Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
Evening Story
LUELLA's WEDDING.

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LUELLA's WEDDING.
BY Virginia Clark.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
Deacon Hinkley shook his head vlo'
lently.
ter, Il shan't make no wedding for you
- not If you marry Len Temple. Lens
all right as far as he goes, but l never
expected my family to marry with the
Temples. OF course, l know that
they're good blood - none better IN
the county, unless, maybe, It's the
Hinkleys - but the Temples are shirt
less. don't want you to marry shit
less man, and Len won't ever get any
further than clerking in my grocery
store" -,
Besides" put in Mrs. Hinkley, with
peevish note in her voice. you've
had better chances, Luelly. There was
George Ames = why, he's broker IN
the city and makes sometimes Two
hundred dollars a week. You might
have lived like lady the rest of your
days."
1T was a grand chance" added the
deacon regretfully.
Luella looked wonderingly at them.
"But didn't care for him. love
Len Temple"
"Oh, pshaw!": cried her mother. Il
don't think it's very modest to speak
that way about love-"
Luella's lips compressed In q
straight line. Il was explaining why l
preferred to marry Len Temple even
if he does earn only fifteen dollars
week"
"You wouldn't marry him without a
wedding?' asked the deacon quietly.
What do you mean, father?' Luei
las voice was hard.
ri mean this - Of course If you mar
nv Len Temple against our wishes,
why, you can be married here In the
parlor. but we won't invite any folks.
j I dare say your ma would make cake.
, but I shan't invite all of Braboro to wit.
ness my daughter marrying a pauper!'
He stamped out of the room and then
returned and thrust his head through
the doorway.
| III you married George Ames, OF
somebody else we approved OF, Luel'
| ly. there amt no end to the grand time
we'd make for you! We'd have flor
list from town to decorate the mousse
and a caterer and black walters and an
Iorchestry Of music - and you could
have white satin wedding dress and
everything you wanted
TT would be a wedding that would
be talked about for years." added Mrs
Hinkley wistfully.
And = afterwards?" asked Luella
with shining eyes and pale cheeks.
George Ames is kind hearted TEL
low" defended Mrs. Hinkley. Girls
don't know what they want nowadays
"Then. 1t Is all settled?" asked Lu
ella in a queer voice. "You will permit
me to be married at home = without
all the fuss, of course - even II do
marry Len Temple?"
Eyes we can't refuse that, mother
said the deacon testify.
/ "Of course not" wept Mrs. Hinkley;
s|"though shall be ashamed to show my
face in the village. Luella here, thai
we're 40 proud Of to marry clerk In
Iher pas store!"
Lucia COnLTluutSu Ouo i"oS Aoe~A
over her shoulder. -,
| Father worked for your father, die
not he?" she asked> Are you sorry
YOU married him." She did not wall
for an answer.
i -
! Luella's wedding day was set and
she went about her preparations fol
the event with sad patience tha'
struck to the hearts of her ambitious
parents. Secretly they were ashamed
Iof what they had said to Luella, bu
both we're obstinate and hated to give
lin. Mrs. Hinkley even helped her re
,bellious daughter make her wedding
gown of simple white batiste.
Len Temple had rented small cot
|taee near the deacon's store and Luells
spent many days there getting 1t II
readiness for their occupancy. sh'
swept and cleaned it herself, made thu
simple draperies and helped Lei
choose some furniture. Len had SOM
old fashioned pieces OF mahogan!
! which he had inherited from his moth
ar. and when everything was in place
. It was charming and cosy little home