoned. She knowa me. It aeema In fact, waa quite facetloua and referred to some lov(- affair In our paat." "I auppose she telephoned to remind ton of It," I returned as Irlly aa poa-alble. poa-alble. He laughed. "No, ahe telephoned you I'll quote verbatim 'Mra. Hpauldlnx vou I I he delighted to see Mrs. Norrls at un Informal reception un Monday ut WoodtTest. Take 10:?0 train from trsnd Ontral carriage will meet you ut WotKlcreet station. ' Neither of ua knew her. and I racked niy brain to remember where I had ever met her. loiter n we were dreaa-in dreaa-in to i!i out to dinner; an Idea came to me 1 called to Tom: "Why, I know. Ii'a your friend Molly Holt, to whom you were engaged be-fur be-fur - ' on met nir. Isn't her name Mra. Spalding?" "By Jove!" he railed lrack, ! ba-liAr ba-liAr vou're rlshi." "Mra. Richard Spauldlng. I recall now. They have h Un. place at Woodcraft, though they travel almost constantly, You are a wonderful woman to remember her." I 'mph!" I sit Id. "I remember that nlht we dlnwl at Vherry'a shortly after our ma'Tlagt: anl the nekl morning she teteph' new you at your office and Mid I waa net at all the kind of woitmn she thought you would hav married. It w Hngular that she should Invite me ao informally after all this silence." "I hope you'll go," he unawered serl-oualy, serl-oualy, "and show her the kind of wminn I've married." Thl was Paturday. The luncheon waa to be Monday Kaster Monday--and full of i urloslt v to aee mv host aa ' took the io-io train I wore a new gown of pule heliotrope c loth trimmed with ctuny late, an" enihroldered with wla-i wla-i arias a picture hat with drooping ug ....... k 1 1 I., i.ll Ih.a. ...,t. tremlty.' Now I dare aay. my dear, that I wouldn't have refueedJ to sing In any caae, aa Mme. Guerrlnt's nonappearance aeemed to thftm aucb an awful calamity, but as tha aenator flnlehed a daring Idea crept Into my brain. This waa my opportunity. 1 would place him under aucn deep, deep obligation obliga-tion that It would be difficult yea, fm-posaihie fm-posaihie to do other than nay rny price. Ao I grarloualy (?) consented to sing. Tha detalla were quickly arranged. I waa to alng before the ceremony after the bridal party entered and eoft-ly eoft-ly during the responses. Glancing hurriedly over tha numbers selected by the prospective duchesa, I found them quite familiar. All waa readv and. hidden behind a howr featooned w 1th roaes. Illtea and amllax. I began the lovely dream song ; from "laohengrln." The silence as I finished fin-ished waa Intense, but suddenly the orchestra or-chestra burst forth with the glorious measures of the wedding march, and down the gsrls tided stalrcgae oama the bridal partv. There were twelve hrldsinalda. the meld of honor, the Idy Isabel Hope-Klrby, Hope-Klrby, a alster of the duke, came next, and lastly the little flower girls tossing out their hlosaoma before the bride, star eyed and stately. In her shimmering bridal robes. A more exquisite vision of loveliness I have yet to aee and I could well understand her father's adoration. adora-tion. Aa tha bride reached the sltar the orchestra or-chestra ceased and the organ, harp, violin vio-lin and voice mv voice) took up the narh-Ooiinod "Ae Maria " As the last note died away thay rose from their knees and tha archblahop began In a low voice to repeat the marriage aervlce. When the time for the responttes "I. Edward Arthur, take three, Joaeph-Ine. Joaeph-Ine. to my wedded wife" "I. Josephine, take thee. Kd ward Arthur, Ar-thur, to my wedded huaband" aoftly I chanted a "Hymn of Ive." arranged bv Herr M and finished it 'Just aa the archbishop repeated: "Whom Gd haa Joined together let ' no man put asunder. j It was soon over and fie guests crowded crowd-ed forward with congratulation.. For a I few moments I was obMzet t listen to-! to-! Herr Muhler's pralr-ea and thanks he's J auch an old dear! - hut my thoughta were I wandering to Senator Paulding and how ' I sh-vild revest my identity to him. He I remem. ered me. however, fur noon he I sent a message begging permission to 'present tbe bridal party. "Ah, mademolnelle." he artlrt enthusiastically. enthusias-tically. "Herr Muhler did not tell ua the i half when be fang your prstaea. Wa hAve all been enraptured. It waa rnvlah-ing. rnvlah-ing. Mademoiselle du Pre. you have made my daughter erv happy," and the tears came Into his eyes and then he added gayly. "like King Herod of old I promise prom-ise to give rou whatever yon mav ask even to the half of my kingdom." He couldn't have paved mv wnv more smoothly, so I replied: "Are vou not very rash? Remember Salome and John the Baptist." He laughed heartily. "I'm not intimidate!; intimi-date!; I shall be only loo '.appy to grant anv request in mv power." i "Vei v well, senator." I answered smilingly smil-ingly MT only n little thing I desire hut I nvqt h ive It I want your word thut yon will support Governor Trevor In ths convention and campaign." Mv de-r. If I had asked hlin for a slice nf the moon be couldn't have been more astounded. Ife said almost roughly, "Mademoiselle, what do you know about Governor Trevor and the campaign?" 1 stoutly held my ground and answered sweetly. "I know a great deal bet first I must tell you I am Mra. Tom Norrls. I don't believe you understand that I sm no longer Mademoiselle du Pre." That completely ftniahed hirn. The poor i aenator! He gianced uncertainly toward his daughter, and lust at that moment ahe turned snd amlled at htm. Then It was with an effort he pulled himself together to-gether and rose to the occasion. "Mrs. Norrls." he said gallantly. Tm very glad to know you. I shall always be your debtor nothing can cancel vour aervlce of today. 'To the victor belong the spoils.' " he added whimsically, and. offering his aim. he presented me first to Mrs. Paulding and In turn to the bridal pa rt v. The afternoon was a delight. Tom could scarcely believe me when I told him where I had been and what had happened. In the couraa uf a day or two. however, he received a communication from the senator that proved beyond ' doubt bis sincerity. There la really little more to tell. It soon leske'l out that all dlfferencea bad been pies aant lv arranged anil that the name of Governor Trevor aa the reform nominee waa very agreeable to the "bOBB." The aenator and I have become faat frlenda. He aays I am a very "reaource-ful "reaource-ful young woman," and slyly calla me Mrs. Kotrls of tha diplomatic corps. Ths next four months will be full of excitement. Tom Is chnlrmsn of the campaign executive committee, and will he away a great part of the time. I'll surety write you of any Interesting episodes. epi-sodes. As ever, your devoted fORINNE. P. 8. I bad quite forgotten to tell you where I waa really expected on that eventful Easter Monday. If you aamem-ber. aamem-ber. Tom understood that telephone message mes-sage thla way. "Mrs. Spauldlng will be delighted to see Mrs. Norrls, et cetera." I know you will think It wildly Improbable, Improb-able, but hlB little cousin. Agnes Hamel, waa recently married, and neither of us remembered her new name. It Ib Mra. Spauldlng Wood! (Copyright. ore-and I'm sure thai I looked a "per- j feet dream." kWhen the train reached Wood crest there aeenicd to be doaena of carriages car-riages wattl.ig. and I was wondering how I should find Mrs. Spauldtng'a man when a smart pair came prancing up to the hide of the platform. The men on the box itppeared to be on the lookout for some one, and, aeelng me, the footman Jumped down and touched his hat. "An: you from Mra. Spauldlng'a?" I atked. "Yen. mad a me." I allowed him to put me In the carriage and with a flourish wa dashed away Finally we turned Into a gateway gate-way anil drove up a formal avenue of evergreens. The villa was of yellow stone and far handsomer than I had expected from Tom'a description. There were evidences of festivity on all aidee but even this did not quite prepare me for the magnificence which greeted me u.hmi entering. I had not dreamed that it was to be such an elaborate affair, and concluded that my invitation invita-tion over the telephone muat decidedly have been an afterthought. The t;reat reception hall and stalr-caae stalr-caae were gorgeously decorated, and through charming vistas one caught glimpses of the spacious drawing rooms, equally festive. Flunk) ea in chocolate colored livery were hurrying about, and tha very air rremed changed with Joyous expectancy. expec-tancy. Ah I passed the gallery where the orchestra or-chestra was playing I saw my dear old Herr Muhler conducting, t threw htm a klsa. and he fairly beamed with delight. Though I sea him but rarely. are the beat of friends and he assures me always al-ways that the world lost its greatest k prima donna when I left the stage to marry Tom. aaaaws I pon reaching the dressing room 1 found myself the first, gueat, but soon tveral othera arrived In wonderful cre-atlonB. cre-atlonB. They aJl aeemed to know each other and were excitedly discussing some "bride," "his mother," "her father," "the Jewels," and the presents." I was listening and letauraly wrestling with a refractory glove button, hoping that perhape an acquaintance might arrive, ar-rive, when one of the maids whispered: "Pardon me. madam, some one wishes to speak to you." It was Herr Muhler. who looked as If he were on the verge of apoplexy, and with htm a gentleman who aeemed even more apoplectic than Herr Muhler. "Meln Herr," with German Impetuosity Impet-uosity waa about to explode Into apeech, when the gentleman warnlngly aald: "One moment, please." and, taking ua Into a room nearby, politely waved me to a seat, closed the door, and began hesitatingly hesi-tatingly "Thla lady" But Herr Muhler interrupted excitedly: "Thla is my Mademoiselle Du Pre, the great opera alnger, famoua on two con-tinentar con-tinentar The gentleman bowed I waa too bewildered bewil-dered to aay a word "Mademoiselle." he continued, "we are In great trouble and perplexity. I bad engaged Madam Mar-t Mar-t cell Guerrlm to sing today at ray daugh- i .-- ter'a wedding, and I have Juat received MBF this telegram. "Madame Guerrlnl badly Injured in W ' carriage accident on way to Btatlon. Taken Ta-ken to hospital." "The disappointment to my daughter I can ecarcely estimate she herself has chosen the bridal aonga. Immediately on reading the message I went In great perturbation per-turbation to Herr Muhler, who Informed |