The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-19

wedding. because her father doesn ii like 81
Aubyn, and &c might stop the marriage
Oh, YES, she thinks Ada has the Rosc-no
doubt she's heard Of Ada from her dear
friends"
IL helps US. nodded Tom Leighton.
"Girlie. tomorrow NC make the biggest
lift of our lives" and he felt in his waist
coat pocket and fingered the rose-ooloncd
stone with loving touch.
The St Aubyn-Whyte wedding vas u
be at noon az ST. Thomas Church, and a
breakfast and reception vas to follow az
the Whyte palace on Fifth Avenue
Tom and Rosie were awake and preparing
for the event long before nine o'clock. For
nearly thrce hours they worked steadily.
talking but little, and then only In under
tones. Everything vas planned and ready
for The get away" which was 90 follow the
"lift': al that remained % be done now
was the placing al the kcystonc-and the
arch had been made strong and ready for
this and they had no fear.
AZ one O'Clock Lcighion was ready and
left the hotel IN a cab.
You've got the stone2 was his parting
remark 10 Rosy. "Well, here : LUCK 10 usl'
And she nodded, marveling bttlc at his
wonderful makeup.
"Let me look al you good or I'll not know
you when l see YOU again, she sAid, with a
smile "Oh-h, YOU beauty YOU"
After he had goue, she followed, walking
up from the hotel 90 a ta'dcab depot where
she engaged car, giving the chauffeur the
Whyte address.
Nobody In the Wide world would have
recognized, In the elegantly-drcsscd, middle
aged woman who stepped from the cab. the
shrn, yellow-haired Cockney of the night
before As Rosie Blake swept up the steps
II the Whyte residence there were others
near her who were more deliberately gownod,
bat none who looked more like a gentle
woman, better bred aud groomed. She
attached herself % a party which included
q Senator's wife and daughters and she was
admitted without question.
Once inside all was confusion and hustle,
and il she spoke 10 no ono in tbs fashionable
crowd, no one noticed Il o. bothered their
heads about her
From room 60 room She went, following
the Senator's family, until AZ last, all %
gether, they entered the room where the
gifts were displayed
Long tables groaned under their weight u
beautiful silver and priceless china. Trays
Of costly and exquisite jewclry were spread
out in gorgeous array. Antique and gold
leaied furniture, paintings and ivories, and
last, but not least, on . table % themselves,
the S. Aubyn diamonds and the ST. Aubyn
Rose
Rosie felt her heart beat madly when she
saw the jewel Also, out Il the tail Of her
eyes, she saw the plain-clothes men sent
from headquarters To tale care Of the
presents. But she didn't forget herself and
shc wasntafraid. Instead, this arstocatic,
elegantly dressed woman vent from table
10 table, following closely in the wake Of her
new-found friends.
There were only about twenty persons In
the room. Directly across from her, and
with Der back turned TO her. was e tall,
stunning blonde in mauve satin and Rus
sian sables. She seemed 70 be with a fat
dowagcr in blue and q thin pinster IN
black, although they never spoke 70 each
other.
Rosie and the Senator's family presently
reached the table next 10 the one containing
the Sc Aubyn diamonds. when az the Tar
end Of the room, there vas a little stir and
the new countess aunt and cousin entered
with the earl ssistcr. R0sieprcsscd forward
with the others and shook hands and smiled
lit was great day ior thu Whytes, root
and branches. The aunt dmpercd. the
cousins beamed, bat the ears sister be her
thin lips and said nothing.
Then they all went back and continued
their inspection of the giits Rosie man
aged % reach the 81. Aubyn table ahead of
the others, and taking up the Rose, held 4
adminngly In her fingers for a moment.
She vas still holding Il when the stunning
blonde In satin and sables came UP slowly.
isilessly. ahead q the TAT matron and TIE
thin spinstcT Instantly Rose hands hew
UP, and with . ltne CRY d Gertrude,
you" she embraced and Kissed upon the
lips the beauty in mauvc.
But her enthusiasm vas shoTt-liyed.
The beauty drew herself ~ and with a
crushing look said IN . throaty contnlto.
You have made a mistake; don't
know YOU. madam
And then. after . second Elanor. Rose
realized that she didn't, and yet ne had
Kissed hcr-upon the lipsi She made
thousand apologies, which the beauty a..
copied unsmIinRiy and SWEPT away. and
Rosie, looking very foolish, suddenly found
herself standing there IN the now crowded
room with the y. Aubyn Rose clutchcd IN