The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14

short-thc circumstance compelled
them to look UP to one. She offered her
hand, moved a chair for him, and sal
in a corn.r Of the room.
II wonder which is the more i'm
portant,' he said.
"AIine," answered Miss Rowena; II
was going to telegraph it. Here's the
form I've just written out"
John read it and slapped his knee.
He's such a good man." she went
on with carnestness, "and ought to
have discovered before this morning
that | didn't care for him enough. My
sister is cross with me. She says TINS
comes Of putting off everything till the
last moment"
"The harm comes in putting it oil
later than the iast>moment."
81 know that everybody will blame
me, and / know how good Mr.. Jack
son was to father. But I don't care"
she said sturdily. 81 won't marry until
I find some one / really like
"And that encounter-!"
please give me Mr.. JacksoN's mes
sage" she said.
The elder sister bad to be called
! down and invited to join in the general
congratulations and to observe the
| wise and ingenious workings of ProVl'
dence, and this she did, pointing out
somewhat frostily that whatever might
be said her day was thoroughly and
completely spoiled. But John, deciaf-
ing that this was n hasty anticipation
Of events. remarked that the mission
over his day was now free and asked
to be informed whether the ladies. un-
der the altered condition Of affairs,
would care to see the procession. Elder
sister replied that she for one was not
going into the crowd to be torn into
thousand million pieces, and John SAID
that being a man with some influence
he had the right to three most admir-
able seats just on the other side OF
London Bridge, and-looking at his
watch-if they could be ready in eight
minutes he would gladly undertake
the responsibility of conducting them
to the point, looking after them while
there. and eventually seeing them home
again. Elder sister had quarter of
an hour since determined to stay at
home and have good cry, but Rowena
answering for both said that IL Mr..
WaImer was quite sure he did not
mind
London Bridge was closed, but John
knew his way about too we'll to be
baffied by this. How it was done the
ladies never knew; what they did real
ize was that they crossed the river
somehow, and crossed it by bridge
of some sort, and there they were, up
temporary wooden staircase, and in
the division marked T. and finding pres
; emily their numbers. The day was
warm, but they had brought their
parasols, and friend OF John's
brought to the lady tumblers OF some
: cool beverage with Jumps Of ice dane
ing atop. The elder sister expressed q
hope that it would not get into her
head, but the day being special and
the occasion rare decided to take the
risk.
And after what the elder sister an
I
: but appeared TO John as two tieeting
+, moments, the barrier at the city end OF
the bridge opened, the band nearer
stopped playing, and Johns friend
!, called from his seat below that the
= procession had left st. Paul's. Soon
: across the bridge came mounted sol
diers, mounted representatives OF for
: egn countries, marching men from
every land that owned Victoria as
Queen, and presently through wild
long boom of cheers, in an open car
riage, a little old person, in her eyes
= tears Of thankfulness.
: "'Thc dear SOUR cried Rowena. JOIN
: lifted her mp. by the elbows that slit
!, might see well over the heads OF othe
y people in the stand. This is bette
- than any wedding"
y. Bells Changing out from st. Saviour S
:, engines on the railway shrieking con
Z. gratulations, folk from Horslcydowl
= and Rothcrhithe at the top of Toole,
~ street cheering everybody, from a pop
- ular British general Oh q white horse t
IA the black police from the West Indies
10 1t did seem 10 the ladies that tow,
>. bad no secrets from John. At Canno
;, Street Hotel lie warned them that the
~ might have to wait their turn 70
Nv lunch; he would do what he coul(
M AS a matter of fact, there was plent
-, of room at the tables. and when job
- asked the head waiter whether the
. could have a cold fowl the head waite
- replied that the supply was so much
:, excess Of the demand, that he would Il