Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-06

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/ better for her that he should woo and
win her from the ranks of her order.
1t should not be imagined that he was
hasty in his decision. To his mind
| Evelyn and he were known TO each ot..er
since they were children II was not nv
the hayward caprice of chance that he
met her on the night of the meteor
fall, nor again, that he came to her as.
sistance a second time after the lapse ~
years.
1t was his mothers work. He was
faithful to her trust. Never did his
| confidence waver On the day that
Evelyn consented to marry him he
showed her his mothers photograph snt
told her his belief.
The girls happy tears believed IN.
picture
"A good son makes a good husband"
she murmured Mamma says l hsy.
been good daughter, and l will try
to be a good wife. Philip"
Apparently these young people had at
tanned the very pinnacles Of earthly han
piness. There was no cloud, no obstacle
All that was best in the world was al
their feet
Some such thought fitted through
Philips active brain once when Evelyn
and he were discussing the future.
A Quick Wedding.
"Of course we will be busy" he said
| laughing you are such an industrious
little woman-what? Well--such an In
dustrious tall woman-that the days
won't be long enough for all you viii
| find to go. AS for me, I suppose must
try and earn peerage, just to give you
your proper place in society, and then
we will grow OLD gracefully"
"Oh, Philip" she cried, placing her
hands on his shoulders. I'VE met once
as children for few minutes. Fate or
| dained that we should meet again under
strange circumstances. We we're sep
arated for years. Can fate play us any
uncanny trick that will separate us
! again."
We'll, sweetheart, fate, in the shape
Of Vale, is coming for me at s. I'm
less you wish me to send for my man
and dress here
Sometimes l can not quite credit my
! good fortune" she said, softly TEL
me. dearest, how did you manage to live
until you were rs without falling in love
with some other girl?"
That is ridiculously easy. Tell me
| how. you managed to escape matrimony
until you were % and your are an
| sWered."
Philip. II liked you that night 1
saw you in the square. You were a
! woebegone little boy. but you were SO
brave, and gave me your hand to help
me from the carriage with the air of a
young lord
And l have cherished your face in
! my waxing dreams ever since. You
looked like fairy. And how you stuck
up for me against your uncle!"
! Tell me, what did you think OF me
| when you saw me standing disconsolats
! in the park?"
| Tell, tell, tell-it was nothing but
sweet questions and sweet assurances
that this pair of turtle doves had been
/ seeking each other through all eternity,
Their wedding was fixed for the mid
die of July. Sharp work. it may be said,
/ out what need was there to wait? Mr..
Abingdon was greatly pleased with Phil
1 Fps choice, and urged him to settle down
/ at the earliest possible date.
Mrs. Atherley, too. raised no protest
! The sooner her beloved daughter was
| married, the more rapidly would life
resume its normal aspect they would
not be long parted from each other.
Inc young people had no housekeeping
cares Philips mansions were replets
with all that could be desired by the
A.. most fastidious taste. His yacht was
brought to the Solent so that they could
run over to Portsmouth on a motor car
to inspect her and Evelyn instantly de-
/ termined that there honeymoon In Etreta
should be curtailed to permit them to
go for three weeks cruise around the
British coast
To Be Continued To morrow.