Show W AT WEDDING cy by VIRGINIA CLARK X deacon hinkley shook his head violently no duelly he said to his daughter 1 I shant make no wedding for you not it if you marry len temple cuellas Lu ellas lips compressed in a straight line 1 I was explaining why I 1 preferred to marry len temple even it he does earn only 15 a week you marry him ditl without out a wedding asked tho the deacon quietly what do you mean father bucl las voice was hard 1 I mean incan this of course it if you marry len temple against our wishes why you can be married here in the parlor but we wont invite any folks I 1 dare say your ma would make a cake but I 1 shant invite all of bra boro to witness my daughter marrying a pauper then it la Is all settled asked luella in a queer voice you will permit me to bo be married at homo home without all the fuss of course even it I 1 do marry len temple 9 yes we cant refuse that mother sald said the deacon testily ot of course not wept mrs airs hinkley though I 1 shall be ashamed to show my face in the village luella here that were so proud of to marry a clerk in her pas store luella contributed one last retort over her shoulder father worked to for your father he she asked are you sorry you married him she did not walt wait for an answer ans vcr len temple lad had rented rente a small cottage near the deacons store and luella spent many days there g getting li it in read readiness ness for their occupancy she swept and cleaned it herself nade made the simple draperies arid and helped len choose some furniture len had bad some old fashioned pieces of mahogany which he hd inherited from his mother and when everything was in place it was a charming and cozy little home meantime deacon hinkley had troubles of his own that dwarfed the importance of his daughters wedding A large wholesale grocery house was about to establish one of its chain of stores in Bra boro every day was bringing great van loads of packing cases len temples brother dick had a job receiving the goods and he told about such in the grocery business that his tales only added to cpa deacons troubles len temple always busy always cheerful showed no resentment toward his future tather father in law naver mind girlie said len to luella when she told him about the simple wedding that suits us eh were not getting married to suit any one but ourselves at last came the day of th the 0 wedding and finally the hour thera were streams aras of carriages and pedestrians boing toward the hinkley house on ane hill bill tor for the deacon lad had relented relent eI at the tha eleventh hour hoar and unknown to his wife and daughter had recklessly ordered flowers dowers and music and I 1 an ela elaborate borato wedding supper so that the whole place was a bower of flowers and plants and the caterers cateress cater ers overran tho the k and lining dining room deacon hinkley was brave in his best broadcloth and squeaky shoes hoes and mrs airs Il Inkley had put on her grab gray silk and locked very imposing indeed and fri finally ally when i the deacon and his wife had waited long enough they mounted the stairs to cuellas Lu ellas room the door was open but luella was not there there was a note on the bureau which the deacon and his wife read with misty eyes dear father and mot mother her i wrote rots luella forgive me for going away to bo be married in our own little home the child gasped mrs airs hinkley Hin kloy the deacon thought ills is heart was wrung with remorse res orse at his treatment of hl ass Is only child how could lie savo save the day tor for her tor for his wife the Av wedding edding guests were walting waiting downstairs the buzz of their voices drifted up to the second cosie come Car caroline said the dez deboa 0 1 to his wife well all be lato for luellys wedding it if we dont hurry presently there was a bewildered but animated crowd of gayly attired wedding guests following deacon hinkley and his wife down the road to the foot of the hill to len temples cottage the guests crowded through the gate and into the tiny house they filled all the rooms and many sat on tho the stairs and peered through the parlor windows where the minister united luella and len then headed by the bride and groom the whole party wended bended its way back to the house on the hill where the caterers cateress cater ers served a never to be forgotten wedding supper when the four were alone together after it was all over len temple spoke to his father in law 1 I ought to have told you before sir air he said honestly that im to have charge of the new grocery store the deacon stared for a moment and then a twinkle came into hla his eyes ni ill tako take back what I 1 said about the temples being shiftless he said heartily and len between us well keep all tho the grocery business in the family eh ch copyright 1915 by the th mcclur newit new spa yer per syndicate |