The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-27

g Leave it to us, after you had done. will
: it, it would have been very acceptable
9 Ready cash always comes handy
I Now, you know that, Muriade, as vel
! as do" in response to a warning
| gesture from his fancee.
? ooh, Tom, you are such bungler!'
! said Muriade, half laughing, half cry
ing.
We'll, perhaps I am," confessed
Tom. ''But I want Miss Delavigue
to understand the whole thing. The
money is hers, and we don't grudge il
to her. And we're ready to work fol-
our own, aren't we, Muriade? Tn
not rich, but my Office brings me a
thousand dollars q year, and we're
both going to economic like every
thing-aren't we, Muriade? And Ma
jor Larkington's brick, and we hope
you'll be happy, exactly as we're going
to be-"
And Tom Whitworth squeezed Miss
Delavigue's hand until the old lady
cried out for mercy.
"And now, aunt" said Muriade.
radiantly, "when is the wedding to
be? And why haven't you said any,
thing about it before?"
Miss Delavigue hesitated a little.
She blushed. Apparently she did not
know what to say on the spur of the
moment.
WELL" she faltered, "Major Lar
kington did say something about the
twentieth of December"
"Christmas-time!" exclaimed Mn
riade: "Oh, Tom, how perfectly de.
llghtful! Couldn't we manage to have
our wedding at the same time?"
No." said Tom, stoutly. "We
must be married on the first of De-
cember. You said we. should, Mu-
riade, and you mustn't go back of
your word"
But, Tom, it would only be three
weeks"
"Three weeks or three days."
stoudly maintained Tom Whitworth.
you promised me, and I can't let you
''Well, then, you obstinate fellow"
said Muriade, Eve can be back from
our trip just in time to dance at Aunt
Delavigue's wedding."
"Agreed!" said Tom, looking yerv
happy, indeed.
Apparently the young couple were
IN no wise discounted at the idea of
going to housekeeping on capital of
love, and love alone.
Tom Whitworth began to look dill
gently around among dim old auction
rooms and musty secondhand stores.
to lind something astoundingly CHEAP
and delightfully."- comfortable, where
with to garnish the small cottage
which he had decided to take little
out OF town, so as to economize in
rent.
And Muriade joined acooking class,
made herself a bib-apron, and began
TO come down into Miss Delavigue's
to experiment in pies and
buildings, dainty little biscuit, and
salad which might have tempted an
to break his VOWS.
And she studied up the question Of
polishing brasses, cleaning plate
glass, mending china, and darning !
able linen with notable earnestness,
And she was more afectionate than
aver with her aunt.
Because" she told Tom, "there !
$ something so pathetic about Aunt =
De!avlgue's happiness, coming so
trangely in the autumn of her life.
md I'm afraid, Tom-now don't tell
Major darlington is c
My going to marry her for her money. i
'or he is certainly ten years younger f.
han she is, and he has only come from I
once to see her since the t
Engagement. G
"Love is like the measles" said \
'om, philosophically. every one a
as it different way" g
While Miss Delavigue, who had fl
cen Judge and jury all by herself, at il
EAST rendered the verdict to a public O
onsisting Of herself, alone.
"They love each other, after all. O.
~ money had nothing to do with it. "
ON loves Muriade, and Muriade has 8,
OF ceased to love her old aunt, now d
lat she no longer believes herself to S
9 an heiress. There is such o thing CO
honor, and truth, and real affection "
the world, after ALL"
The first of December came. and
.iss Delavigue gave Muriade the
rettiest of weddings, under a mar SC
age bell of white rose-buds and smi- tn
x, with an artistic little dejeuner, and d,
e bride went away in dove-colored ri
TX dress, with daisies in her hat. in
But, aunt" she said, cts so P
range that Major darlington isn't or
,re?' II
"He couldn't come" said Miss vc
elavigue. "He'll be on hand on the vi
'entieth. Mind you and Tom get fri
elk in timer' "a