The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-09
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Mrs. Lathrop." | said, you are g.
ing TO have a great honor. You're ~
be the only guest at our wedding
Nancy thinks that Doylestown is the
best place TO be married In, so II you
will come that far and be matron OF
honor or something like that, YOU can
start with us on our honeymoon; and
we'll drive out 10 Buckingham after
the wedding and leave you there be-
fore We go home. Even with the car
acting this way We should be IN
Doylestown by O'Clock"
Mrs. Lathrop flushed quite unex'
pectedly.
IL should love TO do IT," she said
but I'm not hardly what YQp'd call
dressed for a wedding"
Nancy looked down at her own
striped Bingham dress.
DO you think this is pretty we'd
ding dress?" she asked.
NO. | don't" said Mrs. Lathrop en-
Ihatically. and that settles II. We
stop AT Buckingham whether that
young man wants us 10 or not. II
doesn't make any difference how
much OF a hurry he is in. I'm not
going 10 see YOU married in that con
Wet dress Why" she went on, with
rising indignation. that Mrs. Olsen
were one cut off the same piece OF
goods oYu're a mite taller than
am. but | guess | can fix you"
And so 1t was arranged To reach
buckingham needed but a slight de
.our. and we drew up before Mrs
I.athrop' S-handkerchief OF lawn a
few minutes before noon. | waited
IN the car while Nancy and Mrs Latin
rop. their arms about each other''
waists like two girls, disappeared IN
10 the house After not insupport
able time, they came out TO the car
| again, Nancy swathed I'm long rain
coat, with the hood drawn up over
her bead little satin slippers peepine
beneath the hem. and Mrs. LathroI
bonneted and shawled and in the con
scious dignity OF a silk dress.
The car had cooled during the walt
and we ran TO Doylestown without
stop, finding the rector at his very
gate. He called his wife as our other
witness, and unlocked the door OF the
dim. lovely little church for us.
In the light OF the vestibule Mrs
/, Lathrop stopped Nancy. and unlock
| ing the raincoat, carefully turned back
the hood and took II from her shout
ders. with all the loving solicitude and
| triumphant pleasure OF a true fairy
! godmother. And II was indeed as Il
| she waved a wands for Nancy stepped
from the dark garment like new
! blown flower. her bride-veil a floating
almost impalpable thing behind her
which scarcely dimmed the luster Of
her hair. ard fell in nebulous softness
! TO the sweeping, embroidered satin
/ train. There were tears In Mrs
| I.athrops eyes as she kissed her
MY own dress, dearie," she said
"and never thought TO see any. ont
so lovely In It,"
There were tears in Nancy's eyes
think, too, happy tears as she stood
shyly proud before me- and hall
afraid. stretched out my hand &c
her, and together we walked up the
aisle 10 where. at the altar, the rector
! already awaited us.
| made my responses "a We'll as
was able before the soft and glowing
wonder of her. and like a swift dream
Il was over and found myself once
more out again in the bright sunshine
with Nancy surely my wife. 1t was
IN sort OF golden daze that | drove
the car back 10 Buckingham. where
Mrs. Lathrop waved US an au revoil
from her front gate. ! was an ire
! sponsible driver, | am sure, for
must look constantly from the road
10 Nancy sitting beside me, to assure
myself ever and again that this was
not some dream.
II was this mental detachment,
suppose, that made me utterly forget
our troubles with the car. so that be
fore had noticed the laboring OF the
motor 1t came duly TO stop near the
railroad station in Doylestown.
When get eut-the water was boil
ing furiously in the radiator, sending
Jet OF steam from the vent In the
cap.
| stopped and bent my back to the
crank, heaving senselettly against
the overheated engine. Nancy gave
a sharp little scream, and still stoop
| ing, | glanced over my shoulder.
Erskine Bond was standing on the
sidewalk behind me and as saw hin
| he shot.
| There came sting OF pain in my
shoulder, and remember thinkinl
with satisfaction that the bullet haC