Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28
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! Time. mat VIII be nice, sne sa1a,
but it would be much nicer to be
married In our own church and live
here where we have so many friends.
A moment later she added, nervously,
as she caught sight Of an approaching
figure in the distance, you must leave
me now, Tom; some one is coming,
and II we're seen together and father
hears of it"
Il know" interrupted Tom, he'll
forbid your speaking to me. Well I'll
go. Good-by, my darling, I'll watch for
a chance for word with you after
prayer meeting tonight"
"All right, but do be careful" urged
Lucilla. "And, Tom" she continued,
earnestly, please go to the meeting
this afternoon; no good will ever
come Of Sinking your duty"
II will. You're an angel, Lucilla, and
far too good for me-" With these
words Tom started off in another d.
rection.
Lucilla walked home in a reverie
She was wondering why, when all she
and Tom wanted was to marry and
be happy, they must both be made
miserable because Of petty quarrel.
The trouble had come about in this
way A good deal of rivalry had al
ways existed between the two heads
! Of the Lawton family because, being
1 twins, neither brother, and conse-
quently, neither brothers wife. could
! boast supremacy. The household Of
James Lawton, Lucilla's father.
claimed prestige by reason Of greater
wealth, that Of Joseph Lawton, Toms
adopted father, on account Of social
| position.
/ The James Lawtons, though emil
| nently respectable, and well thought of
| by everybody, were not "in society"
| They had, in fact, always professed
| themselves as not desiring to be, but
when Mrs. Joseph Lawton announced
the engagement Of her daughter Ger
trude TO one of the brightest social
lights OF the town, Mrs James Lawton
al once decided in her secret heart
! that the wedding would be an auspi-
cious occasion for Lucilla to make her
debut in Riverdale society.
The wedding day approached and
! large number Of invitations were
sent out from the handsome house on
the hill. but none came addressed to
"Mr. James Lawton and family"
That gentleman's wife held her head
| high, and to the other members Of the
family, who had all been hidden to the
nuptials, she declared herself indif-
ferent to the slight. They, not liking
to become involved in matter so del
icate, said as little as possible about
it to her, and nothing at all in the
other house.
When the wedding day came, Ger
trude, who was in her room being
dressed in the white gown and the
tilmy white veil a woman wears but
once in her life, sent downstairs for
her cir, cousins.
They focked into the room, fresh,
rosy-ehseked bevy, ali eager for a
glimpse of the bride. "Where is Luz
ella? ?" asked Gertrude, after they had
kissed her. For a moment there was
an awkward pause. and then by de-
grees the whole thing came out.
Mrs. Joseph Lawton paused in her
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