Show I I mi 11 n 11 n n i H-i n i M r i-r-I 1111 I IThe f The Wedding I Party I Br fly SIDNEY BLAIR I I II I I II I I I II I I I I II II r I j II I H HELENA ELENA settled down happily Into i I her seat In the special train that i was Vos taking the guests to Phyllis i EwIng Ewings wedding It hardly seemed I possible that she was part of ot that I gay gRY throng throng and and an Important part too a bridesmaid Shed She'd been In her ber I own little home town ever since last lost June when she and ond Phyllis and the theother theother i I other bridesmaids were graduated from school and ond all these other girls I II had been having ho such luch gay goy times since then how then how sweet It was of ot to want her now They'd been berD roommates room roommates mates of ot course but Phyllis knew that she he hadn't much money and most girls wouldn't have hae thought of ot asking tier her I There were gay gny greetings greetIn s all alt about i her her hello Hello Sue I hear henr youre you're going to Paris next month So am om I see I-see see I you on the Hue Rue de la Ia PaUI I Non Nan Nannette Nanette ette did you rou hear tear about Madge She SheI I eloped my dear and her fathers father's raving rove ray raying i ing says hell he'll cut her off oft without a cent Oh well 11 shell she'll soon get a divorce orce I Madge Indge will try anything once even loves love's young joung dream retorted Nannette Nan Non nette dropping Into a chair near Then suddenly recognizing her Oh Oil hello Helena Haven't lIa seen seln you jou ou since you jou OU used to hel help p me with my sty themes at school I l Nannette turned her hlf back when the Inspection was over o Speaking of ot lo loves young dream she remarked remarket wait walt till you jou see the he best t t man lies lie's absolutely the be best t looking thing I Ie e ever er er saw And w with n a whole week of ot parties and things In romantic scenery ahead nf or us uS well well girls ju Just t give ghe me men mea n a free froe hand I warn you all nil Im I'm goIng going go go- ing to 10 do lo my best hest to land the handsome handsome hand hand- some Daniel Is that his name Who ho Is II he Nan he like Daniel Gray lies lie's Just out of or WestPoint West WestPoint WestPoint Point a y year year ar Ive I've never met anyone like him I had luncheon with Phyllis and her best beloved and him when slue was buying her trousseau In town and lost my heart henrt right then Helena Hellna met Daniel Gray that afternoon afternoon after after- I noon but Nannette ran over o to him with a 0 tale of ot the latest Jote jolie and pulled him away before he had much more th than m acknowledged the tion Helena liked him liked the nice steady look In his eyes ees his Iris square chin There was a dance that nl ht a II I very gay one Daniel Gray danced with Helena and told tolt her a little about his life hed he'd been heen stationed near Chicago this last year ear but his regiment was going to the Philippines In Just two t weeks Oh how wonderful I cried Helena her blue eyes glowing gloving She was so small that she had hat to look up very ery far faro 0 o catch the answering gleam In his dark ones How lIow happy you jou ou must be he bent bent hent nt the thought of ot seeing so much of ot the world I am nm Daniel Gray answered I wouldn't want to stay slay all my life lite In Inthe Inthe inthe the same RamI place She Idie he saw aria little of ot him during the next nett few days There were polo games between n the men and girls girls girls- and she couldn't ride horseback hOlleback Nannette Nan Nan- nette could perfectly They all nil went swimming a lot too but Helena 1 swim way out to the raft as Nannette could Cant you jou OU do 10 anything cried Nannette Nan nette neUe that night at dinner disgustedly Helena blushed when everyone 1 turned and looked at ot her Then suddenly she he threw bark back her head spiritedly I can cnn cook ook and straighten up a ahouse ahouse house hous sew rew she said h her r voice trembling trembling trem trem- bling a R little And nd I can cnn make preserves preserves pre lire serves lr and play pIny the piano a 0 little and take care of ot little children That's all Bravo o Helena I 1 cried Mr Ir Ewing Youre a 1 dear clear old fashioned fashioned Id girl Irl and andi I wish Ish Phyllis was wn going to make John half as nl good gool a n wife as you'll make the theman themon mon man you jou marry IA t I tA A dreadful thing happened two days later two later two long days till they were In which Helena spent most of ot tier her time with I Sir Mr Ir I Ewing except for one golden gold gold- I en In afternoon when Daniel Gray and she Mie hl went nt for lon a n long walk together tether and talked Ill I'll 1 as ns If it thod they'd been blen all III their lives 11 The fill dreadful thing was that the maid of ot honor entire come down wit with h mumps Its ff so Incon Inconsiderate of lit you I walled Ih liu If It you'd ju Just t had something that didn't show Well Veil she Ire didn't so 0 pirk another maid of ot honor Ih I urged Nannett Im ft an nn applicant for the position In fact I Insist t on having ha It the It-the the dress will just Jun lit fit m me and and and- And Ind It will fit Helena too said Hald Ill I'll quietly I chrome her So o It happened that little Helena walked down the tho nl ale le alone ju Just t In front of lit the bride her hr lovely blue ee eyes ejes tarry starry with jO joy toward where Daniel Gray and the groom room waited And Ind It happened hn too later that eve ere fling that Daniel Gray took her to a secluded corner of ot the moonlit lawn I 1 cant can't help rushing you Helena out well but-well well I fell fIll In III love with you at nt first sight nod Im I'm sailing so 80 soon and Ill I'll be bl RO so far away fro trout from III you ou for tor I to so long rules long mile you'll go with me tae to cook and I up a hou house and and lInd play the tile piano a to little I wont won't you jou ou marry me nu please Helena dear I Hi lena didn't answer OIlS In words word hut Daniel I found the answer quite under I and 8 |