Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-02-11

sender on the envelope.
She tore open the message and be
held a trunk key folded within a type
written note which said. This Is the
key TO your valentine"
The inside OF the trunk was spacious
and composed Of many trays and sec
lions. aud rs the girl opened one after
another her color dcepcned and great
tears rolled down her checks.
one by one she laid on the couch AMI
chairs all about her the most exquisite
OF garments. from satin slippers Of her
own size to wedding gown Of creamy
satin In her widest dreams In the
days when she had been engaged TO
Bob Saunders, In those happy days be
fore she had decided to come east and
make her own way In the world. she
had not fancicd anything so beautiful
And who but Rob could have done II?
II had been at Valentine party four
years ago that she and Bob had be-.
come engaged
She was startled by third knock at
her door, this time gentle feminine
knock. "lesj" called Violet, drying
her eyes
ITS Katie. Miss Sargent" came In
the soft brogue " the maid.
Come IN. Katie"
The girl opened the door and closed
Il behind her She spoke In nm awe
stricken voice. and her eyes grew wide
with wonder as she behcld the bewil
dcring array of unmlstakablc brides
liucry lying about the room.
"There's-thcrc's a lady and gentle
men below. They want TO see you, -
announced Katie.
"Who are thcyT Violet asked, trem.
bling from head 10 foot
They said you'd know and-MlSs
Sargent, they came In u big automo.
bile and It's standing outside walt
ing for them now The lady whisper.
cd 10 INC 10 have you dress in-in your
new clothes before coming down; that
they would wait"
For few moments Violet stood
looking helplessly about her. the maid
staring, At last, impulsivcly. she look
I'd up,
Katie" she said. please close the
door aud help me to dress"
Yes, maam, | will" said Katie.
II took half an hour To select III,
dainty clothes and don them.
Now, Katie. will | doy' asked Vic
let, flushed anl happy. As she dress
cd she had reasoned II all out logical,
In her mind. aud the situation SCENE,
rs conventional as II she had nlway'
known this was 10 BE- her wedding
night
katie, Ii haven't said anything
about this TO any one. II isn't best I
y a boarding house where you know n
one. but-rm going 10 be married. l.
+ Ill return aud arrange everything wit
J. Mrs. jordan. but meantime will 20
stralghten my things and pack thi
" trunk and my own with all but m
70 garments 20 wcary'
When Violet reached the foot Of III
10 stairs there stood Rob, his eyes d,
81 vouring her. lie knew by the lengt
n OF time she had taken that she had NJ
derStood and was coming down TO I
Is his bride. He took the little glove
hand she gave him and led her TO III
r dlngy parlor.
I'd "violetw cried Bob's married slstc
IS IL have been nearly shaking TO deaf
IN with nervousness. never heard ,
IS. such mad. romantic thing In all M
nj life Bob has the tcmcrlty OF brig
no dler general. Now let's hurry
m. And Violet was hurried on with h,
ct sister ln.law and husband to be TO u
little church where the minister VI
nj In readiness TO make her Bob's wife,
no II knew roud DO more apt to mar
me In this mad. unconventional WI
ht than you ever would In n sane NJ
dlgnlhcd fashion," said her husbal
hours ufterwnrd And couldn't he
60 think OF your working here In Nc
or York alone any longer. even thou
as you declared TO me you loved II aud
as prpblbly never marry mer'