The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1903-03-05
his POST-NUPTIAL
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haven't you brought your bride? And
why didn't you send me cards? hut
| you always were careless boyl"
lie held her hand a minute, search.
| ing her face for some sign Of chaprin.
But hooking smile was all that
greeted him.
There weren't any cards." he said
somewhat hurriedly; ~ was in town,
and | supposed you'd see me now that
IL is all over with. Besides you know
II happened without"
"Cards?"
preparation. The fact is, hadn't
intended hadn't-but it's all over
nowl How are you? You look just
the same, Bettyl"
"Why it's only year since-but sit
down. Won't you have some tea2 Dol
But how nice Of you to call And only
three days married. Then you didn't
go away, ms the papera said?"
"No; we took train for town, in.
tending to go to the Berkshires next
day. But she-that is, Mrs. Brown.
you know had never been to the Wal
dorf and she found il so absorbing
that | haven't been able TO tear her
away"
"Just fancy You take two Jumps,
don't your II seems so odd You see,
I've never met anybody that knew her
She's lived of there in the country
hasn't she2 Is she pretty?".
"She's dear little girl. Beauty
Betty, mean. Ila, hal wasn't quite
sure you'd see me at first. Hut it was
a little bit duh this morning, and |
said to myself: IN chance III Betty
was always a good sort, and now that
everything is ended why Thanks g
rs she prettyP'
"She's blonde, you know. Yes,
/ never liked blondes, but she is quite
fair. Not dark at all--not a bit like
you'll"
"No-blQndes usually aren't dark,
are they? What did you say her name
WASP"
Harriet"
oh dear mel But, Of course. you
have some pet name? You were al
ways very clever at improvising
mo, just call her narrie-sh pre-.
fers it. And she-she calls me
Charles"
"lla, ha, ha, hal Oh, Chubl Not
really?"
"Yes-she's digniied sort Of girl
serious. high church. and all that! a
dear grill We'd known each pther
since we were kids. Why, | knew her
Beauty, before ! met you'll"
"Yes7 You never told me-"
"Well, YOU see never thought OF
her except as the little girl next door
And then-well, you know. Betty,
never thought of anyone but you
then"
She fingered his card nervously
thinking. tapping the bit Of pasteboard
against her rings. Her tea was untast-
ed. lie drank his feverishly.
81 suppose" she said, ~ hope those
letters of mine-they-they-they
are"
81 burned them-the night before
before it happened"
"Ohl"
at was queer. ! knew ! was going
TO be married next day, but | read
some of them over, and over and over
againl II was like opening grave 1t
began To hurt. had to stop and dump
them all in the fire"
BEST place for them, Chubl 1t was
all n dream"
"Ah-h-h!"
1--WE should have been dreadfully un.
happy"
unhappy"
"Yes-you were jealous--and fiared
up"
And you firted-"
"Ila, hal You fancied So"
"Ah-don't talk like that now, Bettyl
It's not necessary. You cared no
moro for me than"
81 cared for no one else in the
world. That's all But what's the use
of all this, Club? ! haven't seen YOU
for more than year-thcn | read of
your marriage, then your card comes
mp three days after. And instead Of
telling me Of the projections Of your
bride, you begin to quarrel with me-
\ just like old times Now tell me all
I about itl Is She nice? But. Of course.
she Is. You were always 90 uarticularl
No other sort Of girl would attract
you"
"You don't understand dear um-
er-l mean BETTY. Harriet didn't at
tract me in that way. You see, when
you threw me when we quarreled.-
suffered terribly Tor a time. was
willing to put my pride under my feet
a thousand times. wanted 10 lust
cone back and ask you 60 forgive
me"
But you never came"
II wrote, asking you"
"Ah, yes; but that is so different.
When you've insulted a girl"
"lnsultedl Why, Betty"
Yes; your suspicious were insult
ing And that evening you said.-you
said"
81 didn't know what was SAYING"
We'll, let's drop II now, Club. Tell
me how il all happened Did YOU fall
in love right away with herr
81 never fell in love Can't YOU un.
derstand, Beauty? Her folks and
mine Lived beside each other i'm the
country for years. We grew mp there