Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-30


soN going to marry)-Louis told
me that he had talked it over with Mr..
Bayliss and he said that he agreed
with him that it would be quite ideal
Tor you two fiancees to come and sup
port us at our wedding, Louis and Mr..
Rivington 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 it!-although / was there five
years before you and we never met.
still you must acknowledge that there
Is 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-then when you
come marching down the aisle on his
arm with that whirlYind of Mendelson
(excuse spelling) tootling forth. you
will have forty little thrills and mag
Inc it is your own wedding. Please do.
Thine faithfully,
4. 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 I did remem-
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 surprise in
deed. When John came in the evening
[ asked him. He laughed heartily at
the mixed-up letter in the character
lstic peaked chirography.
"Oh, we must go If we possibly can.
You will have fun enough to last you
lifetime. Henrietta Farley never did
. right thing in her life, and If her
wedding isn't series of delicious blum
hers I'll miss my guess. I don't see
how Perkins dares marry her. She is
something Of little vixen, and she
has this irrepressible genius for turn
ing things topsy turvy. Yet people like
her-there is a sort of fascination
about her, suppose-not the sort that
appeals to me, of course"
ais she pretty?"
eyes. if you like a very white face
with very black eyes and very yellow
hair. AS for me, prefer"
eyes, you have said that before"
"She Is little and has a pretty man.
aer. but her shoe has that careless tie
that poets mention with rapture, her
hair also is tied carelessly. and her
bats and her belts-yet she is sweet
little thing. she really is. Perkins
ldores her."
Naturally. a man is rather expect
I'd to be in an attitude of alteration the
month before his wedding. By the
way, is 1t month, or q week, or q
rear? She doesn't indicate. Isn't she
!u1nyv'
LET US go, whenever 1t is. 1t will be
worth while, promise you. They live
lust up in Albany"
'Hark! There's the doorbell. Another
.allerf suppose. Isn't That too badg
NOW the evening is spoiled before
I is begun. I'm going"
mo, wait. What is it, AnnetteT
IA telegram for you, Miss Barring
on"
"Oh-You open it John. kilograms
always give me palpitation. 1 dread
them more than"
Listen! This is good. Wedding
twelfth, noon.'-This is the first. You
Ind John come eleventh. Wear pink.
Henrietta Wear pink! 1 might take
ny golf coat
BE sensible, John; you know what
tho pJIf nD% chn ALL
freak. I feel quite inclined to co."
THAT is a bargain. Remember
aow; no backing out"
Now, what shall wearT
'That is the eternal feminine ques-
hon. Wear PINK, of course; she says
10 wear pink. Wasn't that thing you
lad on yesterday pink? You look
mighty well In that"
"a man might call it pink. but amafg
women there is a prejudice in favor
" calling that particular shade blue
Ind duck at that! John, when will you
earn that woman likes to have her
llothes noticed an manner indicative
IF some slight mentalityr'
Helen, If you quarrel I shall kiss
Eou.'
"JohA you are growing maudlin; 90
Aome. Good night"
"Are you going to Henrietta's we'd
ling"
Certainly; are your
Helen, you tantal;zing sirenv'
what is siren? Sort of fog horn.
mt it? You are complimentary. Good
nght."
Good night"
On the eleventh of June at o'clock
"a the evening the express pulled into
Albany. A tumultuous young woman,
with a pretty hat set very much awry
Sver very pretty pompadour. was
walking up and down the platform.
She was dressed In a civilized manner.
with the exception of a large red rib
bon which was tied around her right
lrm. She espied Helen and John as
hey stepped from the train and rushed
toward them, waving her wrist bag
sonvulsively.
How do you do. Mr.. Bayliss, how
10 you do! And this is Miss Barring
ton-you dear. feel as though had
known you all my life. You got my
telegram saying / would wear a red
ribbon, didn't you? I thought it was
such a brilliant idea, because, you
know, we had never seen each other.
Of course, OF course! Oh, isn't that
tunnyl I forgot that knew Mr.. Bay
liss. oh, excuse me for humping into
You, Mr.. Bayliss. How awkward of
me. Mother told me that hem was
down on my dress skirt. / pinned 1t
up, but l suppose it came out. Watt!
There! / have torn it of. Looks n
little ragged, but l sha'n't step on
that again. Yes, this is our carriage.
Just get in. Drive right home, James"
beg your pardon. ma'am. but this
ls Mrs. Governor Wodelrs brougham,
ma'an
"Oh, how careless! Excuse me. Miss
Parrinpfon voI1,ll havo m oaf ont