The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-21

You look lovely. darling. and
your hat ~ a dream, We 90 up
stairs. think. Jlm's here. ner
yous as fish"
They had reached the upper
church now. and Miss Toiand and
Mrs Page followed the girls down
the aisle to the altar with agd
den nervous jump Of her heart. Julia
saw Jim come toward her The
old priest came down the altar
steps nj tho same time. She and
jim listened respectfully 90 4 short
address without hearing a word OF
It. and found themselves saying the
familiar words without In the least
sensing them
Here. darling. In the yestry'"
Jim was whispering at last. And
IN a second they were all about
her. her first kiss on the wet cheek
OF Aunt Sauna. tho second TO her
mother.
Then Julia was anatched away.
half laughing aud half in tears. and
hurried down 20 the side street.
Nhero a carriage was waiting And
here there was one more delay:
| Chester Cox. a thin. shambllng zig
urc. came forward from a shadowy
doorway. and rather timldly held
out his hand
Il couldn't get away until Jest
now" said Chester. But OF course
I wish you luck. julia"
why. it's my unclc.' julia said.
cordially ciaHping his hand. mir,
Cox Doctor studiiford. I'm so
glad YOU came, Chest"
Glad 20 know you. Mr.. Cox.
Jim said heartily
And I brought you little pres
ent. It Amt much, but maybe you
can use 81" mumbled Chester. ter.
ribly embarrassed. and with a ner.
yous laugh handing Julia rather
large package somewhat flimsily
wrapped.
"oh. thank you" Julia said. And
before she got In the carriage she
put her hand on Chcster's arm. and
raised heT fresh. exquisite little
face for kiss.
Now. about this" Doctor Stud.
dlford began dellcaioly. rlanclng Mt
! CheEters gift. Il wonder II ~
wouldn't be wise 20 ask your uncle
TO send this 10 my mothers until
We get back. ia. You see. dear
oh. no no" Julia said eagerly.
/ She sent Chester a last bright
smile. as Jim Jumped in and
slammed the door
AT last it's all Overland you
! belong TO me-" cxulted Jim Il
have been longing and longing for
this. Just 60 be alone With YOU. and
have you 10 myself. Are you tired,
| Sweetheart
MOO. Justea l,'lc-porhaps."
Hut you love me-"
] "Oh. lim-you IDIOT" Julia
slipped her hand into his. when
In think that will often ride in
carriages" she unused. and that.
besides being my Jim YOU are a
rich man. e makes me feel as Il
were Cinderella
You shall have ycur own car.
riage. Pussy" he smiled
on don't-don't give me any.
thing more begged Julia. "or
clock somewhere viii strike twelve.
and I'll wake up IN The Alexander.
with the Girls Club rehearsing
play"
Later. when she had examined
every inch Of her Pullman drawing.
| room and when her smart little
| travelling case. the groom's gift.
had been partly unpackcd. young
Mrs. Studdiford looked at her
Uncle Choster's wedding gift. She
found a brush and comb and mir
ror in pink celluloid. with roses
painted on them, locked with little
brass hasps into case lined with
yellow silk.
Look. JIM" said Julia pitifully.
GOSH" said the doctor. 1--WE
often wondered who buys those
things!'
I'm give Il TO the porter" Julia
decided. He may like it. Dear
old Chess"
Several weeks afterward young
Mrs. Studdlford wrote 10 Barbara
that New York was "a. captured
dream II seem to belong TO st."
wrote Julia and Il seems TO be.
long TO met can't tell YOU how
IL satisfies me. For the first two
weeks Jim and | did everything
alone. like two children: the new
| Hippodrome. and Coney Island
and the Liberty Statue, and the
| Bronx Zoo. never had such
good time! But now Jim has let
some OF his old college friends
know we are here. and we are
spinning like tops.
Jim Is going to assist the great
Doctor Cassell In some demonstra-
lions of bone transplanting at
! Bellevue, next week-Oh. and.
Barbara. we met the President,
We were at the theatre with the
/ CassclIs, and saw him in box.
and Doctor Cassell knows him,
and went TO the Presidents box
to ask him n we might he pre-
scented, and. my dear, he got up
and came back with Doctor Cas-.
sell to our box. and was simply
sweet, and asked mo II wasn't
from the South. and nearly said.
Yes, south OF Market Street but
RETAINED In time
But were beth getting homo