The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-06-12

could. But its twenty years" she went on, laughing
neryoHsly twenty years since I've seen my mother or
But she is still alive and were gong Jms father and
mother both dead but he wouldn't go without
me She looked lovingly up at him
Well. couldn't ne said, as he folded Up the long
blue tickets and put them III 4 wcll-worn purse Who
would keep the pickpockcts away from me or tell me
she couldn't go without me- for might get sick or play
with the hre or do something"
had fallen from them like garment They were gong
home,
The people will be taking you folks Tor the bridal
party if YOU don't look out the station agent remarked
he shoyeled more coal into the dirty little stove
is there wedding to-day? Mrs Moore asked.
"Yes, ma'am. the first real church wedding Mill
brook jim Brown has Just come back from Prince
Albert marry the eldest Taylor girl Its going 10 be
over in the new church aud cverybodys gong I am
going to close up and 60 too. you had better all
along The train won't be here until dark"
Mildred looked up with sudden interest A wedding
That would be something to tell Edith about The bride
will probably be dressed i'll that dreadful hot pink and
have paper in her hair and say Yes sir to the
minister
Mr. Greene was saying. My wife has been there
nearly all day 1t beats all how interested women
in a wedding
Half an hour later Mildred found herself in the little
new church. with unpaintcd walls and and
pleasant piney odor II was nearly filled with excited
looking women with here and there apologeticook-
Evergrccns were banked at tho windows and wrcathcd
around the altorra and i'll them punches OF roseberres
1t is pretty" Mildred murmured to herself 81
wonder who thought OF the color scheme But the bride
Will probably spoil 1t all
The women behind her were talking Mary won't
see white woman until the spring anyway, and they
will only get her mail once month But shell stand
mother. She may get lonesome but nobody will know
Poor Maryl" Mildred thought. This ISN'T a we'd
dng-ts tragedy"
Suddenly silence fell and some one was going down
the aisle, some very small and young, and
1ra1 r1f chp hrf,r and
she more for her eyes blurred with sud-
den rush of tears. Poor Mary! Poor Mary
They passing her seat Mildred looked,
the bride, but at the face of the young husband
1t honest face strong invinciblc and 1t
shining with light ineifable-thc face of who
could fight the world and bear Its prosperity or It's de
feat with equal calmncS because there would be
his side who believed in him. trusted him. loved him.
Mary tho steadast the immovablc Mary-hs hearts de-
SIRE The hail and The frost might blight his crops.
The might ovcrw1em his hoclcs, poverty and
distress might overake ham, but Marys love would not
fall
In sickness in health for better for worse till
death us do part the air was still resonant with the
words that carry in them much OF lifcs meningitis
unuerabe PAIN and sorrow, It's richest JOY and bless
cdneSs.
strange feeling stirred in Midrcds heart The
glory IN the young mans face smoc her with 4 sense
OF loss OF disappointment and defeat Toms face ha6
gowed like that on the morning so long ago when they
could smell the chrysanthemus now she heard again
from the little organ-lof above her the wedding march
that had seemed then to breathe them pillows OF
her its sweetness stabbed her heart.
The people around her were hastily preparing to fol-
low the bridal party but Mildred motionlcss. The
saowlakcs scd against the windows and the shadows
deepcncd in the little church Outside there talk
aG and laughter and merry angle of slcghbels but
TIC organst played on-hat dcathless story OF love
ending, glorious, triumphant!
When Mildred went back to the station the snow was
head The wind cold down the little white street
but she loved to feel it on her lot cheeks
Two men crossed the track with valscs in their hands;
Ton-thc ccarcyed the wholesome, the best on earth
and the pride OF possession thrilled her
She went into the waitug-room There was tic
chatter of many voices The little bride stood the
narrow window looking up the street but her thoughts
were far away the fields III that little farm
house that had been her home and which she would see
70 more Mildred took her hand
Don't be afraid little girl" she said gently "You
viii be lonesome sometimes and homeSick and tired
often and often and maybe you'll cry little, too and
you'll want your mother much; but You'll never be
Alldrcd's eyes were sparkling with love and JOY The
little bride looked up with womans quick under
standing
81 know!' she whispered softly
When Tom reached his lonely little house on the
river bank, he chilled to the bone but he put away
hs horses and made them comfortable for the night be
fore he thought OF himself.
He could cat. The house seemed dcsoate bare
and empty Every corner of it called for Mildred but
her home. The boyishncss had gone from Toms face
as he sat staring into the fire. he thinking bitterly
OF now her eyes had sparkcd at the thought OF getting
away. lie flung back his head with gesture OF
despair He might well admit it, he thought-Alil-
dred had gone back HIM and then the tears that had
gathered slowly IN his heart came by long burning
road to has eyes and hc laid his head the little oil
clothcoyered table and cried aloud
The station agents prediction came true and the
storm came on with the night The snow was sitting
drclrily against tho windows ard pling higher and
higher around the little house. He did not hear the
sleigh driving up TO the door The frosty crcang of
the door reused him from hs gloomy thoughts and he
stared IN mute wonder as Mildred, white with snow,
stood before him.
Tom. I've back I've come back home" she
cried. found out that | could not leave YOU dear
Didn't ] promise something opcc about leaving all
others and clcaying only TO you' That family in
Toronto are very dear people and love them very
much. but they arc some OF the whom agreed
leave
She had slipped off her snowy wraps as she spoke
and stood smiling before him Her eyes sna-kling;
her beauty dazzlcd him
Then the light broke his face