The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-02-13

do as you please about your own
wedding. Lucy, but leave mine alone,
| please
"a double wedding would have
been romantic murmured Lucy re-.
gretfuily.
You and Orville settled II them"
Maria's eyes seemed to be relieved I
wondered If she did not shaFbor a small
jealousy of Lucy Drake.
"Yes-lookP Lucy held out thin
scraggy hand and displayed on the
third finger Of her left hand a, large
amethyst ring. ut belonged to his first
wife," she murmured sentimentally.
'I'll help you get up big wedding.
Lucy" said Maria generously.
Lucy gave her a queer look. You
can remember what you said after
ward" she said and turning on her
heel, walked out
What did she mean?' asked
Maria shrugged her. plump shoulders.
II don't know. She's acted queer
about this wedding business from the
beginning. She told somebody that
she had always said she would be mar
ried before was and she would yet
Il can't see how she's going to man.
age itH
Captain Fish asked my advice about
the wedding garments he must wear
and I answered him frankly, putting
aside Lucy brakes suggestion of the
marine wedding and taking into
careful consideration the, time, worn
customs Of Ounce Harbor weddings
OF the past Beyond that he made no
aliusion to any doubts he might have
had concerning Lucy Drake and her
ideas concerning weddings In general
and his In particular.
Thursday was a hurricane of wind
and rain and net q soul ventured to
Crosse the long road that, led to- the
west side, Maria. bad no near, relatives,
and so assisted her to dress for her
wedding, 1t cleared at, six. o'clock,
and we heard the wheels Of the car
rage grinding through the. wet sand
70 the gate. The ceremony was to be
at half-past six and the reception was
to be held after the return Of the
captain and his bride from their honey.
moon.
81 went over to Lucy's. but the house
was ali locked up. so guess she has
gOne-butsl didn't kear. any garbage
remarked Maria as waadr0Res to the.
church
she probably went on ahead-shs
will be waiting for you IN the avesti,
bule." said.
1t was so. Lucy, gorgeous In pink
silk with a pink tulie ven floating
above her wisps Of fair hair, was IN
the vestibuIe. and beside her was Or
vile Beers. very short. fat, rudy
visaged man, now dressed In extreme
nautical ATTIRE. although to- my aowu
knowledge be was . plain farRar and
could not hear the thought Of salt
water
People We're, gathered about Lucy
and Orville, and there was much chat.
ting and buzzlng, and it was not IN.
til drew nearer that realized what
had happened.
Lucy Drake had taken advantage of
the early gathering OF wedding guests
to be married to Orville Beers then
and there That ceremony was oven
Lucy was married first after all, and
for her the. wedding decorations had
served
l congratulated the couple. With as
good grace as my Indignation would
allow and heard Maria quietly follow
Ing suit. The people crowded back
Into the church, and OrvilIe Beera4
tiptoed squeakily up the aisle to take
his place beside Captain Barnabas. ]
could see the captains handsome
Snow crowned. head as he stood there
waiting for his bride His face was,
quite pale, but he was looking down
the aisle toward Maria, who was ap,
preaching him. She was walking
alone, with her eyes confidently meet.
Ing his. Behind Maria minced Lucy
Beers. a shallow smile wreathing he's
face.
AS Il looked at the two who had
been cheateds out of their wedding BIZ
Lucy's sensational act I realized thai
they were quite Indifferent to that.
All that the captain saw was Maria's
faithful dark eyes coming to him: all
that the bride saw was the Iovelight
in har oa rfo Iu,a avoa