Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-18

Elsa's needle flew in and out Of the
lacy weave. Finally Mrs Cranford's
curiosity triumphed over her dignity.
Il suppose everything is ready for
the wedding?r
Every Thing, believe" He frowned
slightly.
1T is a great occasion, with Lord
This and Lady That coming all the
way from England. but every time l
think of that poor child
DO stop that nonsense mother" ex-
claimed Elsa sharply "She does not
deserve pity, no matter what comes to
her in the future She marries Lord
HARDWOOD with her eyes open. She
knows the mans past, she knows his
need of her money, and she knows
The 'footman'' crushed his riding hat
in his hands.
My dear, YOU are so positive"
We'll, mother, dear, we ought to
know. The papers have contained no
other news for weeks. And they will
be full of it again when she sues for a
divorce. 1t is all so very silly. Every
thing that man can give her she could
buy With her own money. The one
thing he cannot give her money cannot
buy yet that one thing l or any girl
without dollar to her name may have
some day-the honest love of an honest
man. l may be old fashioned, but be-
lieve that with some women love still
re md -1,n,, 50,
thing = far, far above titles, coronets,
castles and corner in the queens
throne room"
Silence once more fell upon the trio.
The shining needle fairly flew. The
girls bright eyes We're fixed on her
work. The man, gazing through the
vista of prim gardens and close crop
ped trees, was murmuring under his
breath. The honest love of an honest
man."
Would she understand the difference
between that little affair of three
months in old Japan and an "honest
love-" Then there had been Made
line! But that could not count! Why,
he had even forgotten her last name.
Miss Crawford was folding the pre-
cious veil.
'Perhaps-er-you would like to see
the ceremony at the church?'
Gould YOU
are kept"
Mrs. Crawford protested. Her daugh-
ter smiled scornfully.
'They would not mind, mother. It's
all Il part of the show
A tinge of color spread over the "foot-
mans" face He paused on the lower
step.
I'll send-l mean I'll bring the card
over this afternoon"
Elsa Crawford in simple dimitv
frock and Il flower trimmed hat was
caught in the crush of scintilating
robes. An usher with gardenia in his
coat was just Offering his arm to a
stately dowager when he dropped
something. He bent over, and the dow
aSer was passed on to another usher.
When the first man Strengthened up he
N-NeNiANiSt LIS III W SuG gave
one gasp and all the color faded from
her face; then, with head proudly up
lifted, she started down the aisle at his
side.
please don't look like that" he whis-
pered 1T was beastly caddish of me,
but l do look a bit like Harry's Eng
lishman, -and-well I'm glad /
heard your frank opinion on such
things anyhow"
They were at the pew door. She slip
ped in without word, but as she
raised her eyes she caught the pleading
look in his, and the rose color came
back to her cheeks.
The wedding party and guests had
left the church. Reporters with note
books and sightseers crowded around
the chancel. Elsa walked slowly to-
ward the side entrance. The vestry
room door opened suddenly, and Frank
Lynde stepped out. He bent his head
gravely, and there was no laughter in
his eyes now.
will you tell your mother, please,
that directly this internal excitement
is over l am coming to call personne
propre? For l understand that she and
dad We're good friends in the old DAYS,
and-and l want you to think of me,
an honest man.
But it was six months before she
would admit the fact, and then she
simply reiterated her statement that
she did not envy the Countess of Har-
wood
Strength From Proper breathing.
The Japanese, although men OF very
small stature, are among the strongest
in the world. Any boy of fourteen or