The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-20
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! TOOK REVENGE
/ ON THE BRIDE.
BY Elisa Armstrong.

said the girl with the violet eyes ''Of
course you didn't enjoy it. Nobody
ever really enjoys a wedding except
the bride and her next younger sister. "
~ enjoyed this wedding greatly" re-
Piled the auburn haired girl, smiling.
'You did, Ell? Then III I'VE got to
say is that you are a very unusual girl
/ haven't forgotten how very attentive
Arthur was to you last summer, and
Neither have /, dear. And that Is
just why enjoyed 1t so much. shall
tell you about it, for 1t is really too
good to keep. Why, the mere thought
Of 1t is so exhilarating that / can even
contemplate with calmness a visit to
my fathers six maiden aunts In the
country"
'Then Arthur has lost all his mon
cyl? said the girl with the violet eyes.
mo? Then he must have suddenly
developed insanity or taste for prac-
tical joking; that's all"
HE has not lost his money, he Is as
sane as the average bridegroom, and
If he ever made joke In his life 1t
was too obscure for any one save his
official subordinates to see It."
'"Then Anne looked like perfect
fright Still there is nothing unusual
in that
''She looked extremely well - for
Anne" smiled the auburn haired girl.
II told her so when said goodby, but
somehow she didn't seem much pleas
ed"
"Oh, / suppose, being only human,
she'd have felt better if youAhad seem
ed envious. Were the presents hand
some?"
"They were, the ones given by her
family especially so. l noticed that
even the decoration on the silver tea
service they gave her was In relief"
Mercy! And Anne's gown?'
$50 perfect that 1t quite called atten-
ton from her face, dear. But what
makes you SO thoughtful?
ooh, nothing. 1 was just thinking
that I-er-Pd try to coax Harold to
consent to an elopement. I've heard so
many big weddings discussed that l
hate the idea of figuring in one"
"Anne didn't, but then hers was not
the conventional wedding. 1t was more
in the nature of surprise party"
Sand was Arthur nervous?"
sNot at all. There was a desperate
calmness about him which was most
edifying. l was careful not to refer to
the fact that l had introduced him to
Anne. l thought
Eyes, l remember well how you ask
ed her to dine with you and go cycling
with Arthur. You said that the COM
parison between her riding and your
own would compensate for her socie-
ty."
'Did I? That must have been meant
for a joke hope you appreciated it,
dear. Women under 80 are usually
possessed of a sense of humor."
"Oh-er-that is, yes. Quite SO, dear.
remember, too, that Arthur went
over to give her a riding lesson the
next day. He said that the clinging,
helpless woman always appeals to a
mans higher nature"
'Humph! / suppose she does when
she is not appealing to his pocketbook."
''Yes. He asked her to marry him two
weeks later, did he not?'
"He did. 1t was probably on the
principle that when a disagreeable
thing Is to be done there is no use in
putting 1t off"
"Oh! But are you quite sure that you
enjoyed the wedding?"
II am. 1t was the engagement which
1 failed to enjoy"
II remember. They used to take you
riding and quite forgot your presence,
didn't they?"
'They did once, dear. After that 1
had punctured tire when asked"
"Oh! Do you know that rather Won
dered at your going to the wedding and
in that old gown? Most girls
"Would have sent regrets as we'd
ding present? MIN, but u
"By the way, you know Dick used to
be rather nice to Alys. He once gave
her lovely copper jar as birthday
present. When he married Maude
Maude was her dearest friend-Alys
sent that jar, which Maude always adj
mired, as a wedding present. With it
was note saying she was too poor to
buy new present.
"But / don't see why she"-
Il hadn't finished, dear. Her note
went on to say that she never gave
away things once given her, but as the
jar was presented by some one-she
couldn't just remember who = that
bored her dreadfully it wasn't an ordi-
nary case"
"My goodness! Are they still
friends?''
"Hardly-after that. But tell me
about the wedding"
II will, 1t was quite an ordinary af-
fair until went up to offer my con-
CALCULATIONS"
"Oh, if you made very pretty and
original speech, do tell me what it was.
/ go to wedding in the country next
week. and''-
1T was rather an original speech,
dear. Still doubt If you'd care to use
1t, though you may If you like. con-
graduated Arthur warmly Then I
turned to her, saying 4 must congrat-
ulate you, too, Annie z"
"But isn't it bad form to congratu-
late a bride? You should wish her
joy, not -
1T was all right In this case. went
on, Yes, l must congratulate you, be-
cause to look at you tonight no one