Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
You couldn't get me aboard any
gilt-edged Yacht that hoatsl"

gllt-edged yacht that noats!
At Jimmy's words-wholly untrue
by the way-Aleck's happy mood sud
denly dimmed. as he thought of the
dangers and anxieties of the past
boy-fashion. over Jlm's shoulder, pull.
ing his hair as his hand went by.
You're a fool OF a kid" he said.
choking.
When Jim looked into his cousin 8
face. he knew. "Oh, say, old man.
it wasn't so bad as all that"
Aleck stiffened up Who said any
thing about its being bad? You'd bet
ter get some toys to wear at the we'd
ding. I'm going to need these clothes
myself"
II turned out, actually enough, that
the wedding was to come on on a GER
tain Wednesday in September.
Would you like New York and a
bishop and 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 70 terminate their holidays by
celebl ing the wedding in the pine
grove. Melanie spent the intervening
days happily with Agatha, or walk
ing ith Aleck, or with the delightful
group that foregathered in Parson
Thayer's library. Jimmy made ex-
travagant and highly colored verses
TO the bride-to-be, to 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 minstrels.
We'll have all our friends In lion,
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 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
they all secretly thought
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,
f1ocks of white clouds scudding across
the sapphire sky. and a sun all kind
ness-such was the day. 1t was never
a weather breeder" either; put
steady, promising good for the NOR
row.
Many times during the week James
md Chamberlain and Agatha had
heir ads together, planning sur
orises for the bridal pair. The result
vas that on Tuesday Jim and Cham
)erlain borrowed the white motor-car,
oaded it down with large variety of
unk, such as food from Sallie's htch-
N, flowers and so on, and started for
,harlesport. They ran down to the
wharf, transferred their loot to the
'owboat. and pulled out to the Sea
JUL, swinging at her mooring in deep
water.
A half-hour of work, and the yacht
vas dressed for festival. There were
trings of flags to stretch from bow to {
masthead and to stern; pennants for
opmasts; the Stars and Stripes In
eautiful silk for standard, and
orgeous banner with an embroidered 9
! and M intertwined. for special oc-
asions. Flowers were placed In the
abins. and food in the. lockers. The I
eamen had been aboard, made the
acht clean and shipshape as a war
essel on parade, and had got per-
iission to leave for their last night 7
shore. Everything was In readiness. Z
ven to the laying of the fire In the
ngine hold. v
The bride and groom were to come
board the next day about noon and
ruise down the coast leisurely, as a
Gather permitted. Hand, In charge :
the white motor-car, with Madame
eynier, Chamberlain, Agatha and Il
Immy, we're to start for New York, c
,uring as long as their inclination j
sted. The sophisticated Lizzie was
, travel to what was, for her. the Il
enter of the universe, by the fastest 9
ullman. c
Jimmy and Chamberlain, on the q
ay home from their visit to the Sea y
ull. came very near being conf
entail. a
81 want to say, Mr.. Hambleton, that
shall never forgive myself for bung-
ng that Chatelard business" n
"As / understand the matter. IL r
asn't your bungling but the sher. Il
''s."
Its all the same" conceded Mr.. II
mournfully. "And In nv q
,inion, the Frenchman's not done
lth his tricks yet. He's a dangerous y
Iaracter. Mr. Hambleton."
Jim laughed, remembering certain t.
on the Jeanne Dare.
DO you know" Chamberlain con- D
nued, I'm convinced the bloomin' g
'ggar is hiding about here some n
here. I'm glad Aleck is getting B