The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12

=" nut whore viii no be getting this none,
From you,", said suGarman frankly.
FROM whom elsc2 Are you not his EN-.
gloySrt 1t has been put by for his marriage
NFf' lie has saved it?r
/" lie has not spent It," said suGarman Inn
II" he could sHd manage to save $50 out q You.
sqs ,P an; III Te 56s it might be ESQ"
shaGchan s0@ Sss cannot a expect him to have
80 never said s3G.' Elphqz reminded him.
"TTenty-seyen ten was my last bid"
Es 'sas M Gs SSsf viii
call upon him this EVENING II wore r TO go
You we're e S SnSions and raise histSrms and that
| will never do. OF course. you will not mind
nlloTnF mo 81 more 20 for finding you SO eco
mYou need not fear spid sHgarmssnE; resent tn
law. 50 you will be none the worse for prom
"Be It So" said Ellphaz.. with gesture Of
ws9Finess and he started his machine ne eEani
| Sugarman. above the whirr.
Eliphaz, nodded his head. whirring his Wheel
And paid before the wedding mind p
The machine took no notice.
| before the Wedding mind" repeated SUI
gesture Of impstisnee,, Ut shall b all well "
And And tie whitehared head bowed immovably
n tho evening Rose extracted from her
Confessed that the idea was to her liking ing anu
| but ,tost thou think he will have me. little
father p she asked with With eajGIi na eyes
he has sat at my side and said nothing" -,
~, "ES had ad his work to think Of he is good.
=" Al this very moment .sugarman is trying
to persuade him-not 50? suppose he will
ensy my child" And he passed his
pSrted that Lebe was nnobtainable under
$50 and Eliph AZ weary Of the contest called
sStP'q the ss'n hnr chalk to him maFk oi
%s psaz snd am and hG So he sn1e tho
young man his tawny hand. and a bottle OF
1--WE ana The %9rs
all DRINK amid surprised excitement. Sugar
ma mans 3 visits had prepared them to conGratu-
greater junketing, and ut last the, marriage
onal frock coat. cut by his own hand. and Rose
stepped from tho cab medley Of flowers. fair
bridesmaids sisters trio that Gioriled
sEnag1G9e E i,IYi Looked am9st .aI in his
arrived on foot. carrying red-socked little
Ebbenezer tucked under his arm. ~
be disposed Of. for it was the thirty third day
o. day trq5ia in Sd
however. come in their turn. and their special
friends among the audience wondered why
began to ciTcuate The ru nr' Of hitch
gained ground steadily. and the sensation was
to 10 picked Will bout a touch Of the thorn. ~
Gradually tho facts leaked out and a buzz Of
synagogue. Eliphaz had not paid up!
At rst he DECLARED he would put down the
the e wary Hucarmnn. seHooIed By Experience.
demanded its iHstant delivery on behalf Of his
rendered them on account: These Sugarman
disdainfully refused. and the NEGOTIATIONS
encamped in one room. the brides in another.
and after painful delay Elphaz sent an ennis
forthcoming. the extra IS in a bright new Bank
OF England note. Ieibel. instructed and en-
couraged by Sugarman. stood firm.
And then rose hubbub OF voices, a chaos Of
suggestions: friends rushed to and fro be-
tween the camps. some emerging from their
But Eliphaz had taken his stand upon rock
he had no more ready money. Tomorrow the
pale and logged. clutched tighter at those
machines that were slippinG away momentarily
morning. and SO her face was was shadow
Nth the of those
married women by now. and the situation was
growing desperate. From the female camp
came terrible rum ors of bridesmaids in hys-
terics, and bride that tore her wreath in a
passion Of shame and humiliation. Eliphaz
sent word that he would give an U for the
any more current coin. SuGarman instructed
the am bassador to suggest that Eliphaz should
raise the money among his friends.
n
heightened, out the formula for the other
pairs and blessed them with more reposeful
JUNCTION. 1t was impossible to staye off tina
Lebe!-Green item indefinitely. and at last
spinster in the synagogue. And then there
was a hush of solemn suspense. that swelled
innG min Ht thss
final bridal rarty still failed to appear. The
latest bulletin pictured the bride In dead
faint Tho afternoon was waning fast The
minister left his, post near the canopy. under
which so m9ny lives had bcen united, and
COMPROMISE. But he Jared no letter than the |
others. lncensed at the obstinacy ihisantago-
GoGue., Hc gave tho couple ten minutes to
marry In quit. Then chaos came. and PAN
t.n frantic babel Of sHgGestion and
nounced that his side had ,scraDed together
l.eibel wavered; the long days combat had |
told upon him: the reports OF the brides dis
ITeSS ma weakened HlIn CVOn SuHnrman hat |
lost his cocksureness of victory. A few min |
utes more and both commissions might slip |
through his fingers Once tho parties loft the |
synagogue it would not DO easy to drive them |
there another day. But he cheercd on his man |
still-one could always surrender at the tenth |
minute.
At tho eighth tho buzz OF tongues faltered
suddenly. TO be transposed into a new key. SO
TO speak. Through thu gesticulatinR assem-
bly, swcpt that murmur of expectation which
crowds know when tho procession is coming
ut last. By some mysterious magnetism all
were aware that the bride herself-the poor
hystoric br!de-hRd LETT tho paternal camp,
was coming in person to plead with her NOR
cenary lover.
And as the glory OF hor and tho flowers and
tho white drapeTies doomed upon Leibel's
vision, his heart melted in, worship. and no
knew his citadel would crumble in ruins at her
rst glance ut her first touch. Was 1t fair
lighting? Az his troubled vision cleared and
hs she camo nigh unto him, no saw to his
nmAzemcnt that sho was speckess and COM
posed-n trace Of tears dmmed the fairness
Of her face, there was no disarray in her bridal
The clock showed the ninth minute.
She put her hand appealingy on his arm.
while II heavenly light came into her faco-
the expression OF u oan Of Arc anmating her