Telegram-herald., 1890-06-27

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noley - hex nsothex the part suited
her. and eysaysshSre she was warmly
praised for hss acting. Everything looked
bright and promising when telegram
called her % her mothers siee- II ~ss -
~0rded tat she was not much alarmed
II was Saturday night. They were near
New YORK and she left, expecting % re
JON the company IL time for tie psr-
toFmanes Monday evening.
she found that her mother had slipped
upon the STAIRS and dlsloe2t1d her arm.
1hls had been set, and. the doctor sad.
would soon De wei, bat che y a. neryOes
and shaken, and would not hear of MI
dred's leaving her. and kept the poor girl
until her place Ia the company lad long
been filed. When Mrs. Faye. slowly
recovering, came 10 her SENSES, the sea
son was nearly closed and an engage
ment was not 10 be had. Their money
was about gone, and times, fancy, were
pretty hard, when some good friend must
have helped them with loan. AT the
beginning OF this season, Mildred got her
present position. a very good one, II
she was going 10 remain upon the stage,
which she's not, you know. She is
going 70 marry Ine two weeks from To-
day. want you and Mrs. Keene 10
come 10 the wedding. Only the family.
a young lady friend Of Mildred's and
my dear old partner VIII be there. The
rooms are too small 10 have any one
else We go away at once. Mrs. Faye
and Kate viii take possession of our
You know I've never had much of a
home. and feel swfully happy over the
prospect of having such "A nice mother
ard sister and tho sweetest wife in the
world And now good-by. Don't forget
the day" and the happy fellow went
away as if walking on air.
The appointed hour found myself and
wife knocking at the door of Mrs. Faye's
cozy little fat. Frank presented us 10
his future mother and the minister-Mr.
Haines, Frank partner, we knew already
and then stepped 10 the door of the
next room and handed out the bride, who
was followed by her sister and her friend
rha 49, 40 60
with veil falling over her face. Miss
Duncan, pretty blonde, was in blue
Kate Faye, a slip of girl, dark haired
and dark eyed, wore pink. The minister
soon made the happy pair one, and after
the brides mother and the young ladies
had kissed and cried over her little
while my wife and | stepped forward to
be presented and offer our congratula-
tions.
The new Mrs. Howard was all that her
lovers fond fancy had painted her. A
graceful girl of medium height, with soft
brown eyes, a lovely complexion, a sweet
mouth about which played pretty dim
pies, and wavy brown hair worn in a
heavy coil at the back of a shapely head,
and falling in tiny rings upon low,
white brow. When my name was men
toned she looked up with deep blush,
which quickly receding left her very pale
In low musical voice, whose tones were
strangely familiar to my ear, she thanked
Us for our good wishes. o
After some simple refreshments the
bride went away TO put on her travelling
dress, and as they were about to depa =
l stood beside her for a moment. she
turned 10 speak to her husband, and |
saw what answered my question. "Where
had heard that voice" Just below the
left ear was tiny, star shaped spot,
showing white through the rosy blush
called up by her husbands tone and
glance.
They went away happy couple and
returned more in love, if possible, with
each other than before. | have been set
tied, as you know, in this place for a
number of years. l don't see Frank
Howard very often nowadays, but our
friendship has suffered no change | do
not know though whether he and his
wife, devoted as they are to each other,
have exchanged condolences on the mus
tache question or no. They have made
no sign. Neither have Mrs. Juliette
M. Babbitt in Gotham Monthly.