The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23

I'll put it In my missionary box!' said Violet; ''fath CT says that If we mean to do good to those in far coun- tries it Is the same thing as doing it! Cos we can't always tell how it will turn out So I shall mean well awful hard"
 Evidently Violets missionary box was paved with good intentions.
 Mind" he said, giving up the shill- ing to it's fate, mot word to soul!"
 Not till you are married to Janet and l am to be best bridesmaid! You've got to give me a gold brooch and q bangle, though"
 'Yes-yes-" said the reckless Vic, "only be off now"
 "Oh, I know" said Violet tartly "so as you and Janet can begin kissing again, Huh don't think much of kissin'-tried it once with Willie Cal mont-but raspberry toffee's ten times better any day"
 Thus with the willing assistance of Sister Violet did Vic Morris and Janet of the Valley Manse become engaged
 So much of the story as Is presently available can be read in letter writ ten some three months after to Vic by his wife. Their friends had with one voice pleaded with them-suggested to them even reproached them for their undue and indecorous haste in getting married. Miss Tn homaslna Ma rylees. who had only been engaged eighteen years to a bank clerk, was specially severe in her comments. But the Reverend Benjamin Irongray talk ed with Vic, urging him on no account to go out to Spain for his business affairs without making sure of the girl who loved him. MT. Irongray spoke also to MT. Fowler his brother min ister
 Vic was now the manager of the In- cubus Coal and Iron Company, here- after to be known as "The Kirktown Companies, Limited" He would not be ab sent very long. he thought, this time, but he would be rushing about, all the time, and Spain of the mine and way side inn was no place for woman 'The Caravansarai" was being rebuilt for them, and meantime Mrs. Vic Nor ris was staying on with her father at the Valley Manse. This was her letter which shows in ofrm and substance the sobering influence of holy matri- mony.
 Free Valley Manse, Kirktown, Scot
 land (No date).
 My Dear Husband: How funny that looks! I have to pinch myself and turn the ring twice round on my fin ger to be sure-also l have to look at your picture on the wall. When you are here I call call 1t the Great Stone Image, but when you are away I get quite to love 1t!
 "Father is now getting quite accus- toned to finding his wearing apparel mostly by the simple process of tossing the contents of his chest of drawers on the floor and stirring them with tha ferrule of an umbrella,
 'But Violet Is really making remark able progress in housekeeping. She can put fathers worst mess back into place again in ten minutes It always took me twenty. She will be a good little Bridget when she stops nursing her dolly. But after all, we shall only he over the Way--though l would ra ther be in a smaller house than the Caravanserai. Still. it is good to be out of the gossip of Kirktown.
 q went and called on the Phil Cal monts yesterday. You never saw any thing so funny in your life The man ager's house where they live is low, and has verandahs all round. Phil has made wind screens and they live most ly out of doors-for all 1 know. sleep o,lt of doors Vida is prettier. than twenty pictures. I think you must have been blind. dear old bat, ever to have thought of me when such glo- rious creature walked the face of the earth. So there, MT. Vic Managing Director to Ignoramus & Co., Unlimit- ed!
 ..But the fun! We'll it was funny enough to make you cry--me at least Hammocks, tables, dishes, food = all playing skip jack whenever a guest overturned one of Phil's patent screens. Phil ran and Vida ran, the two maids ran, and I ran in order to catch every thing before it went whirling over the