Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
THEIR SENSE OF HONOR
A Double Wedding Where Only
One Was Planned.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.


on. repeating the hard passages. never
resting until the music seemed to drip
from her fingers as she touched the
keys When the crash OF the last
chords came she rose. and stood lean
ing over the choir rail. looking down
into the stiffness aud shadow beneath.
"Oh. dear" came her little signing
complaint. "Oh. dear" and with that
she dropped down on one Of the cush'
Toned seats and sobbed. tempestously
but silently
She raised her head as a quick step
sounded in the aisle beneath
Up there. Hilda?" called a mans
voice
She straightesed herself and wiped
] the tears from her eyes with a
rolled-up wad OF wet handkerchief
yes"
Il heard YOU outside" lie looked
uu 40 the girl. II heard YOU practc.
/ ing the wedding march DO YOU know
, | simply can't see myself keeping step
to that thing"
why not" r1ida demanded
lie laughed sheepishly "Oh I don't
know perhaps because the brids-
groom always looks like such a fool
It's the bride - no counts. YOU know"
And such bride" broathed liilda
Then after a moments silence she
made Der generous effort. Such a
beautiful bride"
Look here" said the man below.
come down, want to talk to YOU
/ with another iurtive wipe Of her
eyes. Hilda descended and selected a
rev In tie darkest corner Of tho
church Kent Cartwright sat down
beside her Il want 10 talk 10 you. no
aid There's something dreadfully
wrong. Hilda'
Her heart seemed TO stop heating.
What do you mean22"
JUS this a bridegroom ought 10
90 happily ioyously TO his wedding
| ] why. Hilda. know Margaret's the
.oyc,iest girl in the world. ! know I'm
] lucky fellow and yet I dread 10
morrow i feel that. II there were any
way ON earth TO get ont OF II without
dlshonor. without hurting Margaret
hat I'D do e."
Hilia trcmb,ed IN the silence which
followed the fierce tense sentences
oh, how did il happen" che began,
finally
u was the usual thing" ho said
/ N,arily She came here IN all the
wonder OF her cir, ways and sue
seemed Ike "a being from "a different
auat lou know how ! went mad
over her aud how ! forgot tie aims
oven of my friendship for YOU
| didn't come 'D see .uu for weeks. and
/ MS wonder you did not break oUr
/ compact oi good fellowship then ard
there but ,ou yer. $50 sweet ahog'
arear.t"
H.'Ia remember. the AGONY o.
those days ptcn gent. the friend o.
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