Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

ness. He said. Eyes; that will be
bully"
I'm so happy. Gerald. dear. Must
we keep it quiet lOng?'
eyes, quite awhile, I'm afraid"
1T seems so wrong for families to
interfere in these things. If people
love each other l don't see why they
must consult any one else about it. L
wish we could tell. I'm just longing
to go about telling everybody how hap
py am"
He looked at her keenly, with mar
rowing eyes, over his coffee cup. Tell
everybody Nothing else was further
from his plans.
Don't say word to any one" he
cautioned her.
She was all eagerness to please him
in her trusting innocence. mo, l
won't; I've promised. But the clergy
man may tell some one, Gerald"
''I'll see that he doesn't tell"
whats his name?" she asked.
1.-THE clergyman"
Eyes"
'Oh. Smith-Walter Smith"
do you think he'll be here sOon?'
"Some time during the morning" he
said.
Its strange he didn't receive your
first message last night, isn't it,"
There's nothing strange about it.
His maid forgot to deliver 1T. that's
ALL"
"Of course it was too late for him to
come down after you telephoned from
here"
"Yes. of course, it was almost mid
night | couldn't have asked it of
him.
The happiness in the mind Of the
young woman was crossed-not for the
first time that morning and the night
befOre-by a cloud of uneasiness. She
could trust her Gerald. of course. and
yet
81 wish he had come last night" she
said wistfully
"YeS; it's too bad he didn't"
81 feel uncomfortable about it,
Il don't see why. A few hours soon
er or later-what difference does it
make?"
We'll. l guess it doesn't make any
difference. ! wish. though, you had
got some one in the neighborhood."
Il told you | tried The only clergy
man who could have married us is out
of town attending convention"
By this time they had finished their
breakfast. He had assured her for
perhaps the thOusandth time that he
would always love her, and had thus
stilled her misgivingS temporarily, but
the thought of the deferred wedding
ceremony would rise to the surface Of
her mind In spite of everything. AS
they pushed their chairs away from
the table, preparatory to rising, she
said again:
II do wish Mr.. Smith would come.
Don't you think we'd better telephone?'
Let's be patient a little while
longer"
What will we do if he doesn't
Gomez
well, we must leave here this after
noon"
Mays voice sounded as though she
were a trifle shocked as she an
swered:
but we can't leave here without be-
ing married.
why not?"
She was really shocked now: why
not? Surely, Gerald, you wouldn't
want tor
II thought we had agreed about that.
/ don't see what you're worried about.
It's only matter of ceremony, a for
mality."
Il know, but a girl locks at these
things differently"
well, if my man doesn't come 1t
would be impossible to be married here
anyhow. There's no one else avail
able. Besides, we couldn't get ring
down here"
'Oh. haven't you a ringT
NO; l forgot it. It's all right, though.
1 told Wallace to bring one down with
him."
Perhaps it was the girls hypersensi-
tiveneSs at this time that made her
notice the discrepancy in the names.
She said quickly:
wallace? l thought you said his
name was Walter?"
In after years May remembered that
he stumbled just trif1e in framing his
answer. But at that time the effort
passed unnoted. so eager was she to
believe in him and to believe that ev-
erything was all right.
so it is" he answered. wallace is
a nickname l gave him because he's
so proud of his Scotch ancestry"
give got a plain gold ring. I'll get