Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-08

When Jim looked Into his COUSINS
face. he knew. "Oh. l say. old man,
1t wasn't 30 bad as all that"
Aleok stiffened up who said any
thing about its being badf You'd bet
ter get some toys to wear at the we'd
ding. I'm going to need these clothes
myself"
It turned out, actually enough, that
the wedding was to come on on GER
tain Wednesday In September.
Would you like New York and q
bishop and big church better than
the old red house and tho Charles
port ministerf~ Aleck anxiously asked
Of Melanie.
"Oh, no." she protested; and Aleck
knew she was sincere. 30 they Pre-
pared to terminate their holidays BY
celebrating the wedding in the pine
grove. Melanie spent the Intervening
days happily with Agatha. or walk.
ing with Aleck, or with the delightful
group that foregathered in Parson
Thayer's library. Jimmy made ex-
travagant and highly colored verses
to the brids-to-be, to Sallie Kingsbury'
and even to himself His feet were
often lame. but he solemnly assured
the company that It was entirely due
to circumstances over which he had
no control. A wedding was wedding.
said he, and should have its bard;
also its dancers and its minstrels.
We'll have all our friends in Hon.
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. 80 to speak. by the
elusive Monsieur Chatelardf"
The name alone made Jimmy
wroth- ~It'ssa dance for which he VIII
pay the fiddler yeti" he prophesied.
"Oh, he's gone this time. Scared
out Of the country for keepsl" was
Alexis expressed opinion. But that
It might or might not be SO. was what
they all secretly thought
The day before the wedding was q
Jewel of day, such as New England
at her best can fling into the lap Of
early autumn. A wind from the sea-
flocks Of white clouds scudding across
the sapphire sky, and sun all kind
ness-such was the day. 1t was never
weather breeder" either; but
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 large variety o.
funk, such as food from Sallie'e kitch
en-. flowers and so on. and started FOL
Charlesport. They ran down to thu
wharf. transferred their loot to thu
rowboat, and pulled out to the Sci
Gull. swinging at her mooring In deel
| water.
A half-hour of work, and the zach
was dressed for festival. There wer'
strings of flags to stretch from bow II
masthead and to stern; pennants TO
topmasts; the Stars and Stripes II
beautiful silk for standard, and
gorgeous banner with an embroidere'
and M intertwined, for special OF
casions. Flowers were placed In tn
cabins. and food in the lockers. IN
seamen had been aboard. made tn
Yacht clean and shipshape as wa
vessel on parade, and had got pei
mission to leave for their last nigh
ashore. Everything was in readiness
even to the laying of the IRE In tn
engine hold.
The bride and groom were to com
aboard the next day about noon an
cruise down the coast leisurely, q
weather permitted. Hand. In chars
Of the white motor-car, with Madam
Reynier. Chamberlain. Agatha an
Jimmy. were to start for New Yorl
tourinR az long as their inclinatio
lasted. The sophisticated Lizzie wa
10 travel to what was. for her, tn
center Of the universe. by the tastes
Pullman
i Jimmy and Chamberlain. on th
wav home from their VISIT to the Be
Gull. came very near being conf
Dental.
4 II want to say, Mr.. Hambieton. thi
shall never forgive myself for bum
ling that Chatelard business"
"As I understand the matter.
wasn't your bungling. but the she
IFS" :.
cts all the same" conceded M
Chamberlain mournfully. "And In n
: opinion. the Frenchman's not doi
with his tricks yet. He's dangero'
character, Mr.. HamSleton
lin laughed, remembering certa
. incidents on the Jeanne D'Arc.
do you know" Chamberlain co
/. tinued, I'm convinced the bioomi
beggar is hiding about here som