Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06

Aleck stiffened up. who said any
thing about its being bad? You'd bet
ter get some togs to wear at the we'd
ding. I'm going to need these clothes
myself"
1t turned out. actually enough. that
the wedding was to come off on 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 Aleck
knew she was sincere. So 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 bride-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
'Well have all our friends In Ilion,
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 JimEA
wroth. Its dance for which he VIII
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
1t might or might not be SO, was what
they all secretly thought.
The day before the wedding was
jewel of day, such as New England
early autumn. A wind from the sea,
flocks 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; but
steady, promising good for the NOR
row.
Many times during the week James
M hoA
their heads together, planning sur
prises for the bridal pair. The result
was that on Tuesday Jim and Cham
berlain borrowed the white mntor-car.
loaded 1t down with large variety of
junk, such as food from Sallie's kitch-
en-, flowers and so on, and started for
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
strings of flags to stretch from bow to
masthead and to stern; remnants for
| topmasts: the Stars and Stripes In
beautiful silk for a standard, and a
/ gorgeous banner with an embroidered
A and NJ intertwined, for special oc.
casions. Flowers we're placed In the
cabins. and food in the lockers. The
seamen had been aboard, made the
yacht clean and shipshape as wal
vessel on parade. and had got per
mission to leave for their last night
inshore. Everything was in readiness
even to the laying Of the fire in the
engine hold.
The bride and groom we're to come
aboard the next day about noon and
cruise down the coast leisurely. as
weather permitted. Hand, in charge
OF the white motor-car, with Madame
Reynier. Chamberlain. Agatha and
Jimmy, were to start for New York
touring as long as their inclination
lasted. The sophisticated Lizzie wa.
! to travel to what was. for her, tn,
, center of the universe. by the tastes
Pullman.
> Jimmy and Chamberlain. IN tn,
way home from their visit to the Sc,
, Gull, came very near being conf
dental.
. II want to say, Mr.. Hambleton, tina
shall never forgive myself for bung
; ling that Chatelard business"
? "As / understand the mates. i
wasn't your bunglin~, but the cher
: iff's."
"It's all the same" conceded Mr.
! Chamberlain mournfully. And in m,
+ opinion, the Frenchman's not don,
2 with his tricks yet. He's dangerou
{ character, Mr.. Hambleton."
j. Jim laughed, remembering certain
/ incidents on the Jeanne D'Arc.
DO you know" Chamberlain cor
!. tinued, I'm convinced the bloomir
Seggar is hiding about here some