The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-09

AVA Perkins, the man i am
NoS going 10 marry)-Douls toid
me TINT no had talked IL over with Nj
Bayliss and he said that he agreed
with him that IL would be quite ideal
for you two flancees to come ana sup
port us at our wedding, Louis and Mr..
Rivlngton being such old chums and
you being really an old friend OF mine
since we both went to- the same school,
dear old Rivington-didn't you just
love itl-although 1 was there hVe
years before you and we never met,
still you must acknowledge that there
is n bond between us. So you will
come. won't you, there's dear, and be
my maid OF honor. and John Bayliss
will be our best man-thcn when you
come marching down the aisle on his
arm with that whirlwind OF Mcndelson
(excuse spelllng) toOtling forth, you
will have forty little thrills and imag-
inc IL is your own wedding. Please do.
Thine faithfully,
b HENRIETTA FARLEY.
I turned the letter over and over.
There was no date, and no sign OF the
abiding place of the verbose and con-
fused Miss Farley. Yet / did remcm-
Der hearing John speak often OF Mr..
Perkins, and he had told me that he
was TO marry Rivington school girl.
That was expected to take part in the
wedding solemnitics was a surprise in
deed. When John came in the evening
4 asked him. He laughed heartily at
the mixed-up letter in the character
istic peaked chlrography.
"Oh, we must go If we possibly can.
You will have fun enough TO last yCu
lifetime. Henrietta Farley never cid
a right thing in her life, and if Ler
wedding isn't n series OF delicious blum
ders I'll miss my guess. / Coat see
how Perkins dares marry her. She is
something CT little vixen, and she
has this irrepressble genius for turn
Ing things tOpsy turvy. Yet people like
her-there 10 q sort of fascination
about her, suppose-not the sort that
appeals TO me, Of course"
'Is she pretty"
'"Yes, il You like very white face
with very black eyes and very yellow
hair. As for me, prefer"
"Yes, you have said that before"
"She is little and has pretty man
ner, but her shoe has that. careless tie
that poets mention with rapture, her
hair also is tied carelessly, and her
hats and her belts-yet she 10 sweet
little thing. she really is. Perkins
adores her"
Naturally. A man ie rather expect
ed to be in an attitude of alteration the
month before his wedding. BY the
way, is IL month. or week, or a
year? She doesn't indicate. Isn't she
funnyw
LET us go, whenever II is. II will be
worth while, l promise you. They live
Just up in Albany
t"Harkl There's the doorbell. Another
caller, / suppose. Isn't that too badw
Now the evening is SPOILED before
Il is begun. I'm going"
"No, wait. What is il, AnnctteT
"A telegram for you, Miss Barring
ton"
"0h-You open IL John. Telegrams
always give me a palpitation. / dread
them more than"
"Listenl This is gooG. Wedding
twelfth, noon.'-This is the first. You
and John come eleventh. Wear pink.
Henrietta Wear pink! / might take
my golf coat"
BE sensible, John; you know what
she means. But isn't she n delicious
freak. / feel quite inclined TO 60"
THAT is bargain. Remember
now; no backing out"
"Now, what shall | wear?"
"That is the eternal feminine cues
zion. Wear pink. Of course; she says
to wear pink. Wasn't that thing you
had on yesterday pink? You look
mighty well in that"
"A man might call it pink. but among
women there is a prejudice in favor
OF calling that particular shade blue
and duck at that! John, when will you
learn that woman likes 10 have her
clothes noticed IN manner indicative
OF some slight mentalityr
Helen. If you quarrel ! shall kiss
you"
John, You are growing maudlln; go
home. Good night~
Are you going TO Henrletta's wed
ding"
Certainly; are your
:. Helen, you tantalizing sirenr
What is a siren? Sort OF fog horn.
isn't it? You are complimentary. Good
night"
Good night
On the eleventh of June at G O'clock
In the evening the express pulled into
Albany. A tumultuous young woman.
with pretty hat set very much awry
over a very pretty pompadour. was
walking up and down the platform.
She was dressed in n civilized manner.
with the exception OF large red rlb.
bon which WIS tied around her right
arm. She espied Helen and John as
they stepped from the train and rushed
toward them. waving her wrist bag
convulsively.
How do YOU do. Mr.. Bayliss. how
do you do! And this is Miss Barring
ton-you dear. feel as though | had
known YOU ali my life You got my
telegram saying ] would wear rec
ribbon. didn't your ] thought IL wa,
such a brilliant idea. because. yot
Know, we had never seen each other
OF course, OF course! Oh. isn't tha
funny ] forgot that knew Mr.. Bay
liss. Oh, excuse me for humping int,
you Mr. Roviise H.. o...i....,.,,a 80