The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

0enly dimmed, as he thought or the
dangers and anxietles Of the past
month. lie turned and laid an arm
boy.fashion. over Jlm's shoulder. pull
| Ing his hair as his hanS went by
You're a fool OF Kid" he said
onohng.
When Jim looked into his cousins
face. he knew. "Oh, / say. old man
Il wasn't so bad as all that"
Aleok stiffened up who said any
thing about It's being bad2 You'd bet
ter get some togs TO wear az the wed
ding. I'm going to need these clothes
myself"
1t turned out. actually enough, that
the wedding was TO come on on Il GER
tain Wednesday In September.
Would you like New York and a
bishop and a big church better than
the old red house and the Charles
port minister" Aleck anxiously asked
of Melanie
"Oh, no." she protested; and Ale TX
knew she was sincere. So they pre-
pared 10 terminate their holidays by
celebrating the wedding In the pine
grove. Melanie spent the intervening
days happily with Agatha. or walk
ing with Aeck, or with the delightful
group that foregathered In Parson
Thayer's library. Jimmy made ex-
travagant and highly colored verses
TO the brlde-to-be. 10 Sallie Kingsbury.
and even TO himself. His feet were
often lame, but he solemnly assured
the company that II was entirely due
TO circumstances over which he had
no control. A wedding was a wedding,
said he. and should have its bard;
also its dancers and its mlnstrels.
Wen have all our friends in llion,
anyway" said Aleck They counted
up the list Besides the occupants Of
the house and those from the Hillside
there would be Doctor Thayer Susan
stoddard and Angie, Big and Little
Simon, and the lawyer.
And they're all going TO dance
with the BRIDE" announced jim.
After me. I'm first choice"
"A dance led, so to speak, by the
elusive Monsieur Chatelard?'
The name alone made Jimmy
wroth. IT'S a dance for which he will
pay the fiddler yeti" he prophesied.
"Oh, he's gone this time Scared
out of the country for keeps!" was
Alexis expressed opinion. But that
It might or might not be so, was what
tbov oil cacratlU fbppgbf
The day before the wedding was a
jewel of day. such as New England
at her best can fling into the lap Of
early autumn. A wind from the sea,
iiocks of white clouds scudding across
the sapphire sky, and sun all kind
ness-such was the day. 1t was never
weather breeder either; put
steady, promising good for the NOR
row.
Many times during the week James
and Chamberlain and Agatha had
their heads together, planning sur
prises for the bridal pair The result
was that on Tuesday Jim and Cham
berlain borrowed the white motor-car,
loaded it down with a large variety OF
junk, such as food from Sallie's kitch-
Charlesport. They ran down to the
wharf, transferred their loot to the
rowboat, and pulled out to the Sea
Gull, swinging at her mooring in deep |
water.
A half-hour of work, and the yacht |
was dressed for festival. There were |
of flags to stretch from bow to |
masthead and to stern; pennants for |
topmasts; the Stars and Stripes in
beautiful silk for a standard, and a
banner with an embroidered
A and NJ intertwined, for special oc-
casions. Flowers were placed in the
cabins, and food in the lockers. The
seamen had been aboard, made the
yacht clean and shipshape as war
vessel on parade, and had got per.
mission to leave for their last night
ashore. Everything was in readiness,
even to the laying of the fire in the
engine hold
The bride and groom were to come
aboard the next day about noon and
cruise down the coast leisurely, as
weather permitted. Hand, in charge
If the white motor-car, with Madame
2eynier, Chamberlain, Agatha and
Jimmy. were to start for New York,
curing as long as their inclination
asted. The sophisticated Lizzie was
o travel to what was, for her, the
,enter of the universe, by the fastest
Pullman.
Jimmy and Chamberlain, on the
way home from their visit to the Sea
Iull, came very near being conf
lential.
Il want to say, Mr.. Hambleton, that
shall never forgive myself for bung-
ing that Chatelard business"
"As l understand the matter, it
wasn't your bungling, but the sher-
frs"
TITS all the same" conceded Mr..
mournfully. And in my
.pinion, the Frenchman's not done
With his tricks yet. He's a dangerous
baracter, Mr. Hambleton."
Jim laughed, remembering certain
Incidents on the Jeanne Dare.
do you know" Chamberlain con-
inued, Pm convinced the bloomin
eggar is hiding about here some
fhere. I'm glad Aleck is getting
way"
81 thought the evidence favored the
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