Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12

my sort Though a good fellow in his way,
and the front of the church being all
damned with relatives, who some way al
ways look jay en- masse. Still. 1t wasn't a
bad show.
We took our places, Louis and I, and
everybody rustled around to see the bridal
procession which was crawling up the aisle,
the kids leading off. very much pleased
with themselves, then Muriel looking vague
and heavenly, but apparently all there. At
least, I thought SO the first glance; the
second made me uneasy. Surely 1t wasn't
right that her feet, as they came out from
under her skirt. should be different colors.
l couldn't make 1t out. One foot would
come forward white and small and shiny,
and then the other, red and clumsy and
twice as big. Louis was too nervous to no
tice anything. and most of the people didn't
look down, but saw several girls turn and
pinch the persons next to them and bite
their lips. When the procession was nearly
at the chancel the truth suddenly dawned
on me. Muriel had put on those red, woolly
knitted things she calls bedsocks to save
her slippers. and, Of course, had forgotten
to take them off. One probably be-
tween us and the sidewalk and the other
had stayed nobly by her
AS Louis, prompted by a dig from me,
went down the steps to NEE. her, she gave
him one lovely, angel look, then dropped
her eyes. The Harvard foot was just COM
ing forward.
She stopped short, and her face became
unrapt as if she had stepped into ice water
She looked dismayed. then for the first time
in her life, almost practical, and started on
in a hitching fashion, that only the
white foot showed. All through Il, Muriep'
and the rest of it she worked one foot gen.
thy against the other. and when she turned
to go down she gave me expressive
glance. She didn't know whether she had
been married or not. but she knew that the
thing was off. l stopped as though to
straighten her train, picked up the sock and
stuffed it into my pocket then we all sailed
proudly down, l with my eyes on the maid
of honor, since Kate in the fifth pew was
badly in need of discipline.
AS I put Muriel into the carriage she
caught my arm.
"Oh, did any one see itf' she whispered
imploringly.
Not a SOUL" answered promptly. What's
the good Of spelling a girls wedding day?
Having real lace saved you, for nobody
looked at anything else" And shut the
carriage door. knowing that had restored
| a bride to her husbands arms-for she had
forgotten all about Louis. You could not
have fooled Kate like that, even for her own
comfort.
| This explains why the next afternoon, as
I was hurrying up to take Kate to the dog
| show, a bright, crimson sock flew out of
my pocket, where I was exploring for a
| handkerchief. AS a knitted sock is not the
| sort of conveniences a man usually carries
| with q frock coat and top hat, l put 1T
| back rather hurriedly policeman who
was Eliminating on the corner motioned me
| to stop.
"Will you be kind enough to let me see
| that?' he said.
l gave him look that suggested I would
| not be kind enough. and started on, but he
| put his hand on my arm. 1 didn't care for
| a scene, SO 1 stopped.
1T Is nothing that concerns anyone elSe,
| I said impatiently. Merely a thing Of my
| sisters" And 1 gave him the red sock. He
| looked at it inside and out. then tried to
| do the same with me.
II have no objections to your keeping
that but ] wish you wouldn't keep me
any longer" exclaimed Kate Is not in
| to appointments with her. II have an
| engagement"
'It will have to watt he interrupted.
II must ask you to come along and explain
| this"
Explain what7 To whom7' demanded,
| SO evidently amazed that he became sud
denly deferential.
His explanation was not natterins. It
seems that, the evening before, a woman
| had invited herself to big wedding in
| the house on the corner and had tried to
walk OF with some wedding presents She
had been caught, but confederate was
suspected. sinoe . diamond star and sew
| era1 other valuablep had not turned up.
| In her pocket had besn found red sock
| suspiciously like THO one that had dropped
out Of Intne. And the POLICEMAN would
not be doing his duty Il b did pot take
/ me down and have the ynatte1 looked into,
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you viii find q whole ring Of NJ carryiH6
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