Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-05

to the bishops In time.r
"You and Miss Cordelia," she re-
marked sedately, seem to have the
bishops impromptu quite weighing on
your minds"
"Oh. it's no great matter to her." said
Bert
But great matter to your
"Well, they'rc-bride roses, you see."
"a wedding." cried Mike alertly.
"Was that what Miss Cordelia meant
a wedding?"
yes" he admitted, ",.a. = what she
meant" And he was white us his
rosebud.
She looked at him, and suddenly the
battle was again in her eyes.
How stupid of me" she said and
made low bow to him. "Of course
only the bridegroom sends the bride
roses. Allow me to congratulate you.
You've been breaking 1t TO me gently
am SO much obliged to you-that you
are the happy man"
1T is my wedding" said Bert and
set his teeth.
80 kind of you to mention it. Has
Miss Carl come yet?"
Il don't know"
"Shouldn't you be finding out?"
But here there came diyersion-the
swish of skirts, with chatter and laugh
ter, going down the hall
Oh" said Mike. they're going in to
dinner"
Mr. Jordan gravely offered his arm.
The girls lips quivered. She looked
up ut him in swift appeal in the way
of the days before the quarrel.
They'll all know" she faltered,
that you've been telling me, and
they'll try not to stare and not to smile,
and it will be horrid, horrid!'
Don't co." said Bert.
She gave nervous laugh and slip
ped her hand within his arm, but he
stood still
1--WE must CO." she said and gave a
little pull and set her mouth in as firm
a line as she could Its too late not to"
Its rather late to CO." said Bert.
They're all seated by now. If Miss
Cordelia has given us the places that
she used to give us
"Well have to walk the whole length
of the table," broke in Mike and gave
q little sob. "I'll never forgive Miss
Cordelia-never. And where" sudden
ly drawing away from him, "is Nellie
Carl?"
81 think" said Bert, astutely bend
ing his head to listen, that they're
sending for u.s." Truly step came
down the hall
"Oh," gasped Mike, $50 they are!'
"I. cts cut and rum" said Bert.
III another instant they had whlsked
out among the stray flakes of the piaZ-
"a. She leaned against one of the pill
lars. One hand in hurried little flutter
of excitement went to her throat The
other Bert held and felt 1t trembling.
Come on he said, joyously facing
the snowy night, come On"'
"Come where?" The dismay Of 1t was
touching, but Bert laughed.
ITO the bishop" he explained. 'The
impromptu."
"But don't want 20 go there now"
"Why not? You always intended,
didn't you-to be married by the bish-
op? Why not now?'
There was n pause, wherein vainly
through the darkness he tried to search
her face.
LET me carry you to the Sleigh"
Bert entreated, 80 that your little feet
will not get wet in the SNOW"
"Your sleigh is waiting"
"At the curb"
nd Nallia Corl2u
He laughed triumphantly and, snatch
ing her up in his arms ran out into the
street, and ready under the great fur
robes of the. sleigh was the hooded
cloak.
How ever did Miss Cordelia guessT'
laughed Bert as he drew 1t about her,
"or did you tell her"
"You are two wicked plotters," re-
turned Mike Indignantly. Il shall go
back to that dinner"
But the groom had stepped back from
the horses head.
ITS great"' cried Bert, as they dash
ed down the street with the soft, cold
beat of the snow in their faces. "And
can't stop the horse unless
"Well, unlessf'
Unless you want him stopped, Nix
ie."
"Do you know" asked Mike demure-
ly, "if either of us has told the bishop,
because 1t would not be respectful to
disappoint him."
But there's one thing, Mike" This
somewhat later.
"Qh, is therei''
You haven't your mind at all on Mel
lie Carl. have your"
We'll" said Mike, and softly laugh
ed, Il don't see why you should kidnap
the wrong girl"
So they dashed on toward the bishop