The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-02


dress going down ,hc aisle OF the
church. Hhc saw the group around
tho altar. and an surely as she lay
there. she knew that Max Wilson's
eyes would he. not on the bride. but
on the Girl who stood benide her.
The curious thing was that Car
iotta felt that she could stop the wed
ding II she wanted 60. She'd hap
pcned on a bit OF informatioD--many
a wedding had been stopped for less.
IL rather obscssed her 10 think of
stopping the wedding. 80 that sidney
ana Max would not walk down the
aisl. together.
There came. at INST. an hour Be
fore the wedding. a iuii In the fever.
srh activities OF the previous month.
Everything was ready. In the 10
rcnx kitchen. plies OF plates. negro
walters. Ice cream freezcrr. and Mrs
Roscnfeid stood in orderly array. In
the attic. in the center Of sheet.
before a toilet table which had been
carried upstairs for her benefit sat
on this her day Of days. the bride.
All the second story had been pre-
pared for guests and presents.
Florists were still busy In the room
below. bridesmaids were clustered
on the little staircase. bending over
a, each new ring Of the bell and call.
ing reports TO Christine thru the
closed door:
Another wooden boz. Christine
II looks like more plates. what will
you ever do with them ALE"
Good heavens. Here's another Of
the neighbors who wants 10 sec how
you look. do say you can't have
any visitors now
Christine sat alone in the center OF
her sheet. The bridesmaids had been
sternly forbidden TO como into her
room.
II haven't had a chance 60 think
for month" she said. And I've
got some things I've got tosfhink
out"
But. when Sidney came. she sen,
! for her. Sidney found her sitting on
stff chair. in her wedding gown.
with her veil spread out on n small
stand.
Close the door" said Christine.
And. after Sidney had kissed her:
"l'vc a good mind not TO do it,
You're tired and nervous. that's
all
II am. OF course. But that isn't
whats wrong with me. Throw that
veil some place and ait down"
Christine was undoubtedly rouged.
very delicate touch. Sidney
/ thought brides should he rather pale.
But under her eyes were lines that
Sidney had never seen there before.
I'm not going TO he foolish. Sid.
ncy I'll go thru with II. OF course.
II would put mamma In her grave
II made a scene now"
She suddenly turned on Sidney.
Palmer gave his bachelor dinner
Mt the Country club last night They
all drank more than they should.
Somebody called father up today and
said that Palmer had emptied bot.
tie OF wine into the piano. He hasn't
been hero today"
He'll be along. And rs for the
othcr--perhap II wasn't Palmer who
did it,"
That's not II, Sidney. In fright.
ened."
Three months before. perhaps. Sid.
ney could not have comforted her:
but three months had made n change
in Sidney. The complacent sophis.
tries OF her girlhood no longer an.
swered for truth. She put her arms
around Christmas shoulders.
~ man who drinks Is n broken
reed" said Christine. That's what
I'm going to marry and lean on the
rest OF my life--a broken reed. And
that isn't air.
She got up quickly. and. trailing
her long satin train across the floor.
bolted tho door, Then from inside
her corsage she brought out and held
to Sidney a letter. Special delivery.
read IT,"
II was very short; Sidney read II
at a glance:
ASK your future husband II he
knows girl at 213 ----- ave"
.
Three months before. the Avenue
would have meant nothing to Sid.
ney. Now she knew. Christine.
more sophisticated. had Away