Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29

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Cant take your old fathers word
TOT itT Doctor Strickland asked
eagerly ,sp5 ana n taat dsd /" she protested
| 1 have waited I'll walt until Christ.
mas, or April. II you say SO But IL
wont make any difference, nothing will.
a,w, ,ove him MN, ahd he loves me, and we
You don't know" Cherry went on
with suddenly watering eyes, you don't
know what this summer of separation
mas meant to us both II we must wait
,,,,,s ,o,n,sser, why, we will of course, but II
instanti mean that a.t IN never have a happy
ii,s,nt ~ VIII mean that / am Just
living along somehow-oh, 1 won't cry n
she sn,,, interrupted, smiling with wet 'lasiies.
Ill try to bear It decentiyi But some,
t'mes d /, feel as Y I couldn't bear tt
eroned snr ot tears choked her. She
she n, had felt so many times, her fathers
nandkerchief pressed into her hand THE
aoGtor t sighed. There was nothing more
So he gave Cherry a wedding cbec,,
that made her dance with low. and there
was no more seriousness. There wers
sowns, dinners, theatre parties. and
/ pr,so pr,esen.s every day brought its new sur
PPs,se PaS ban and new delight, to Cherry. She
her sister and cousin, persuaded her to
pc married In white, and it was THAR
nands that dressed the first bride when
sne sreat DAY came, and fastened over
veil. ''' ''io'her iace
II was day of soft sweetness. not too
prlghtly summery, but warm and still
unuer the trees. Until 10 o'clock the
mountain mors ~ nIn and the tops of the redwoods
then the mellow sunlight pierced IL VIII @
sHaden s,ie,a spectacular Frightening and
The little brown house was mi, q,
Romers 9S,ne ands ana Laughter aug and coming and
cited in their bridesmaids' gowns ware
nervous and tired. They had made lists
ana addressed envelopes, had decora tad
the house. had talked to miiliners and
norists and caterers and dressmakers,
had packed and repacked Cherry's trunk
and boxes Cherry was tired and ex-
cited, too, but had no realization OF t |:
she was carried along upon q roseate
cloud or happiness and excitement.
Martins mother and stepfather had
come down from Portland and were
friendly. and pleased with everything,
His mother" Alix told Peter, DIS the
sort or handsome person who keeps a
boarding house and marries a rich,
adoring old Klondike man"
rs that what she did?" Peter wbis-
pered amused.
Martin is" Alfx confided further "She
kissed Cherry and said You're Just a
pa Saoy ca,is iGoi,, that's mats what you are And
They've got two little children, a boy
and girl, Dad likes them both"
Does Cherry?"
Is perfect p Aiix answered. in induigent
scorn, as she abruptly departed to see
TO some detail concerning the carriages,
the music, or the breakfast. She and
Anne were In a constant state OF worry
during the morning; their plans for
changed twenty times they conspired in
agitated whispers behind doors and in
the pantry.
But the first wedding went we'll. At
II o'clock Charity Strickland became
Charity Lloyd. and was kissed and
toasted and congratulated until her
lovely little face was burning with color,
and her blue eyes were bewildered with
fatigue. She stood in the drawing
room doorway. her bouquet with it's trail
each one of all the old friends and neigh
bors made some little prearranged
speech Of an amusing or emotional ma
ture, she met 1t with a receptive word or
smile. hardly conscious Of what she did
from the folds of her lacy train. and
sometimes gave Martin a glance back
ward and upward over her shoulder.
once asking him to hold her flowers
with q smile that several guests after
couldn't see anything In the world but
each other.
At Q o'clock there were good-bys.
Cherry had changed the wedding satin
for the cream-colored rajah silk then:
and wore the extravagant hat 1t would
be many years before she would spend
S25 for a hat again. and never again
would she see bronzed cocks feathers
against bronzed straw without remem-
bering the clean little wood-smelling
pinned her wedding hat over her fair
hair. and had gone, demure and radiant
and confident, to meet her husband In
the old hallway.
She was confusedly kissed. passed
from hand to hand. was conscious with
a sort of strange aching at her heart
that she was not only far from saying
the usual heart-broken things In fare
well. but was actually far from feeling
them. She laughed at Alixs last
nonsense. promised to ,wgriteIwouldn't
was coming. Martin-and so last kiss
for darling dad. and good-by and SO
many thanks and thanks to them all
She was gone With her the uncer-
tain autumn sunshine vanished. and a
tain. above the valley. was blotted out
with fog. The brown house seonreu
dark and empty when the last guests
had loitered away. and the last caterer
had gathered up his possessions and
had gone. Hong was prosaically making
mutton broth for dinner; pyramids Of
sandwiches and little cakes stood on the
sideboard.
Up In Cherry's room there was a litter
OF tissue papers, and pins and powder
were strewn on the bureau. The peo
was mashed and disordered by the
wplRhf of g1IaatQ' hats and that
had lain there A heap of cards. still
attached to ribbons and wires, were
gathered on the bookshelf. to be sen.
after Cherry and remind her Of the
donors of gifts and flowers.
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