Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-12

i coiHmodate her enemies The hou., would not have held them comfortahlr and Randy wanted to give tham tho dissatisfaction of seeing how well sb, carried herself to the altar after all hcr choppinS and changing. JoIt,,.v a1s, had pulled himself to~c,1ar ,7o ,.... to be best man. The bridal party waS to meet in the church porch and no thence to the altar by separate ais1os
 Johnny meant to be the very first hut fate, preventing. delayed him so ho voc not only last. but late. Thus ho ca,,,o upon fine tableau-Randy. very vbito and faint, her bridal wreath all raonol and stained, leaning heavily upon Pc ter's shoulder and hiding her eyes With her left hand; the right lay linn and purple across her lap.
 There had been almost fatal acci- dent. The horses drawing the brides carriage had run away and smashel if against the stone pillar of the norcb entrance. Randy had been picked up sen%e;ess. Luckily Peter was there to look out for her, since her father WAS too much shaken to do more than oet his breath. She had come to quickly enough. spoken just a word, then fallen back again unconscious.
 But when Johnny appeared on thn scene She was so much herself she was trying to smile down her pain and sav. Il don't look very niee but hadn't we better get it over, Peter? It would be too bad to disappoint everybody. There ought to be wedding at least. as it turns out there cant be funeral She got the words out with a phost of her old spirit, but Peter felt her l shudder as she spoke. Peter was al- most as white as she. He had further strange look. Johnny leaned solic itously down to him, saying in his ear. Let me take you both home. old man. You-you're not fit to make yourselves a spectacle.
 Peter did not answer. The strange look deepened. Very tenderly he put Randy in other hands-penty of kind and tender ones were agerly stretched toward her-then got up. saying, Wait minute honey.' He laid his arm over Johnny's shoulder and strode off out of earshot
 We've been better than brothers, Johnny he said. pausing at last under the shade of a big roadside oak. "Now you must stand up to ne, not consider ing yourself at all"
 Il will" Johnny answered, gripping Peters hand hard After a gulp Peter went on: You have got to decide some thing, something 1 can't decide for my self. It is which of us shall marry the girl back there. One or the other must do it, and do it right off"
 What do you mean? Are you crazy?, Johnny cried, recoiling a step.
 Peter sighed. "I wish I could think so or wake and find 1t dream" he said. But it's no dream, Johnny. had Randy in my arms when she came to herself. She looked up at me and said"-
 "What?" Johnny asked breathessly as Peter paused
 Johnny That was all,' Peter an- swered. "But it told me a heap I'd been suspecting all along She's en- RdBeu LO uc. Sue II udIIy uue duu uO her duty If choose to take her. l afn't afraid she'd ever fail me- But am afraid I'll fail myself, because know"
 "You couldn't Peter It ain't in you not to do the right thing" Johnny said eagerly You'd be so good to her she'd be bound to love you best after-after little while
 You've answered me, Johnny" Pe- ter said, looking over his friends head. "I am bound to do right when see the right. Now, we'll go back and take poor Randy home. I'll tell the crowd the wedding is put off for two weeks. .'
 It came off duly, but with Johnny as the bridegroom. That made great talk, of course, but nobody minded very much For Johnny found out all of a sudden that Texas was q fine place and went there along with Peter, who did not die of heartbreak, but came back next season and married Melinda. Randy's young sister.