San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-18
" I am going TO be married"

mere goes mere 5 Cne news L We DeeH
saving up for you till the last from a
natural modesty. 1t was all l could do
to get things arranged so that l could go
on my wedding trip, a month hence. 1
am going to be married"
Kitty's spoon fell into her saucer with
a clatter, and Mr.. Seely dropped his roll.
Married ~ said Margery breathIessly.
Mrs. Seely felt that this was crisis.
When Harvey-their only son-had left
his pleasant home for the neighboring
city, they had all expected great things Of
him.
He had proved himself possessed Of
remarkable business qualities; he had
risen quickly, and had recently exceeded
their widest ambitions by being made
junior partner OF his firm.
All that now remained to be desired was
his safe conquest of beautiful and
aristOcratic young wife.
1t was not to lie wondered at, therefore,
that the girls were trembling with eager
ness; that Mr.. Seely fumbled with his
watch chain in nervous suspense, and
that Mrs. Seely opened her lips twice be-
fore she found strength to say:
"Who is she?"
"She is Miss Dora Berdan, at present, "
said Harvey sn.iingly. -,.s~
"Berdan?" Mrs SeeIy repeated, and
raised her brows inquiringly. y" l don't
think have heard of the family" c,-~---
"Not at all likely" Harvey rejoined.
"They are quiet people"
Berdan| Mrs. Scely repeated mus
ingly. "No; have not heard of them.
Where do they live?" . ;~y5.>>i
In Weyman Street" arp F''s]sSH
, Mrs. Seely fell back in her chair with
little gasp; her husband turned a dis
mayed face upon his son, and Kitty and
Margery gave little scream. -
"Not Weyman Street, Harvey?' said his
father appealingly.
CertainIy-Weyman Street" =
"But she is nOt-she cannot be of good
family, living in Weyman Street," said
Mrs. Seely anxiously.
The family is quite respectable.
Dora's mother is widow. She sews
for a lace goods house, and Dora has
been assistant bookkeeper in our estab-
lishment; that is how 1 met her."
Mrs. Seely groaned.
"A bookkeeper-a seamstress !" she
calculated. Oh, Harvey, you could not
have done worsew
a penniless girl?" said his father
solemnly; land after all we have hoped
for you. No; it could not be worse"
"A common working girl, said Kitty
in a choking voice; and everybody
will know it. Oh, Harvey, it couldn't
be worSew
The young man looked from one to an
other in astonished, hurt and half-con-
temptuous silence.
Margery turned to him, with a gentle
sympathy mingling with the dismay in her
face.
Perhaps" said she hopefully; "per-
hapS there Is something to make up?
Perhaps she is wonderful beauty, or a
great genius, or something's"
II think her pretty, of course, he said !;
but suppose that's because I'm fond of
her. 1 don't think she would be called
a beauty. And as for her genius-she's
very clever at accounts; but she doesn't
sing or paint, or anything of that sort.
She's never had the time or money Cor
such things, poor girlr
But Margery had turned away with an
impatient gesture. -~--~ >------
There is nothing then" she said,
despairingly; mo; it couldn't be worse"
Harvey rose from his seat.
This is absurd" he said Indignantly.
" 1t is more than absurd; it is unjust
and narrow-minded. How sensible-pre-
sumably sensible people," Harvey cor
rected rather bitterly, lean say. in re-
gard to a person they have never seen.
that 1T could not be worse, is past my
comprehension" ..
1--WE will not talk of it," said Mrs.
Seely, holding up a restraining hand.
Discussion will not mend matters. And
you are to be married next month";"
lone month";" Harvey rejOined. "Of
course you will all be there?" 49,
BY no means, said his father
shortly.
You could hardly expect it," said
Mrs. Seely. = - S7r----- CO.. ia.