Evening star., 1917-11-04

explained. Offered me thoss thinsa n1tnus
you. But I wanted you"
Il see." cried Polly. 'he wanted TO adope
fa1 ae & awaK: X. san. sas Of .an 5n. .
she sighed softly. Poor uncle!"
Poor what?' I yelled.
'Didnt you know" exclaimed PollN
that Mr.. Farrell wa. Briggs! shS
was my fathers sister"
Then you said. arc the relative wae
was too high and mighty""
Polly shook her head.
And you gave up all that" I exs
claimed. "and worked at Hatchardson'a,
Just because you didn't want to be de-
pendent!"
II like my uncie-in-Iaw very much,s
explained Polly, hut not my aunt So
1t was no temptation. No more" she
cried, looking at me as though she were
proud l,oi,,.o Of me; than Il was to youw
In other words. kissed her. knew
some day would have to confess. But
until We were safely married that could
walt Before confessing would make
nounced our engagement and Polly con.
sented that II should be q short one.
For. ~ I pointed out. already she had
kept me waiting thirty years. The
newspapers dug up tho fact that I had
once been Q popular novelist. and the
pictures they published of Polly proved
her 90 beautiful that, in congratulation,
I received hundreds of telegramA The
first one to arrive came from Cape
May. It read:
Ny Dear Boy-Your uncle elect sends
his heAftiest congratulations to you
and love to Polly. Don't make any
plans until you hear from mean leave
FLETCHER FARRELL
In terror Polly fied into my srmA
Even whom not in terror Il wAs a praos
tioe strongly encouraged
I'VE are lost!' she cried. 'sThey viii
wfli lock us up for life in Harbor Cas-
tie! don't want to be adopted I want
you! I want my little cottage"
I assured her she should have her lies
tie cottage: I had already bought Il.
And during the two weeks before tbs
wedding. when I was not sitting around
Boston while Polly bought clothes We
refurnisted It Polly furnished the II.
brary. chiefly with my own books. and
The Log Of the Jolly Polly" I furnist-
on honeysuckles alone.
Ny future uncae-in-law was gontla
but arm.
whether you like II or not so be kind
to an old man and let him give the
bride away and let her be married from
Harbor Castle"
car and al Of her diamonds Mrs. Fars
reil called on Polly and begged ths
same boon We were too happy to 0ea
any one else dissatisfied: 30 though w
had planned ths Quietest OF weddings
we gave consent Somehow We sur
vived IL. But now We recall It only
as that terrible time when we were
never alone. For oncs in the handb oG
our rich relatives the quiet weddinS
we had arranged became . royal a1li,
ance. q field OF the cloth OF gold. tho
chief point Of attack for the moving
picture men.
The youths who came from New York
to act as my ushers informed me thAs
the ueherB dinner at Harbor Castle---
from which. after the fish course. had
successful ushers' dinner in their career
Of orfme. My uncle-in-law also testineo
to this. He ought to know. At o'clock
In the morning he was assisting thA
ushers in throwing the best man and
the butler into the swimming pool
the yacht. stake her as far as you
like" he said. after this she belongs
to you and Polly. And find q bettee
name for her than Harbor Lights. II
And want you two to see the world"
thanked him. and suggested he
THAT was the name" I pointed OUT
"of the famous whaler owned by Capt
BE- 3 compiimsnt to Polly. too"
My unclle In -law-elect agreed hearth
1y. but made one condition.:
"rll christen her that" he said. 'ff
you will promise to write new Log
Of the Jolly Polly"
I promised.
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