Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-07
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

why this couple may not lawfully be
| Joined together, let him now speak or
| forever after hold his peace" doomed
the deep voice of the minister.
| Helen felt her eyes grow dim and
her throat ache with the emotional ap-
peal that the wedding ceremony makes
| to all women.
do you, William Karl Baker. take
this woman, Caroline May Perry, to be
your lawful welded wife, to love, hon
or, and cherish, for better, for worse.
in sickness and in health, as long as
you both shall live?" u,u
liam Karl Baker, waiting for the rev.
erential. II do"
But instead came an explosive:
There was an audible gasp. No
| boomerang descending on that solemn
silence could have been more astound, n
HE Helen choked. She dare not look at
Warren for fear she would laugh oad out
the minister's face, but he went on
with severe dignity.
And do you, Caroline May Perry;
| take this man for your lawful welded
husband. to love, honor and obey, Tor
better for worse, in sickness and In In
health. as long as you both ,sa shall ,,Ssr I've
The ceremony was short and then
came the general confusion of kissing
and atulatfons.
Warren, stood awkwardly by the piano,
painfully conscious Of being an out
slider.
| came forward and introduced her hus-
band. In that momentary glimpse OF
him, Helen's impression was that ne
was much flushed and nervous. Per
haps that awful yep" had been only
the result of sheer nervousness. AT
least she wanted to think that.
Now won't you all come out In the
| dining room?' some one asked.
The parlor had been close, but the
dining room ,a was suffocatngy c@al afays hot hot
all the windows were closed. Helen
could hardly breathe.
Against the wall was nraaa square din din
chicken salad, sandwiches, brides cake
and punch. They all stood around and
helped themselves But Mrs; Perry
Helen, brought her, a plate of refresh
ehSir by the gloSM,ing S,s stove
ship that was his when he chose, was
the center of an interesting group by
the table. Now he was shaking hands
with the groom, and Helen heard him
say earnestly
you're a very fortunate man. Mr..
tie RskSr %osn Yoqye f0e got got w,fa f%ghty fine lit
II know that. sir" proudly "and
happgy9! han going to do my best to make her
The strained awkwardness of the
whole party was being dispelled by
the wine and strong claret pnch. There
was much laughing and many jokes.
But the bride moved about as though
In a dream. In the, white simmer of
her bridal gown and the shining radi-
anSe enns, Of. Of her eyes she g, seemed apart
1t was as though she was living this
hour in world of her own-that no
one not even eve, ! her husband. could enter
der. Was this the plain. prosaic little
stenographer that for two years had
been in Warren's office?
Now some one announced that taxi
was waiting to take the bride and
groom to a photographers a few
They'll only be gone few min
body to stay till they come back"
his bana they'll her not haEe It taken With
ren's cynical comment. for Helen had
managed to get away from the stove
and was now by his side.
, Dear, can't we go now?" she whis-
) pered. Tn almost suffocated"
Just bs beginning to enjoy myself"
huge % piece Of fruit Gdseq cake Wits d9~R GEN.
erous gulps Of claret punch.
Just then Mrs. Perry brought up her
RTother bs and his haG wife to be
strained introductions, and Helen had
murmured the conventional I'm so
glad to meet you," and Didn't the
} said 1T mechanically.
In answer to Helen's appealing
Perry with a tactful,
Since I haven't your daughter to
depend on, I must be at the office
early ea these NOR mornings so wel have to
In the little bedroom Warren had
, some difficults in finding his hat. He
,, scrowled into. the labels of a dozen or
more before he found his own, while
Mrs. Perry fluttered about In anxious
r Then came a succession of rather
. awkward "good-bys," and when at
length they. were out in the hall, Helen
gave a, profound sigh of relief.
We'll that's hat, oyer" announced War
: started down the four flights.
! "oh. If he's only worthy of herr
! murmured Helen, her mind still intent
on the bride. II only spoke to him for
a moment-but liked him better than
thought. He may make her very
good husband after ALL"
/ Hope So"
But oh, dear, that awful Yep!
Wasn't that dreadful? DO you sup
pose 1t was nervousness?"
Bad break, whatever 1t was"
she ever heard it? She seemed al
minedi Could you reconcile her with
| your plain little stenographer?"
Yes. she di6 look pretty fine"
Helen meant. It to- was as Something SO "s5 SO
much more than that, but she did not
! try to explain.
| For after all, only a woman could
] have understood that look Of rapt won
~ 4 t...l I.