Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
Book V.

NOV Wnat yer recKln uaJ DleSSeQ Cullc 6uI hio
adoin'?-learnin' her how ter men her cloes ans
darn her stockin's; She jes would darn her
pappys socks this morning;-an' she darn em goou
too."
My precious Dorothy! BY this time she wass
calling to me from the top step.
You see, Nam Chloe telling me something's
''You and Nanny Chloe always have goodT
deal to say to each other, 1t seemsY
81 reckin is. Didn part raise himY
Seated on the divan with our heads close to.s
gether, we read my brothers letter. r.
"How ovey!" exclaimed Dorothy. Then
thoughtfuy, do you believe dear that thingss
just happen to people-to make them happy!'
"No sweet I think we were made for each
other; and that everybody is trying to help us
get mated and must do all we can to carry
it out, they have planned it for us. Don't you?s
I thought this question very skillfully answered,
She nodded her head.
''Then, you they will be going early in July,
my brother, and his wife, to their cottage, andS
and don't you see, it is little we can do,
to have everything over, by that time;-and they
will want to come toto the wedding OF course >
and just take the mater along with them; .
don't you see?'
Dorothy was in deep thought. She making
a little mental calculation could see.
"Percy dear-that will be only little more
than two months, from now; ten weeks"
"Only.-Thats long time 1t seems to me,
really don't see how can wait.-Now l know
that it will be then, it doesn't seem to that
| wait She still sat silent.
"And your father and mother will be going
East about that time. We must think something
ABOUT tnem, dear DOrOtny.
"That is what thinking about. 1t is to6
SOON" looking up into my eyes like hunted doe
"Then dear, it shall be just you say. We will
put it off until the house is done in the fall"
said, little tremor of sadness in my voice
Forgive me, Percy dear. 1t all seemed SO
sudden You know l can't go away without
you;-"
"And can't go with you much I would like
it, sweetheart Don't try to decide right now
Think it all over talk with your mother, and
your father about it, and tomorrow, at my
mothers, in the little apartment which I want
them to see you in, as have seen you, you
give me your answer"
So it was at my mothers dinner, with Dorothy
beside me- her hands in mine, the marriage day
was fixed.
Ours was to be a June wedding.
Her bringing in their hands,
ustrous and shining her rich marriage gown"
"Of all the beautiful weddings of this June,
rich in beauteous weddings the loveliest was that
of Mr. Percy Howard and Miss Dorothy Vernon,
only daughter of Col and Mrs. Francis P. Vernon,
because of the strong underlying heart interest,"
AS every knows it the elimination of
"the old story" of love begun in childhood, ripen-
ing through youth to manhood and young maiden-
hood in which it now finds full frution."
Thus wrote the Society Reporters for our daily
journals concerning our wedding-Dorothy's ana
my wedding. The details of the accessories, the
presents the music, the flowers, the lights, the
gowns all true doubt. | don't know for Y
saw nothing of the decorations, of the crowd of
guests en- grGnde tenue, of the brides maids,
and grooms men who attended
I saw only my sweet Dorothy.
OF the music? While waiting in the vestrs
room for my dear Dorothy to appear, heard the
soft prelude with the tender minor chords of
"You," the sweet ballad which had been SUNG
at hundreds of weddings in many lands / had
asked that it be sung at marriage. After
the prelude clear, rich metzo soprano took up
the strain and sang softly, swetly as a cooling
dove, words that thrilled me, uplifted my heart
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