The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-23
At luElLHs WEDDlMe
Ey VIRGINIA CLARK.

Deacon Hinkley shook his head VIC {
lently. ti
mo. Luelly," he said to his daush-
ter, Il shant make no wedding tor
you-not if you marry Len Temple
Luellas lips compressed in
straight line. Il was explaining why
I preferred to marry Len Temple even
II he does earn only SIS week"
"You wouldn't marry him without
q wedding?" asked the deacon quietly.
"What do you mean. father" Luel-
las voice was hard.
81 mean this-of course IL you mar .
~ Len Temple against our Wishes
vhy YOU can be married here In the
| parlor, but we won't invite any foiks.
/ I dare say your ma would make
cake, but / shant invite all Of Bra
boro to witness my daughter marry
ing = pauper! II
s"Then, It is all settled?" asked
Luella 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?"
"Yes-we can't refuse that, mother
said the deacon testify. !
"Of course not" wept Mrs. Hink- /
ley: though l shall be ashamed to
show my face in the village. Lucia
here, that we're so proud Of, to marry
a clerk in her pas store!"
Luella contributed one last retort
. over her shoulder.
. didn't he?" she asked. Are you sor-
, nv YOU married him." She did not
, wait for an answer.
$ Len Temple had rented small cot
. tage near the deacon's store and
LuelIa spent many days there get
q ting It in readiness for their occu-
|. pancy. She swept and cleaned it her
9 self. made the simple draperies and
; helped Len choose some furniture.
Len had some old fashioned pieces OF
l. mahogany which he had Inherited
: rom his mother. and when every
e hing was in place it was charming
1t and coy little home.
d Meantime, Deacon Hinkley had
10 Importance Of his daughters wedding.
A large Wholesale grocery house was
Ie about to establish one of its chain
m of stores in Traboro. Every day was
I'd bringing great van loads of packing
ne Eases. Len Temples brother Dick
40 had lob receiving the goods and
ot- he told about such innovations in the
grocery business that his tales onl!
Sc added to the deacon's troubles.
Len Temple. always busy. alway'
e. cheerful, showed no resentment to
y. ward his future father-in-law.
y. Never mind, grille" said Len tt
~ Luella when she told him about tn
Nv simple wedding. THAT suits us-eh
oy We're not getting married to suit an
. one but ourselves"
At last came the day of the weddin
and, finally. the hour. There wer
streams OF carriages and pedestrian
TO- going toward the Hinkley house o
~ the hill, for tho deacon had relente
-, at the eleventh hour, and, unknow
80, to his wife and daughter. had reel
~. lessly ordered flowers and music an
...s az elaborate Wedding supper so thu
the whole place was bower
flowers and plants and the catere
lost al ,,,,., 49,. a., h,s j.,
~ broadcloth and squeaky shoes, al
Mrs. Huxley had put on her gray 81
-. and looked very imposing indeed.
81. And finally. when the deacon al
IT,, his wife had waited long enough, tn
ne mounted the stairs to Luella's roo
ohn The door was open, but Luella W
i. of not there!
YER There was ho'e on 'ho ou'o
, of which the deacon ana MS WIG re
all with misty eyes.
Dear father and mother" wrt
nths Lrella, forgive me for going away
Pine be married in our own little home
med THE child" gasped Mrs. Hinkley
tory The deacon thought rapidly.
,ugh heart was wrung with remorse
was his treatment Of his only child. II
8 a could he save the day for her
'ince his wife?
that The wedding guests were wait
hing downstairs. The buzz OF their vol
'arrs drifted up to the second story.
Come, Caroline" said the dea'
LEWIS To his wife, well all be late
Luelly's wedding IL we don't hurr,
Presently there was bewilde
;. A.. but animated crowd of gayly atti
wedding guests following Dea
49,. Hinkley and his wife down the r
80. to the foot of the hill to Len T
rs.,,. pies cottage. The guests crow
through the gate and into the
.s house. They filed all the rooms
-. many sat on the stairs and pee
through the parlor windows, WI
20 the minister united Luella and
Then, headed by the bride
groom. the whole party wended
o'on' way back to the house on the
where the caterers served neve
be-forgotten wedding supper.
'u' When the four we're alone toget
so after it was all over, Len Ter
iio VI spoke to his father-in-law:
WHY" Il ought to have told you bel
'osu sir" he said honestly. that In
u ca have charge of the new gro
store"
ie'us' The deacon stared for a moi
o' and then q twinkle came into
eyes
an take back what ] said a
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