Show Alicia Hammersly A Woman Who Wouldn't Remarry By idah ldah McGlone Gibson Tb n. Holed I 1 I Alicia Hammersly nee Hammersly-nee nee Alicia Atwell md commonly called Alix is Alix-is is telling the absorbing story of her girlhood She Is engaged to Hallet On the morning of ot her wedding day she wonders whether she really knows the man she is to marry Alicia's thoughts lead her to seek her mother for consolation She finds her mother In the attic seated before an old trunk which is filled tUle with memories As Alicia enters her mother is fondling a pair of ot baby shoes Alicia's mother consoles her and points out the great happiness to be found in a marriage based upon understanding but warns Alicia that it is something very different different different differ differ- ent from the day dreams of an en en- en n- n girl On leaving the church after the wE wedding Bart Dart Alicia's young brother accidentally slams the automobile automobile automo automo- bile IHle door on Hals Hal's hand Hal forgetful forget forget- ful UI of everything swears madly He lie acts childishly about It II Hp lip steps to the door of the car to direct the chauffeur chauffeur chauffeur to a hospital In n doing so his i iga i heavy heel bruises AM Alicia's foot bt badly li i iso I so ga that hare it bleeds 1 Both have their bruises bandaged at hospital The They give up going to the e wedding e reception and og O drive h to hotel In wedding finery and bandages handa-cs the they create creato a sensation at atthe atthe atthe the hotel Hal goes to the grill with men friends neglecting Alicia Allola The papers papers pa pa- pers get the thc story and Hal and Alicia I feel ridiculous over the affair Alicia's education tion in matrimony progresses rapidly She learns In surprise that she doesn't really l know now her husband SHATTERED ILLUSIONS I The morning hours passed and Hal Halas Halwas Halwas I was as still downstairs with Duane I At first I tried to excuse his long absence by saying to myself that he I I would have to go to the railroad ld office to get a refund on the tickets I could I not think it possible that he oe would I arrange a trip or stay anywhere without without with with- out cut consulting cons me I confess contess I began I to get a peevish especially as 38 Bab Dab came in with a lot of or shoes and slippers none of which I could wear and she laughed at my predicament The whole town thinks its it's a great jol joke e. e You will be inundated with calland calls call and telephone messages very soon On my way down everyone asked I me where you were and I told them Oh Bab Bab ab Whal did you OU do that for I 1 didn't think you would mind Well I do mind and I shant shan't see anyone Where Is Hal she eho asked van vantly antl I r told you OU before No you dl nt I Well V en then I will now He has gone to exchange e our railroad tickets for some others so we can get away from you curious people Oh I say Alix cant can't you take tak a n Joke or does docs marriage make ever even ono crabby the first year It isn't marriage that Is making me crabby bt I guess you ou wouldn't be bo feeling so well wen with a toot foot lIl like G mine mineS S I and knowing that your jour wedding antI and l I IS perhaps your our honeymoon was ruined S I Nothing shall shan ruin m my honeymoon sister dear drar said flab Dab with a toss tots of her head And in the cold gray dawn of ot the morning after I J suddenly understood that she knew nothing about it She was I was before my mar mar- She thought that t marriage would mean someone t ta grieve g when I she grieved someone to lau laugh h when she phe laughed hr someone to bo be by when ei m I she was lonely someone e to pet and perhaps scold her a little In act to today today today to- to day I 1 realized realised ed that the Idea of mor- mor which most girls g have have ecstatic ecstatic lovemaking under the auspices and eyes of the church was church was all wrong Already I had found something totally different I caught Bab Dab looking at me curiously curious curious- lv ly and the words that were on my Ilp lip lip-j did not issue from them I knew she she- would not understand if I told her She would not know that I was tellIng telling telling tell tell- ing her of or a real condition to which all au newly wed wedded led people were subject sub sUb- Instead she the would jump to the conclusion that I was sorry that I was married Go on home now Bab and take the shoes I T am going to lie lle down Hal wil wll be here In a little tittle all of or 1 our plans perfected Then you know where you are goIng going go- go Ing InA she asked curiously I gO-I l Yes I answered glibly and that answer It came to me that a lovIng loving lov lov- ing wife will lie for her husband about her husband and sometimes perhaps to her husband S flab Dab all unsuspecting said You poor dear lear I do sympathize with you but of course you 30 do know how funny it lo ks to everyone it Yes this m morning Hal na and and I n nOih both I was laughed g glad i over that this time I could answer honestly As flab Dab closed the door I heard hear her talking la 1 hinly to Duane and Hal HalIn HalIn Halin in the hallway T I hobbled into the theother theother theother other room as quickly as I could I didn't want to see Duane AUx Alix Where here aro uro you Duane Deane is Here and we wu have got everything ar ar- ar ranged Stateroom tal room is engage en for to to- to night We are ie le going to Niagara Falls Duane says It Is perfectly beautiful down there at t this s time I of the year c irn tt Among the r rest t of the newlyweds e lyt d no noone I one ope will look at a couple of ot cripples particularly I Of ot all the places on earth that I I didn't want to go gl Niagara ara Falls was the one I resented Duane and Hal packing me off oft there and so I did not answer at tt all an when Hal called me mo arain and he came to the door deor sa saying saving in Oh you ou poor child T I forgot how hard hardIt It Is for you to hobble around Here Her dear dar lean on me mt Duane come and tale talc the other side Duan Duane however had a glimmering of or sense For a moment he seemed to understand that matters might not be bo perfectly all right and so 80 he- he called out Never ever mind Alix I know you dont don't want to see anyone Just let lot mo me motell tell ten you how sorry I am over your our misS mis- mis S S 0 t 5 I I I i ion haps and let me wish you OU b good god luck on your delayed wedding Journey Here dont don't said Hal I go starting out into the other room but inc slamming slamming slamming slam slam- ming of or the door told him that Duane had already left leCt I 1 dont don't want to go to Niagara Falls was as my first exclamation as as Hal Hai came back into the room Why Wh what's the matter Have you seen it I never have and besides Duane says sas It Is more fun watching latching the newlyweds than anything lat he ever experienced Did it ever occur to you OU Hal Ibl that we are newlyweds Never ever dearest We Wo have been wed since the tho morning stars sang to together We have been wed since th mO moon moui 11 first spied Its face In the sparkling pool Tool We Ve have been wed since the first lily Illy held its chalice up to the dew Why Alix we have been wed led since Adam dam Adamand damand and antI Eve EI first turned to each other and arid smiled their bliss in E each h other i as they left lett the Garden of ot Eden Hal was overflowing with health and I good nature 1 My arms crept slowly up to his neck My ry lips Ups closed his rhapsody Nothing mattered not mattered not even oven Niagara Falls Fals Tomorrow Tomorrow- S Copyright National Newspaper Ser Ser- S vice a. s I |