The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22
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Copyright. 1914 By the Mcclure Newspa-
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Going to be married?" echoed
Barry Miles.
Ned King nodded triumphantly.
"Sure a. fate" he smiled. 'Tn hold
you to your old promise. Barry: you'll
be my best man?"
Barry thrust out friendly hand.
"Of course, you can count on me. old
man? Congratulations-- who is
the girl?'
Ned Redeemed. but his eyes were
bold.
Della Adams" he said carelessly.
Barry whitened and all the light
died out of his face. Della Adams?"
he repeated in q curious tone. You
are to be congratulated indeed. Ned!"
Thanks Barry. Remember, It's to
be very quiet affair-perhaps a doz-
en- guests. Next Wednesday evening
at seven-and you're to be best mani"
Barry did not vince now. Il shall
not forget" he said gravely as he
turned away.
Was Ned King his friend? Barry
asked himself this question over and
over as he made his way toward the
village hotel.
Surely Ned had known that Barry
Miles, the young salesman for whole
sale grocery firm in q neighboring
city, was in love with Della Adams.
| and Della could have told Ned, il she
cared to listen to something especially
interesting when Barry paid his next
visit to Grasston.
Meanwhile, Ned King had hurried
| toward the Adams house and told
Della of the best man arrangement
| Ned! You asked him, Barry, tc
| be your best MANI" she faltered.
4 "Why not? He was willing. Sale
I was lucky chap to get you-and
guess / am confidently.
Della smiled strangely. I'm going
to send you home now, Ned. If We
are to be married next Wednesday
have a thousand things to do"
Della watched him striding dowI
the village street, his stocky figur'
covering the distance in absurdly lonl
steps, Why, she asked herself, hat
! she engaged herself to Ned King whel
she loved another man?
Because the death of her uncle ha,
left her singularly alone in the worl
and she had learned that Barry Mile
was engaged to a Drayton girl.
Della put on her jersey and wen
s,.x0 Tho
the river led along narrow pat
ankle deep in autumn leaves. She sd
down beneath bending willow.
Two men were sitting on great fla
stone. One of them was young, an
the dark head was buried in his hands
He was listening to the words of tn
g stern-faced rector of the church.
I'm sorry, Barry" Mr.. Fraser wa
y saying in his deep voice. 1--WE know
q Della all her life, and if she said sh
3 would wait for you-that she woul
: listen to your story-there must
, some mistake-some misunderstan
ing. Have you an enemy?'
Not that l am aware Of sai
Barry drearily. Perhaps she didn
care for me. / hope you'll forgive n
d whining about it, but wanted to Ia
t to some one, and what you've said
D. me has done lot of good" The tv
men shook hands.
Barry laughed uncertainty. 81 WI
so sure" he said, that even broug
: the marriage license down with II
1t was sort of comfort to have
. you know The firm has given Z
raise in salary and extended n
territory to the northwest And
thought could persuade her to mar
me at once"
He took a folded paper out of /
pocket and tore it across. But befo
g he could complete it's destructi
Dellas slender form stood before hi
and her hands grasped the maria
license.
"Della," he gasped. falling back
step.
> The girl turned blushing face
the minister.
"Mr Fraser" she pleaded, "plea
tell him it is all a mistake"
Ten minutes later Ned King cal
whistling down the path in search
)S his fiancee By the rivers brink, l
der the bending willows, he found b
standing with her hand in Barry
while Mr. Fraser pronounced BILE
ing on their marriage.
For a moment Ned watched the
% Then silently, with CHASTITY face,
turned and disappeared.