The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-02
WHEN JULIA MARRIED

: with him as you like about your gown,
! bat / shall run the refreshment emil
| But JUDAS tale VAS not Yet told
"And-and after we are married.
t she hcSitated, we are not going TO
4 go on a trip. We are gong to walk
( down the road, and into the woods,
and take a boat and float down the
stream To the island, and stay there
! fer our honeymoon
! What" Amt Naneys hands went
up TO her hewildered brow. is Peter
crazy. Julia!"
{ NO, He has engaged the Fosters
+ bungalow, where the, camp in sum-
/ mer, and he = going to pat III man
t and maid to cook and look after
+ things, and ne and VIII commune
with nature and with each other.
Aunt Nancy in her youth had lis
tened to the ptplngs OF Pan. y OF
might do worse than that, she Sail.
softly.
ooh, but Aunt Nancy. don't YOU
see ?" there was terror IN little Juiia's
voice; I'm not like YOU. You and
uncle fitted into each others lives
You liked 10 tramp the nelds villa
him. and you liked the same books.
and the same quiet evenings by tho
big fireplace. hut Peter and I--why,
Aunt Nancy, theer isn't thing that
L CO bllGl tt1E A0SSsA !d4Ni
There was the rub. And Aunt
Nancy knew that il was true. Peter.
arrogant Peter. rich and assertive.
was overlooking all the beautiful
budding womanhopd in little julia.
was making her lay figure on which
to hang his theories
gu just take stand. julia she
advised. and don't Let him think
he is the whole thing.
But taking stand with Feter waa
not an easy thing to co.
Il don't see why you object 10 my
Ideas. Julia" he said that night. os
they stood together In the moonhght-
They were at the foot II the rosa
garden, and its fragrance was all
about them. Il don't see why You
should object % looking like Il Crack
goddess rather than French i@sh~
ION plate. And as fer refreshments.
/ should think your soul would re-
coil from the thoughts Of salads and
sandwiches at such n momcu
Julias copper hued head was
against his shoulde,. her adoring
eyes were raised To his. Fer, Ia spite
Of his ireakIsh point Of ,lew. Peter
was adorable.
But everybody in Twin Corners
viii think We are crazy" she PRO-
tested, teebly
VINO cares for Twin Gorners,"
Peters eyes laughed INTO he's,
She wrenched herself from him.
/ suddenly Il caret she cried shriily;
! oh. l might as we'll tell YOU. Peter.
don't Ike the gowns you have
! planned for me, | want white satin
! G4ess with "A tSatn ane! a seat. asi3
/ don't want To be marlred on the edge
/ of pond, | want to be married in
/ church: and l don't want To 20 into
inN woods for NV baupytnppp ~
He caught her hands and looked
! down at her. holding her MASTER
! fully Where would You like u go?"
! he demanded.
| Julia hesitated. II want to taSe
| a trip" breathlessly. "And-youn
! laugh, Peter, l want 10 go to Niagara
| Falls and TO Washington and to Mt.
! Vernon and to all the other places
| where brides SO. I've never been
/ anywhere, and I've always thought
/ that I'd love to see those places fer
1 the first time with the man i lovcd."
She was trembling when she fin
ished Presently she heard his voice.
! You poor little thing"
| She threw herself into his arms.
weeping. "oh. | am afraid you. are
! disappointed in me, Peter,
NO" his smile flashed down upon
her. Only I've begun at the wrong
end, dearest. I've travelled and stud
led for years. There was time when
! liked the things you like. but I've
grown away from the old gods, and
/ expected you to give them up at
once. But now you've set for ma
the sweetest task In the world, little
girl. You shall travel the same road
that / have travelled, and step by
step you shall learn to come to ma
IN mind and spirit You want me
to love white satin gowns and wod-
ding suppers and trips to Niagaraf
Well, I'll see them through your
eyes for time, and then, my sweet.
it Will be Italy and the Isles e
Greece for us-and beauty unsur-
passed, But whatever comes, l. shall
love you. little Julia. you know THAR
"Oh, Peter, Peter"
''For marriage, after all. isn't =
thing of gowns and of ceremonies.
OF jaunts and journeys" his lips were
close TO hers 1T is the pathway by
which two people reach the heights.
the lantern by which all the world Is
illunfined; It's the beginning of =
new heaven and of new earth tor
you and for me, dear heart"