Show s 5 WEI R t W WEDDING EDDIN JOURNEY I 1 it she most wanted in life she worked for years to get but when the chance came by ELEANOR PORTER V author of pollyanna just david etc X acht by elnor eleanor if porter was never it time that ion on trips hail had not pos wonderful nond erful fascination for child elie bile had eagerly tiet let available bit of informs In forma 1 ling the wedding journeys re j vi village linge and in time it settled fettled thing for each ree le to subject herself to tile and worshipful little matilda jones yaa wits that the idea of her lie ig iff trip first came to her tt t tell betit but lt grew alth v ith tier lier Y 1 strengthened with tier her all it became the best part the supposedly suppose necessary a man and it a marriage tap red d to tier her ic e as fis she grew older a tit would now and then sham ity ly up the garden malk alk on anoon or shyly offer lit its from service at but all these things ned her and by and by aen nen ceased front from troubling aday day tier her mother died und and ft nil fill alone in the little te je at the end of tile little lane ased the thin little face ot of placid contentment and blue aue eyes looked out se llda was about to take tier her irney the 6 top of the tiny orly house fa a bureau drawer lay a money she could tell of almost every penny E the dollar tier pickled 1 ought nought n aught and that was tile the tz va V 3 1 t n I 1 q ma q lt le acta ke e any at all miss matilda Mat llda r on the trimmon trimming for tier lier elress rl ss all this little tile ille 3 dimes site she had find cattle bained arles les lly pilgrimages to tile lie top of tin the house houe and ered it tier her he thought she was mas al be e had enough no nom arty arly twenty whole dol dl gilt her breath at the lending riding el guan a fortune ciol e took wedding nip V things site she loi floied ed her black alpaca longed it pressed it t with atilt a dubious sigh e to doshe certainly da a new iress dress but in ill oil n she did invest in loth cloth and heeks cheeks grew pink boink mith t of making the uns were especially de could uld go eo into the pallor the e big atlas and in reer dagas until she came her own state there finger nger mould find the ch stood for the little reyes eyes would mould gloat cier ci 01 er horld orld before tier her t tat lat dot where all those net et was tile the junction jurie tion she he held her breath as r finger away out jut along lines ines and stopped with mith delight at al the I 1 nap P then she would mould 1 afi all and shake her head I 1 ich little hitch to tier her 11 atle herself to the dei marking out her medo 0 to the junction by bie e would follow one of pes es until aie mie came to nd d ring with a dot in a way it looked to be t site knew it wits was forty and a big city ne me fast and phe fhe trem 1 len en she thought of a band e should go to one I 1 een to a hotel a real re regarding ardinia ardi nir he vil luge inge inn with mith line fine scorn slie she was not quite sure she would know liow how to behave but ahe hc should certainly go who over ever heard board of a wedding trip 11 without a hotel lintell I 1 she decided to stay three lays days perhaps four and she lie looked fondly at tile the little round ring on the lie nap map which contained so many delightful possibilities then she would clot clois s the book anti anil go to be bed d only to dream of wonderful electric car rides to the moon at last the cicat lily day clime came it dawned all DL A clear and cloudless and a lery cry happy natilda climbed the stairs for tier lier tr treasure ensure joyously she grasp grasped P d the precious pile with eager hands then looked ruefully at the empty spot in the drawer she hesitated a moment quickly found the dingy nickel and smiled smile content as she placed it back in its old corner and closed the draw dram er with trembling hands she arrayed herself lit in tier lier wedding garments and seated tersely on the doorstep to walt for stage Alati hia la jonos jones looked almost ba handsome nil tills this morning alth lier her cheeks so pink said a pretty girl on tile the ha anch lc sent seat to tier lier companion as the collea stopped for its passenger why nellie raid matilda matida to this same pretty girl ns As site she clambered in am ain I 1 going to liate have you to 0 o ride wa with 1 I thit that mill ile he nice im siiri yes I 1 rim am going up ti 0 the junction to do some shopping son jon know im pretty buy busy these days S said she with nn an adorable adorn lile blush which suddenly reminded matilda that it was nearing nellies wedding lay day this warmed her heart to tier her at once for was she not on tier her dmn wedding trip slie she beamed anew on fin nellie as she settled herself comfortably for the two mile arh arhe e liow how the sun shone rhone and tile the birds sang rang and how good tile the air was to breathe are you lyou going away amay for long ong miss matilda inquired nellie polite iv no only a little trip site she replied rep liell trying to tn look ionic unconcerned ns as if trips were nn an everyday occurrence with her ber hut but the red deepened in her cheeks s and tier her voice trembled A little as she asked abruptly where me lie you going to take i our wedding trip dear tile the girl colored painfully we besmil cant take lily any at all miss mn inin it dreadful and tb the e young face looked pinched ant and drawn mith ith woe moc you bee jims money that hed been saving up to go with mith got fill all burned up in the lire fire and and vee i ene had to ghe it up she finished with mith it i wall that clearly told tier her disappointment miss matilda sat very still she thought tier liw henrt heart had stopped beating then it gane gae a lt ij thu thump dip and ami there was a strange light feeling in tier her at slie site did not say anything 9 und till by and by nellie looked out at the s senery scenery enery with a grieved expression on tier her face when they reached the junction the aling gill turned tier hend and said constrain edly as she jumped if lightly fitly from the coach 1 I hope have a nice time miss 11 matilda latilda thank IOU ou slie she murmured mith out smiling and clambered slowly dom down n then slie she walked along the he platform and ant on nit an old set lee fee on rise lady side of the bull building ding by and by a train tumbled rumbled in c its itself if of passengers ers gathered a new ew lot and bumbled out again one two three trains did the sime same tiling and ferloin little woman monin still sat on the lie old settee you amit to take ono on 0 them trains good asked the banc canted man aho had been c nio I 1 bously tier her for soule some time slie e looked at him mith dull eyes slid and alook tier her licad lead when hie file stage chih made its evening tip to the hinge nellie wa vin to find miss mrilda lile filda on the back seat why I 1 expect to zee ee you so sonn 1011 go asked the oung gill pleasantly no I 1 had ball I 1 had a headache I 1 mean a throat thron ache tache stammered matilda in confusion tile next night nellie burst into liei bei mothers room with sn excited face holding nn an pen letter and a pasteboard box lit in tier her hand mother alother N what nhat hat rio do you yon think I 1 told miss matilda yesterday how me take any wedding trip anil and she never said a word and then I 1 felt real cross causa I 1 thought she cli Int care a lift but just see what vital that dear alil 04 dairld bais lia aronal my illy exar dar EX D ar nellie I 1 think wedding trips bra are the nicest than things s in the world and I 1 dont want u to give up youra I 1 had a little extra money eliat I 1 did not know what tv to do with so I 1 send it to you tor for your wedding trip I 1 hope bope you will have a nice time your pricing MATILDA JONES and nellies tears dropped fast on the ali dinies dimes and chels that rolled out of the pasteboard box avay amay at the top lop of a tiny house boise in n a bureau drawer dramer a lone one nickel guard over a dainty pile ot of odillo fl garments kara cuts |