Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
CHAPTER xv11.-(continued.)

Why, ] don't know. Couldn't we get
along without announcements? You
a explain to your intimate friends
n the others won't ever remember
be likely to meet many of them right
away. I'll write to my chief and tell
him informally leaving out the date en-
tlrely. He won't miss it. Ii we have
announcements at all we needn't send
him one. He wouldn't be likely ever
70 see one any other way. Or to notice
the date. l think we can manage that
matter. Well talk it over with your
ne hesitated and then smiling tenderly
added, we'll talk 1t over with mother.
t1oW good 1T sounds to say that. ]
never knew my mother you know"
Cel1e nestled her hands in his and
murmured, ooh. / am so happy-so
nappS!. But / don't understand how
you got a wedding trip without telling
you chief about our marriage"
Easy as anything. He asked me il
! would mind running across the water
20 attend to a matter for the service and
tend TO a matter for the service and
sald l might have extra time while there
TOT a vacation. He " suspects that
trip. III write him, or phone him the
night we leave New York. l may have
70 stay In the city two or three DAVIS to
get This Holman matter settled. and
then we can. be off. In the meantime
you can spend the time reconciling your
nloIner to her new son DO you think
WeIl have a very hard time explaining
matters to herr"
moi o bit" said Celia, gaily. "She
never did like George. 1t was the only
thing We ever disagreed about. nv mar
rylng him. She suspected all the time I
wasn't happy and couldn't understand
WY ! insisted on marrying him when
Il A0n' QQnnL him fo,, 4 n 49,. -,
begged me to wait until he had been
PACK IN the country for a year or two.
EDuL ne would not hear to such a thing
ana threatened to carry out his worst
at ence." ~
Gordon's heart suddenly contracted
Nun righteous wrath over the coward
!lness OF the man who sought to gain
MS " ends by intimidating a woman.
and TINS woman, SO dear, SO beautiful,
SO lovely in her nature. 1t seemed The
tlAns heart must indeed be black to
nave Done what he did. He mentally re-
solvea to search him out and bring
nm TO Justice as soon as he reached
New York. 1t puzzled him to nnder-
stand how easily he seemed to have
apandoned his purpose. Perhaps after
III ne was more of q coward than thew
thought, and had not dared to remain
N the country when he found that
Cel,a had Sbraved his wrath and mar
a lie WOulu IND ont
ABOUT MIN n set the girls heart at
resi- lust as soon as possible, that any
embarrassment at some future time
might be avoided. Gordon stopped and
kissed his wife again, a caress that
seemed to promise all PREPARATION for
the past. ~
But it suddenly occurred to the two
that trains did not wait for lovers long
lolterlng, n with one accord they
Went to work. Celia of course had very.
litple preparation to make. Her trunk
was probably is Chicago and womb
need TO be wired for. Gordon attende
to that the first thing, looking nm the
number of the check and ortlerine IT
pack to New York by telegraph. Turn
ing from the telephone he rang for the
man n asked Celia to give the order
Ior lunch while he got together some
Things that he must take with him. A
stay or several weeks would necessi-
IIa,e little more baggage than he had
taken to New York.
he went n he bedroom and began
pulling out things to pack, but when
Celia turned from giving her directions
sne 1ound nm standing in the bedroom
doorway with an Die fashioned velvet
eve case IN his hand which he had
JUST taken from the little safe in his
room. His face wore a wonderful tender
ilght as II he a just discovered some-
thing precious.
Dear" he said, II wonder if you will
care for these. They were mothers.
Pernaps shis ring will do until Lean
buy youa new one. See IL it win Fit
you. II was my mothers"
lie heid out a ring containing a dia-
mond Of singular purity and brilliance
In quaint old fashioned setting.
Celia put out her hand with its we'd
hing ring. the ring that he had put upon
her finger at the altar, and he slipped
the other 7eWnlad fna ahONo ~ F;t%o7