The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-15


get-me-not dress and forget-me-not
hat, and little bunch of forget-me-
nots at her waist
Lise scowled at her. There is no
other word for her expression, and
she would not even take her hand.
Tormentilla was bumped up on the
window-seat in her old blue dress, a
picture Of sullen despair. And
Audrey the culprit, who should have
been so deeply ashamed, stood and
rebuked them with a sweet and low
Ing friendliness they little deserved.
spray of forget-me-nots fell from
her belt, and she picked it up again.
"Myosotis," she said softly. That's
It's other name. He told me. It's his
favorite flower
SHE? Who?"
"Mr. Bromsgrove.- Audrey
blushed a little. Were engaged.
"What?"
sWhat?"
eyes. said Audrey simply; "since
that day. / shall always remember
1t. It's quite romance"
Lise sat down suddenly. and Tor
mentilla said something which no one
heard.
won't you wish me happiness?"
Audrey asked wistfully. even fa-
Tiers given in quite kindly, and when
! confessed he said that he would
have forgiven me if we had eloped,
and have thanked his God that he'd
been spared the expense of a wedding
But what sordid ending that would
have been! He didn't mean it. 1t
was only his fun"
Audrey! You told him that you
had been going to elope with Mich
ael?"
Audrey opened her blue eyes.
"Oh, not with Michael" she said
slowly. "That would only have made
things so involved, wouldn't it? And
couldn't sleep till had confessed
the truth to mother and father"
They think that you had arranged
10 elope with Mr.. Bromsgrove?
"Oh, no--not exactly that either.
[ didn't go into details at all, but /
said should never expect to be hap
PLY married if deceived them. And
mother said that all was well that
snded well, and she'd always felt sure
that he would become a bishop in
time. A bishops wife has such a
power for good, hasn't she? And he
Is SO strong. always felt the need
of some one really strong to lean on,
and Michael was rather broken reed
even though he is such a dear.
That's what mother said. And even
father said, Thank God you've chosen
man this time although mother
wasn't nearly as harsh as that.
Dearest, said, Mr.. Bromsgrove is
perfect rock of silentstrength.' And
mother said that silence was great
gift. / thought that was so true"
But Lise had hidden her face in
her hands, and Audrey's blue eyes
wandered to the garden outside.
II think perhaps she said, "that
even if he'd been the other, it is all
for the best that we didn't fly to-
gether."
"Who-what can you mean?" Tor
mentilla asked helplessly.
"Fse and T." said Audrey simply.
sYou see, dearest child, one can only
have one wedding, and"
You can have more If you like,
cried Tormentilla disgustedly. eff you
weren't particular as to the means
you used to get rid of Michael"
slow dreadful your thoughts
sometimes are, Audrey murmured in
her innocent way. zone can only
hav. one wedding dress, and one
Voice that breathed Ger Eden It's
so beautiful, ! always think, and I
do like to have choral wedding,
don't your"
Never tried it," Tormentilla said
grufly
"And then, too" Audrey MUIR
INJURED, with her blue eyes still on the
blue sky, lone would miss all ones
wedding presents. May I sit down,
Lise?" Her voice at last began to
take reproachful tone.
oh, please sit down" Lise turned
away and crossed to the window in
the other corner of the room.
what / want to know Tormen-
tilla cried sharply, is why you didn't
tell us before?"
Audrey sighed.
II wanted to-" she said; IT often
felt that it would be only kind. But
let myself be guided by some one who
knew best. l bowed to the master
mind"
Tormentilla started. A dim sus-
picion lying dormant in her own mind
strengthened itself considerably.
she thought" Audrey continued,
"that this was the best way. He
said that lesson must be taught.
He said he was obliged to be cruel to
be kind. And thought that was
such beautiful thought"
"Are you mad, Audrey?" Lise
asked the question without turning
round
"oh. no-only perhaps little in
spired,v
"Does it ever occur to you that you
have treated poor Michael in the most
shameful way?"
"Oh, no, never. It was very wrong
OF him. you see. to suggest such a
thing. And l hope he will get over
il in time. / sometimes think it is
quite possible. And one doesn't
often marry ones first love, Mr..
r,,.x,,er,,.oayo cavc He Is 50 wise