Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-07-28

cry. She is only saying it to tease;
you. / will send Jack to tell the.
sexton to sweep the path, and it will
be all right; but with sigh, ''it is
pity that it isn't fine day: snow
spells things so. Now, Lorrie, it's
time you began to dress"
There is plenty of time" she re-
spends, drawing the dressing wrap
still closer around her. "Oh, how
hate the sight of white satin and
lace"
/, Nonsense" says Greta, soothmgly-
Better go to your own rooms, dears,
and set dressed, You can come III
and help me when you are ready
Come, Lorrie," and Blush and Giggle
having departed, she goes and lays
her hand gently and lovingly upon
Lorrie's shoulder
Lorrie rises slowly and reluctantly,
and the great work of the day com
mences.
1t is perhaps the one occasion when
even the least vain OF women are per-
mitted to take an interest in their
toilet but if the white satin and filmy
lace We're an empy meal sack and the
string that tied it, she could not dis
play less enthusiasm.
You look pale this morning, DEAR"
says Greta. Didn't you sleep well?'"
No. says Lorrie, mot last night,
nor the night before, nor the nighs
before that"
How cold and white one looks,
she says, dreamily with a shudder-
Il suppose if one were being dressed
for that last ceremonial, one WOULD
not look much different to this!"
why do you say such things? For
Heavens sake, dear, try and realize
that this is not funeral! Think how
hard it is upon poor Seymour, your
looking and talking like this"
| YES" murmurs Lorrie. 1T is
hard upon him, is it not? What shall
do to look more cheerful, Greta2
Perhaps a glass of champagne"
A knock at the door fills i'm the
pause, and Jack puts in his head.
Look here, here's something for
you, with Seymour's love-" and he
hands in huge bouquet of white ex-
otics framed in soft and fracefug
sprays of maidenhair.
ooh, beautiful! Look, Lorrie," says
! Greta, holding it up to her.
"Don't-don't put it quite so near"
she says, family.
' With 81 oh Cn.ota lo,c +bo oock1,,
bouquet on the bed and returns to her
firing.
There is a general stir and hustle
i'll the house which pertains the day
A smell of cooking ascends from the
kitchen to the top bedroom
Presently Ann knocks at the door.
Please, Miss Greta, the lawyer
has come and will Miss Lorrie please
come into the study?"
They want you to go down and
sign something, | suppose. You know,
OF course, that Seymour has been
most generous? You will be quite a
rich woman, with an income of youa,'
own, and she laughs.
Eyes, quite a rich woman
Come, then, We must not Keep
them waiting"
Il am ready" says Lorrie, and they
go down.
j The old lawyer from Carshal is ia
the study, with deed open on the
table before him.
Sorry to trouble you, Miss Do
lores," he says, ''but we want your
signature"
She takes the pen and is about to-
write where the old man has pointed.
when the door opens and Seymour
Melford enters
AS he sees Lorrie, flush rises to-
his face and his eyes brighten.
Dressed already, dearest!" he
murmurs, taking her hand and raising
: it to his lips, notwithstanding the
! presence of the lawyer. How good
of you! | thought the bride always
kept everybody else Waiting?"
She's not nearly finished yet"
says Greta, laughing softly; al
though she may seem so to your mas
culine eyes. She has come down to-
sign something"
Eyes, yes,' he says, quickly. 1T is
! the settlement"
Once more LorTie hesitates, bus
Seymour puts his finger on the space
her name is to fill, and with a little
culver of the lips che does as she is
bid.
Then he takes the pen, writes his
name, and looks up with a smile.
Il wish it were the marriage regis
ter" he says, softly in her ear. How
beautiful you look in your pretty
dress, dearest" and his eyes wander
over her with eager admiration.
yes? rather like the figure on a
TWelfth-day cake, isn't it? Am to do
anything eIse?"
Nothing but come and finish
dressing" says Greta, and she bears