Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-21

Whlle lace as klt fhat'l HNNr h"'N'il
slowly up the sfo, and even ln ihl
ssouy Of h, own soul no vaguely roa
dsrcd why ste should be SO pals.
For an Instant their eyes met, and en-
hsd passed on. but IN itai moment h'
work of weeks past Nas completed
II. had wahcued al lasl aud Weakened
too lal,l
lie wondered - hls own face wa
Ehas,jy, aul al tAs tbought lhat h't 40
qua.u.ances might read there mo siory
OF h. suffering, he elsncbed his n'ti
unul nv could tesl this MALE bic into the
palms through tho gloves. lie thanked
ood tna nrUa beautiful lu her brides
maids gown. mad not noticed aim 40 she
followed lu Cathoune't wake.
would us have strength enough to
stand through tho ceremony oGd appear
properly Iuhutnt when the time for con-
EXAMINATIONS came1 lie threw a half
frgntrned glance about him Every
whore vac some ono he knew, some
one who knew him
All VI them had heard hls name and
Gathering mentioned iu the same breath
tor years pas. and they would be looking
for signs of dsJoss a. eagerly az a
achoolb1y watching the futiis wrlggIes Of
an lmpslcd beetle lie shuddored and
m0mcutarly closed his eyes
"The Voice tina, brealhed Ger Eden.
That EARLIEST wedding day
He opened hls eyes aud ralstd them
slowly toward the altar
"The primal marriage blessing,
II hath not passed away"
lie drew In his breath win sharp
gasp young girl standing beside him
looked al him curiously, and he BIZ his
lip ns knew that sbo had heard sven
above the music ana he was frightened
70 think tHa, he had so little set-controL
He wished that she would move away. or
that he could do so decently
He never knew betors how much he Dc
tested the scent Of l!liOs Of the valley.
and sho wore small cluster pinned 10
her bodice, Just below her left shoul-
der From that day TO the end Of his
life no lied from the scent Of llllos OF
the yullsy
HIS eyes we're on the group at the
sltsr but he was looking a. The scene az
al something unreal. He hardly heard
the little rustlcs and whispers shout him,
as the women craned their necks to see.
he could not see Cathorluss face, but ,
he frequeatly caught the lino OF Darwin,
splendid ptonle and mo, strong head
above tho broad, black-coatsd shoul-
ders.
Now her father was stepping forward.
He put catherlne's hand In Darwin's.
BE present. Mighty Fathor TO slys
away this brldsl" lesped forth from thS
organ in sxultant appeal Emerson
pressed his lips together ana torcsc
himself to hold his eyes on the srouF
dared not molsten them. and he eoult
feel that his forehead was damp H' !,
was afraid to touch his handkerchief :
That girl beside him might suspect
Thank God 1t would soon be over
now. But there was one turn OF the
rack that he had forsotten
Darwin irew Catherine gently into .
hi. arms and kissed hsr upturned lips
Again Emerson caught sharp breath.
and the Elrl looked UP he did not
see-hs wa, only conscious that she
had noticed By terrible EFFORT he
kept his eyes open. but the slxh. was
wiped from them he church was
niled With gray whito mist
The crash Of the opening bar, Of Mel
ssissohn, Ike a dash Of cold water,
him slowly once more 10 a com. l
2lsts consciousness OF his surroundings .
rhs great nave was sliys with hashns
,olor and ordinations, greetings. lsugh.
,er, whispers and the rustic OF hundred
Ikirts On every side he heard;
wasn't % lovely weddlngl
"pdnt Catherine look too sweet" ~
"How dlstluguished Mt. Darwin looks "
With his gray hairl'
Hello. old mani Darvlns lucky
'lrd. chr
A business associate slapped Emerson
ieartily on Tho shoulder ,
"Hello. Emerson he exclaimed, with A,
jovial smis. by oeorgr, | don't see
low even halr-spnttlng lawyer Ike
Darwin could make a choice between
hat Elrl and your sister" i"
Emerson smiled back al MIN and muir. ~
nured something meant to be a laughing u
ejsinder as his friend passed on HI r'
eturnsd bows and greetings with MS 0
sual grave courtesy. and ne wondered h
( himself as he did H. !.
Could Il be possible that his face showed '
othlng OF the tumult in his sodl? Could
be possible that there was nothing un- 90
suAl about his bshawori
lie might have made himself easy. y
lie was not the type OF face tha, may ''
asily be read. He stood half a head ~
bove most Of the mon 10 the church. ~
nd IT more than one pair OF feminine eyes o.
,oksd with admiration at the widesei.
aim. sray eyes. thu long, slender nose -
ish the slight hook at the end the ''
.raighi. well-formed mouth and the lons VI
llisnt line Of the jaw, For there was N'
esuty thsrs-ths beauty OF unoendlns 90
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