The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-18
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Sidney oicred. believe So"
The urobationet 3ad been instructed
to find out other things; so she set to
work with fan at Sidney's hair.
you've known Doctor Wilson long
time, haven't you?'
| "Ages."
"He's awfully good-looklng. isn't
he?"
Sidney considered. She was not ig-
norant of the methods Of the school.
If this girl was pumping her
"I'n have to think that over" she
said, with CLINT Of mischief In her
eyes. "When you know II person ter
rlbly well, you hardly know whether
he's good-looliing or not"
IT suppose" said the probationer,
running the long strands of Sldneys
| hnir through her fingers, "that when
you are at home YOU see him often"
Sidney got of the window sill, and,
| taking the probntioncr Smilingly by the
shoulders, faced her toward the door.
"You go back to the girls" she said,
"and tell them to come in and see me
when am dressed and tell them this:
[ don't know whether am to walk
down the aisle with Doctor Wilson,
but hope am. | see him very often.
like him very much. | hope he likes
me. And think he's handsome"
She showed the rrobationer out into
the hall and locked the door behind
her.
That message in its entirety reached
Carlotta Harrison. Her smuldering
eyes flnn,cd. The audnctty Of IL star
tied her. Sidney must be very sure
of herself. When the probat toner who
had brought her the report had gone
out, she lay in her long. white night
gown, hands claSprd under her head
ana stared at the vaultlike ceiling Of
her little room.
She saw there Sidney in her white
dress going down the aisle of the
church; she saw the group around the
altar; and, as surely as she luy there.
she knew that Max Wilson's ewes
would he, not on the bride. but on the
girl who stood beside her.
The curious thing was that Carlotta
felt that she could stop the wedding
If she wanted to. She'd happened on
Dit Of Informal lion-many a wedding
had been stopped for less. 1t rather
"bSeSSed hcr to think of stopping the
wedding. so that Sidney and Max
would not walk down the aisle to-
gether.
There came, at last. an hour before
tn" wedding. Il lull in The feverish
activities of the previous month. Ey-
erything was ready. In the attic, In
the center of q sheet. before toilet
table which had been carried upstairs
iof her h"neht, sat, on this her duy
OF days. the bride All the second
story had been prepared for guests
ana presents Christine sat alone in
| the center Of her sheet. The brides
maids had been Sternly forbidden to
| come into her room.
Il haven't had a chance to think for
| Il month she said and I've got
some things I've got to think out"
But. when Sidney came. she sent for
hrr Sidney found her sitting on Il
stiff chair. in her wedding gown, with
her veil spread out on Il small stand.
CLOSE The door" said Christine.
And. after Sidney had kissed her:
i've a good mind not to do it,"
You're tired and nervous, that's
ALL"
i am, of course. But that isn't
what's wrong with me. Throw that
r"il some place and sit down."
Christine was undoubtedly rouged, a
very delicate touch. Sidney thought
brides should be rather pale. But
under her eyes were lines that Sidney
had never seen there before.
I'm not going to be foolish, Sidney.
III so through with it, Of course. II
would put mamma in her grave if
made scene now"
: She suddenly turned on Si,ney.
Palmer gave his bachelor dinner al
the Country club las, night. They al
drank more than they should. Some
BODY called fnther up today and said
mat Palmer had emptied bottle OF
wine into the piano. He hasn't beer
here today
He'll be along. And as for th,
other-perhaps it wasn't Palmer wht
did it."
, That's not it, Sidney. I'm fright
, ened."
Three months before, perhaps, Sid
, ncy could not have comforted her: bu
three months had made change IL
Sidney. The complaccnt sophistrle
of her girlhood no longer answered fo
. truth. She put her arms around Chris
tines shoulders.
"A man who drinks is a broker
reed," said Christine. "Thats wha
, I'm going to marry and lean on tn,
rest Of my life--a broken reed. Ant
, that isn't all I"