The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03

| in the world did you carry in 1t be-
side money!"
Aunt Harriet drew forth a package
and opened it. Some wilted green
sprigs fell to the floor, and she re-
garded them r%uefully.
tit was catnip for Adolphus," she
said, but he never ever got a smell
of it, poor dear, and now it's withered
up to nothing"
We'll, we had what Nancy called a
real proper wedding, and Casey was
best man and made the punch.
Everybody kissed the bride, and when
it came to my turn she laughed a
little shyly.
Il was a horrid little cat to you"
| she said. please forget it,
Very well. Julie Smith," I re-!
| turned, provided you never allow
your husband to write verses
We sent for Mrs. Stubs, and when
she appeared in our midst we cheeped
her and drank her health, which m
barrassed her so much she forgot
to ask i%nconvenient questions. No
one was more merry or more thor
oughly enjoyed herself than A2nt
Harriet.
II never heard of such a thing"
she kept repeating. Find a wife for
Mr.. Casey indeed. ard just look here
at the six of you!"
Mildred approached her AMI I
heard an anxious whisper.
Never you mind, dear" was the
! answer; "I'll attend to your mother.
| Welcome at home again? Well, l
! should think so-you and Julie too.
Don't you worry"
We didn't any of Us worry over
anything, and Randy a%pologized very
handsomely for borrowing my ring.
He would return it next day, he said,
aid actually did so.
Then Casey made a Speech. He
said that IS a matter of fact we all
owed u present state Of blifs to
him alone, for if he had not decided
to get married We should have re-
manned unhappy bachelors. He ven-
tured the suggestion that when next
we prepared to elope it would be ad-
visable to confide in one another, but
of course we must do as we thought
best about such matters. He had
not presumed to- inquire what our
plans for the future were, nor had
we mentioned them. He much ap-
preciated our keen desire to have
him form part of our households, but
as said households sesnled to him
rather sketchy nd unsubstantial he
believed he would continue to patron
ize Mrs. Stubbs's top floor, where, he
begged to assure US, we should al
ways be welcome. And now, as we
were all otherwise engaged, he want
ed TO say that it would give him great
pleasure to return Miss \ Harriet
Schuyler to her sisters house, and
hoped he would be allowed to carry
the bandbox and thus make the &C
quaintance of Adolphus. He de-
clined, however, to enter a cab.
Nancy and I went down to tho hall
door with them and watched Casey
and Aunt Harriet disappear around
the corner. Her little hands were
| clasped around my arm, and we lin
gered there alone a few moments
before rejoining the merry party
upstairs.
isn't it wonderful" she said
softly. Just think, Billy, you and
I are married. I haven't had time
to realize it before"
"All the time for years to come
just to be happy in," I said, but
Nancy shook her head.
mo, dear" she said, there will
be clouds as we'll as sunshine. But
if We find the silver lining we shan't
mind, shall we?"' .
We'll always remember it is there,
Nancy"
We stood silently a moment, then
Nancy spoke very gently.
Tomorrow we will go to Phila-
delphia and see Daddy. I've tele-
graphed, for 1 know he wants me.
He'll like to have US live with him"
Dear" 1 said, well so AMI. see
him by all means, but we'll come
back here where my work is. I want
my wife all to myself, Nancy"
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