The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-08
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Little Bridesmaid.
BY iZoLk FORESTER.

EAf.r
tcopyzight 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspape. Syndicate.l
II Nancy were only Jus, a little bit
taller. she might do. Marjorie slanc.
ed at the youngest member Of the Ra.
high family s~peculattvely. ] do think
he wa perfectly hendish OF Dell &C
disappoint me right at the very last
minute. She knew ] never could get
another gill way up here in the noun.
tains in time for the wedding.
Don't you care, Margie. Nancy
spoke up generously: I'll be the res.
cue party. ] can wear your high.
heeled slippers Il ] stuff the toes and
m do my hair way up high. don't
mind q hit
Listen TO the nagnaninous kitten.
lapghed Marjorie. Its the chance OF
your young life. and you know st,
TOO. ! don't mind. but how about
mother and Aunt Suzanne: Do you
hear them saying yes?
IN bet two cents TO a cellar but
ton they'll have TO. Nancy returned
slsngily. She sat curled up on the
window seat In the girls tavorite
room for confabs, the little room at
the head Of the stairs that looked out
over the broad mountain view below
Stony HENCE. And she was most In.
dustrousiy cleaning her tennis shoes,
for there were no personal maids in
the Raleigh family. Maids and sich
like didn't matter. Nancy was wont
70 remark hopefully. Not when one
IS the youngest OF a bevy OF beauties
-Winitred, safely married well in
Captain Brainerd in the navy. and
now Marjorie, bride-elect Of Lansing
Phillips, the consulting engineer for
lie big Grahan-Stokes interests.
You know l shall have 10 marry
somebody perfectly wonderful to keep
up the family record. Nancy would
often say. ] can see him waiting for
me. serene and splendid, with dads
consent and mothers sweet smile, anc
al you girls wishing you'd waited for
my chance. It's much nicer being the
youngest. You a profit by the 9TH
ers experiences.
Marjorie had gone down to the We
fanda, where her mother sat planning
the final arrangements for the wed
ding the next day, and presently
Nancy beard the familiar voice call
her down likewise for close inspec.
ton. The postrnan vas Just coming
up the walk with the afternoon mail.
The high heels would add TO her
height, Mrs. Randall said musingly.
and there's a little dress you wore at
the Farley lawn party. You remem-
ber, dear. It has 8 lace undershrt and
the %orerdress OF white null Powered
in pink roses. With Ter big droop-
ing white hat and pink roses-but
have we any fresh enough?
Use real ones, suggested Nancy.
oh, I'd love TO. real lovely fresh ones.
mother, dear. all around the brim ard
tucked in my waist, couldn't /:
It would be rather quaint. You
could carry pink roses, 100, and The
other girls wear pink. Il won't be
noticeable.
So 1t wa arranged, and Nancy trod
on air In the seventh heaven while
The dress was altered 10 ft he. slim,
alert figure. The wedding was 10 be
q ten IN the little UNCOVERED chapel
across the winding room from the Ra.
leigh estate. Nancy as size came
downstairs with the other girls, in.
tent on her slippers end new dignity,
heard one Of the men saying that
Andy vas lste as usual. And It meant
nothing at all to her who Andy was
or why he was late. She almost trip