The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-30
GOING TO THE WEDDING
by AMY eADsDEN.


II went downtown and bought
Lucy's wedding gift today" said the
girl when conversation Jagged bit
1T was real fun"
Il went to school with Lucy, but she
didn't ask me to her wedding { : to the
reception said the young man caller
X wish to goodness she had. Surely
ones schoolmates ought to be asked
II anybody is."
The reception is going to be small,
said the girl, soothingly. The house
isn't large you know"
They've invited the whole town t.
the wedding-all but me-"
Wen, it's too bad. l don't see
though, how you can 60 when you're
not asked"
IT there was any way, to slip me In
you'd think of 1t, wouldn't you?" said
the young man. Couldn't pretend
to be a:hrtler or somethins!'
Buffers wouldn't be ut the wed.
ding" exclaimed the girl You're
thinking Of ushers. Somebody might
drop her card Of admission out OF the
church window to YOU
She might get caught and thrown
out Do people have to have cards t.
the reception, to0!
NO, you walk right in for that, but
you couldn't do 1t without being
caught. They'd know you weren't
asked
I'D give a lot to go-to the wed
ding, anyhow"
Il didn't know you were SO crazy
over weddings"
1T isn't weddings I'm crazy over,
said the young man, with sigh
But bet you're going to let Sam
Meadows take you
He hasn't asked me yet but if he
wants to take me l don't see why
shouldn't 80 with him and enjoy my
self"
No. suppose not. A girl cant
imagine going with Sam and not hav
ing the time of her life"
Il didn't say that"
mo, but you thought 1t. apparently
And here I am, crazy to go, and you
q, won't even think up practical way
to smuggle me in"
IF you had called there recently
you'd have received an invitation"
II didn't want to call there. There
was another place where preferred
to 60"
Dear me! What a popular young
man"
Il didn't say a lot of Places" he
protested. But you know l haven't
got very much time and I'd rather
be here than anywhere else"
That's very kind of you," she said
smiling. But you see what you've
lost by it-you can't 60 to the wed.
ding"
'Oh, bother!' he cried II don't
care thing about that wedding
why you said you were Graz to
go!"
Il am. But If you weren't going
I'd not care at ALL"
Maybe I won't go. Mother and
father Will be away and it may happen
that Sam will take somebody else"
THAT isn't likely. He's been hern
every evening for months"
Please don't exaggerate."
- We'll he's been here every time
have. And now he can take you to
the doings and I've got to sit back
and smile like an angel and look as
if I liked it."
"You won't even see u.s."
mo, but / know just what good
time Sam will have. There won't be
prettier girl there than you are"
"Sam'll think differently" she said
with laugh. Sans awfully interest
ed in my cousin Mary, who's one Of
the bridesmaids. He always talks
about her every minute when he calls
here. You see, they had a quarrel
and he came here to get news of her
It's all right now. was the peace
maker, by the way"
Then you're not going!" cried the
young man joyfully. 'aCan come
over that EVENING""
Il think you're horrid," she pouted
I'm crazy to go to the wedding
And I'm crazy about youi" he
blurted out I've been trying tc
tell you all the evening, want you
to marry mel"
well, why It's So"
You know l love you,' he said. 81
couldn't stand it to think of your go.
ing with Sam when l wanted SO to
take you.''
You can go now!" she cried, secur-
ing possession of her own hands and
proceeding to clap them Ones fiance,
you krow, is always inciuded!'-Chi.
cago Daily News.
Mice Didn't Care.
Little Dorothea is one of those chill.
dren whose danger signal is silence.