| Show MY wedding HOW cupid managed to tend send stephen barker after me I 1 never could rind find out but themselves and is u none done of guy business buin gleas A man though for or find aud janet sod nod au all such oma ItI manta catel to thair sox to liy ily JILS honest hollet hourt bourl at illy 1117 foolish little feet fact I 1 I 1 on OH n that thai for far a day or two teen the lionor honor tallied my head then I 1 began to consi consider der ahad I 1 had loved norman strong ever since I 1 conid called remain bet avid and norman bad been beef lily iny fraind when no ODO bald ft kind kidd we word tonic to me tho the cue case on flood thus I 1 was im orphan rp ban to left it to the colo of rill no undo and flu anub ut for lint kind of propriety that cities our nd ad ral ration nud and AN our hearty desire disiro to got ot B way troy from it 1 hall had A filial forgone of buoo that IB 1 I CA BIS met to lio lina a it if I 1 remained nigmie c it unmarried until I 1 wave was five or if I 1 married previously busly with ith my uncles approval app now uncle dill did not approve ot of norman lit in fact uncle never of tiny any cue t that bat I 1 likel fiat but with fill stephen barker was out of tho the qu question aution tion SIO sic I 1 bon boa was tile tho great to man it anti and the good man of our small tonn ton ice 10 havio have that stephen AN aaa as not worthy of a a li licu caully uly and as an heiress united would hole been a hereby my uncles social bod and commercial etau ADi stephen flar keirs offer was waa there if accepted c filed find and ho he next sunday we 0 vre ld it to 0 church church to go th er after this public a avowal fiesal of a our u r anten lions tho the marriage was waa considered I 1 if 0 by ever acry y person but me I 1 roust must do in myself the justice to that I 1 or regarded my to cLeiL i cu it wax was part of a plan to FCC secure t ire luy guy happi meres and rights and oa as ste bell fully tied ded in it I 1 do not expect censure from au ono mo also I 1 think it its no liter than tho the third A night ight after lim spoken to 0 o my tin nn alq cl that I 1 frankly tod liim hint I 1 thought I 1 ought not to marry him bini lie ho asked me ino v why by and I 1 said all my life long ste sir I 1 have hato been a crushed unhappy pit I 1 havo have been li fervid to speak or tough ir cr e ing and no one but norman strong ever said kud a kind word to mo me until you came aud and you joio boio normally he be asked bluntly so it I answer answered ea yes I 1 lovo love him still and he be loves me null when ila he got the position 0 of f in your sour brink bank bo wanted to mirry mo me but uncle eaid no a were neither of ws me to h trusted with my I 1 so a you have 1 raps loft me ino that much but uncle miles coo can keep it until I 1 am thirty five bulc CT I 1 marry to cleame him hico or ho be is so BO ratified rati fied of my good active thal bo be yet vol unmanly gives it up to me ho will well never do that I 1 stephen was waa silent a long ion ilmo and then it bo a said baid a little sailly badly 1 I you are it a good girl to lo he so honest v ich mo me it your uncle could tie bo mado made to go gho up your little for tune do you thull you could use it w acly so ly 1 I could with norman to help MO then wo we had bad it a I lous nig conver conversation cation which it I 1 la enot oot for nio me to repeat rc jt it IN lit ill be by what follow a there w a no it apparent between stephen phen ard and L I 1 ila ifo behaved exactly no a lover botor of him bin age md 11 ell stricter would bo be likely to 0 o behave ila ho sent aunt presents from hm his hothouses hot houses still and ho he made too ino presents of pretty jewelry ito iio spent tho the bb at uncle miless houst house mod and sometimes wo we were acre loft bogge toge ncr and sometimes wo ave went out ont for a norman came caino to sea eco us occasionally ou ell night alla he bo bad leally behaved with ai ith more good than ahe peeled expected I 1 think abe abon thought g t that it if I 1 married tho the banker it ing might not bo be a bad thing tor for my cousin malamo who WM was very plain to marry the bankers ban Lors cabinet tiling wont went on with tho the greatest propriety I 1 lend announced my ney intention to have an troula cau anti and chis III being a 0 point on lip which sent could foci fact with mo me the next four months were blivas aptly in shopping nud mining III a never in our little town hid had thora beon beau a lie n buch dOcu ill of elegantly trun trimmed tricel mettle tuch such lingerie such mch box homery iery such morning dressage suit costumes such m wonderful ond erful boots boota and slippers clippers and jewelry 0 ao 10 o huld hold lictro receptions every a before tho the wedding still and roy my wardrobe 1 was I As laid out in ia tho the lielet bedroom bodro for comment nud and inspection it uns about this timo time that abut stephon stephen barker said raid to my uncle I 1 understand francos frances ban buoo 1 I wish leer to havo have it to go settled on oa herself and for her own absolute use MHO that I 1 proposal mr miles alc if you aro are willi cg to add to lo it suit anil tiny buy for her tho the tt ta amford estate it is ii only three wiles miles front from hero the iho house Is a very floe fine one tho the land excellent and then whatever ching el a come it secures her bet ill a competency for As linen coon an the railway in finished it will bo foilb deablo aliat liat do my T 1 I think our ouro offer ncr generous sir barker hailer nud and ft it cour courto coura A for such euch CC a put pur lease I 1 lam am m willing alling to hand over to 3 on at on foi louo the th Inter cut cht has a ii to her own use nao aldaya will you look it at tho the accounts acco unta 1 ybur word is ia mr so go in fit about two weeks tile tho tian tifer w wan ebely uil and amicably and Stun ford ilar sip ill I 1 watato were firmly suit aud surely in mado site ocr to francc I 1 day llin klinler Ler for ler her aul and her belen forever I 1 allt state hero it bat I 1 opposed as strongly stion gly us 1 I It agh t 9 pit of and butay of 1000 on but both undo uncle and aunt said that the tiet act was enough for or a man of leis his olles suit aud that it would be affectation tj 0 pobe it and really stephen the whole affair with tuch fatherly kind aomand that 1 could pot not bear to oppose him had at AL to length rz tile wedding any drow draw near jac 6 1 hid 1 I ca A CA cringed for 11 CInCil ably mom ing anil and wo we were to leave for how york immediately after tho the a col caumo in jose JOAC alio ito had bid prepared let ia to look do CIO a ou on ill all the ibo wallet from tho the pulpit who to perform tho the cera ceremony veony this be ad lu in JOB very total of spirit 0 coing that ho he owl bouce 0 nee looked ou on me a aid net d my illy t eq with affection find and I 1 lend not app t 11 i liao honor however ho he too luo i i r b interesting mcp ciola anil and mine caino t C bacu kiy y venture iture bo brought mo ai A arra cut a black onyx teal stal ring ou oil elili ly wo sot got a cross in ceil prints prairie lie ire had bad me ino 1 t once before with ilia bin i liin hat mal malaele vele null nud I 1 bid then refused it il took too it it till lime it helped to scroll iroll the lint fiat pio c n and they everta certainly made a boily H 0 flat there wall the estate fro my father and it parler barur mid the ri tied teah for ekil warth of w fill fun I 1 which Stop lion bid bad tout calt to I 1 niao 0 tn 0 clients primly and va un li g pi ak we mo A act ct of silver arid and aunt same fine lel climit ink baloo both or I 1 winch abba I 1 11 is I 1 tool ire are to ID rend U I 1 my day 31 sij cousin and flights arld fri tild nto lare ine inc fil all aorta of J very sold pr i i n if I 1 kit arii 0 no ila rod mid t beast I 1 i i i in iii I 1 hi 1 half hw r il id 1 r c e all nud directed two CHO d N ij L b fono i ag f day for lead bad amu d to kand ad ad all my trunk to our now new york boita two days daye before wo we left in that wo night have 1 no concern allcut then iutin end that I 1 n itil bt bo be sure to 10 liard nil all I 1 on 00 try iry erfal I 1 pulled thin tha plan plait tit nt fint lin l h b i 11 laut fai I 1 LOW proper still ll 11 0 o III t le 1 I 1 so oil all my wit ill kiy V d ahng drew find a suit arrived tit nl tle I 1 v fifth avenue hotel hotd now york on oil VIA uio ins IAB i doy day of my maiden life norman strong called that 1 iffet I night lit and will was in remarkably high pam no mo me every happiness null c a very to Malv malvina itts aunt thought hia ago 1 b so ao and I 1 way mal a also A cry well a ell latil it I 1 I 1 isbell ahall call you yogi about eight ce A 1 l ie said aid ply my aunt na its I 1 bode bade her bar good night tho the hair drez bor lines nt at half p poal I 1 eight I 1 iriani said I 1 very well allut and am wont want 10 lo i my room the abo lint thing I 1 dill dil was to rock pack my wedding dress in CA onto I 1 I 1 coul leaves ni as possible mid and then put on my ra velling con conturo this done I 1 a it t doa down I 1 la in tho dark about ono one I 1 heard beard tho the signal I 1 watched for I 1 wont went softly down li atair till unlocked tho the back door and walked out norman was there wo did not speak un tit til wo we vera outside the groll there a buggy waited anti wo we drove rapidly to it main fine aioo about abreo miles off hero st a caught tho the two or ft oro in ia now york and very respectably y int by ten tea sty my brunke which bad nr at rived tho the day before v era cro then redirected for washington anti and after it delicious littie wedding breakfast brcak fiut oil all by ourselves wo we loft left tor for that city i in tho the meau tono noo there was trouble ell chough ugh in millford Mill tord our one loihl was no not discovered till near eight OCI oc lodi find thou uncle miles awa word at once to barker who secluded himself liim Belt lor for that day da entirely my aunt avid cousins cou flinn chagrin nod and were very great in in fact when I 1 coIl lored the amount of 00 condolence violence and gossip thoy they would have to andre I 1 folt felt that for all i the vili giet and fan scorns of 0 roy my unloved girlhood I 1 could cry quita and I 1 bad got my fortune alro aud cormon and I 1 were sere so completely huppy cuppy I 1 we had not a care for stephen hed given bull a VOU bill nud and a in montan holiday rind lot told d its to get all tho the pie ples vitro we call could id out ofil of ik wo we obeyed him implicitly during that month th thIl egil at doun dona a a little I 1 did not expect to to do bo forgiven nil all at alt on once ceana and I 1 vlas not nob but then I 1 waa ii a position not to worry particularly about it IV wo returned very tory quietly after dark ono much like two children who he anve n ve blaed truant nil alt d inal suit creep creel home 0 at tn ni with ith as little as 03 p Ov isble but at stamford hill hall bail bad been aten prepared foy for roy my comfort tho the firca were Ill saing the pin give lighted and rill an excellent supper waiting tho the next morning dooming norman went back to his hid desk sal ocl stephen tank no more note notice ce of his bis return tie llian it ho he if bad never loft it people who he had been about big losing his bia position know in five minutes that there would cold be no clift nCe anil and every one a took hu his tone time fron from stephen wo we were treated treated very much liko like two clidell children cila who he ingel hal boon forgiven and hose fault nils mas dot to bo be thrown up to the them I 1 bat craig tho the it way ivy tho the mon man took it rind imd norman pretended to bo be sa tidied ill aho women woman acted with a 11 great deal more mora intile intelligence they nil all cango camo to see mo me and ana though I 1 dul not give them thein nil all credit for the very kindest of Ino motives mot tives ivea I 1 modo made oil all cicole A I 1 told them about iny wedding if ing trip them my now PC anti and I 1 dire dare ray bay tho the men mca talked ever th thing ing over with these them afterward cut but what most was that Step liEn balker caroe came so GO often to sea us and uan an so 0 o friendly m with ith norman some thought it voly mean spirited in him and others that v ben bo be was waa vry bouny ho he had loved lored roy my mother dearly clearly even aboto is who he spoke apolo kindly of him did not give him credit for half tho the noble unselfishness ho be hall had sho shown A n for he bo would not let roo me tell tali any QUO ono that it was he bo himself ft ho he had bad planned everything about my property lerty and my adding just juat lut let them say ay you jilted me ivin cea cap if they to do no eo wo wit know bet ter rind anil wo we will keep our caret secret until gaiu undo mile milca comes round aunt find undo uncle both camo came round than wo we expected when it 16 wax known that stephen tit so BO much of his hia timo time with us u aunt miles considered the of having havin her bar dought daugh teri cri brought f mili arly in contact with him a and ril for their lhoir miles she camo came to see me mal gave mo me the lima kuia of reconciliation conciliAtion rc lot hut no HB far am 04 catching Step liens heart I 1 in m the rebound was concerned she 1 waa I its just a little too late normann Kon nana sister who was IN A teacher in one of at the public schools of now new york carno came to upend spend hor her vacation with us ua find and stephen fell in lovo love with her bet in ia a way that convinced mo me that his bis lovo love for frances holliday iralli duy had bad only been tho the Plin cloAr of tho the love loo he had for her mother why norman Linves elf never behaved more foolishly about mo me titan stephen about this thia ZILLIO plain until ruth strong for she rho is ia plain every ono must allow that and tho the preparations that are going es on for tile marriage marr lago quito quite amuse me mai who might have haro been b cu the bankers difo myself dear mo me I 1 think lovo love must laugh at the kind of people he cornea comes in contact with wilh but I 1 lopo dephon wilt will ho he happy I 1 do indeed that la Is till nil I 1 have to ray Pay about my inar naco I 1 think it wan tea lather gather pa peculiar culiar some women v will ill uy bay they dont believe sieh u ch men an afi stephen exist cut but lot 1 a I girl m hen abo she nho does not like a mail inin tell lung so oo and wk aide hii advice anti anil help and ton to ono one she all find stephen how cau can incubi chivalrous suit aud self denying it if women dont give opportunities I 1 la Is wrong unit I 1 iti intend to give norman cn acry cry chance to cultivate such noble boblo qualities Ife hebrew brets bolder |
