Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
JACK HAS HIS way
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Don't love you! JUST Decause
happen to have an idea of my own
about a wedding! l like that"
cts such-such a horrid idea. Ia
rather not get married at all than
have it the way you say. All my life
I've dreamed Of a white satin dress,
and a veil, fluffy bridesmaids anu
millions Of roses"
"And all my life I've had a horror Oh
| marching through a crowd OF peopie'
wearing white gloves and a fower IN
nv buttonhole, and learning to Keep
stem to that internal Lohengrm
| music"
"You don't have to-" eagerly. the
vroom doesn't have to march in"
"Don't, Lura, dear. 1t makes me
sh,ver even to talk about 1t. Think
Of having to stand on exhibition for an
hour afterward while a crowd OF peo-
| nile YOU never saw before in your LIE
weep over your shirt front, or faii On
vour neck and kiss you! When all !
want on earth is you. Lura' why
should I lave to have the whole town
around?"
Lura got up and faced him angrhy.
'I think you are hatefui' nof,,a
man. Jack Havens! II you aren't WILL
ing to endure a little bit Of discomfort
for my sake you don't care enough for
me- to marry me-that's all! Here's
vour rtngi won't wear it an instant
longer! Goo-good-night!" Lura rushed
out OF the room and up the stairs
Then Jack heard a door slam some
where above.
The days that followed were lonely
miserable ones for Lura, followed .!
sleepless nights and hours filed with
disturbing; dreams.
After one particularly bad night
spent in trying to rescue Jack from
cannibals, Lura called him on the
nhone. Jack, dear, will you come
around tonight? want to talk to you
I'm simply wretched."
eyes. dear! II you hadn't called I'd
have come anyway. I've reached my
limit, too"
So the flowers in the moonlit garden
witnessed an interesting little scene
that evening, and the moonheams
caught tue light that flashed again
from the diamond on Lura's left hand.
Dearest" whispered Lura, lets not
talk of a wedding any more. l know
It makes you wretched to think OF 1t,
so I've decided to get married any way
you say"
He caught her to him exultantly.
"Then move that we get married this
very night. Just we two! No dress
ing and no fuss. Just little walk to
the preachers and home"
Lura drew sharp breath. Then
she smiled bravely. "All right, Jack,
I'll do 1t. Only you forgot one thing
If we go alone, Doctor Luke will won'
der about father and mother not be-
ing along and he'll want to know all
about 1t. He wouldn't marry me with
out their consent
"Then we'll elope! We can go to
Sharon in the car and be married, we
can take a weeks honeymoon and let
things blow over before we come back.
What do you say, girlie?'
"I've already promised"
The compact was sealed properly.
Then as there was little time to lose,
Jack departed to arrange for the trip
while Lura hurried to her room to do
what she could toward her trousseau.
She had promised to wait In the
kitchen. Jack was to leave the car In
the, alley and come in the back way
through the garage
Lura groped her way uncertainty In
the darkness Of the kitchen, intending
to watch for Jack from the window.
Outside everything was as bright as
day in the moonlight.
But in shadowy corner near the
stove she stumbled over chair, and
something heavy that had been on the
seat lost its balance and fell upside
down on her feet. It was Nora's pan
of dough raising for the mornings
baking. Lura sprang back startled,
but she was too late. The dough was
sticking like chewing gum to her
shoes.
Finally she heard, "st-st!" from
the direction Of the garage. II It was
Jack, why didn't he come to her? It
must be cat!
Keeping in the shadows as well AZ
she could, she made her way through
the garden.
"Jack!"
"Here, Lura- I'm caught on an In
fernal nail. can't move. The cloth
won't give. Unhook me-will you? II
it was only my coat could slip out,
but It's"
Lura was giggling HISTORICALLY, but
managed to extricate her lover from
his uncomfortable position.
Jack near, Lura was happier. LOOK,
dear! l can't go in these shoes. l
got into some dough! And mammas