The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-27
The Diary of an Engaged Girl

AS l prophesied, the hue and cry
has been raised, because Of sister
Laura's elopement. (My, how that
word does thrill the breast of a wo-
man, The hue and cry descended in
the form of Mother Edmonds plus
Father E. early this morning For
tunately for my art / had just left
the house and was far on my way
to my office when it all happened, but
our modern telephone system, which
by the way always works quickest
when least wanted. found me at my
place of refuge, and mother let me
know in an asitated voice that my
future in-laws were at our home then,
and very much perturbed at the dis
appearance Of the family daughter
l said as little as could on the
phone, for / knew that an argument
would follow, and that I would get
all het up and unfit to work, SO after
mumbling something about being sor-
ry, and too busy to talk at the time,
and about doing my best 10 come
home early in the afternoon, I hung
up the receiver (Which ] acknowledge
is dirty trick at any time) and went
back to my drawing board.
1t was four o'clock when ! arrived
home, bearing my evening paper with
me, filled with the caricatures of Nor
gan and Laura. There l found Mother
Edmonds Frustrated, and waving a
telegram back and forth in bewilder-
ed sort OF way, to the accompaniment
Of my own mothers sympathetic
words.
"To think that my own flesh and
blood should play such d trick on me ;
To think it' And hru, I wDtrh e6
over that girl! And as for that
wretched man. well, they have made
their he'd" and all the other things
that outraged parents usually Say
when under stress OF any kind.
1t was i'll this part OF the harangue
that they spied me. and with wild
flourish Of her telegram in my direc-
ton, Mother Edmonds called to me
and read this telegram which Laura
had sent her:
Morgan and I married yesterday
in New Haven: see Lindsey for all
particulars" Passing the buck with
vengeance, wasn't il? But l did
not mind. for knew that Laura would
do the same for me at any time.
OF course there was nothing to do
but sit down and give fair and de-
tailed account Of the wedding, and
explain how suddenly it had been de-
Cided upon, and all that. Mother Ed
monds took it very hard (she would)
and sorry as felt for her, in spots,
had to smile inwardly several times
during my recital of the adventures OF
Morgan and Laura, for she seemed to
be sorriest about the most unimport
ant trifles, after all.
For instance. the fact that she had
not been present at her daughters
nuptials did not seem to worry her
half as much as the thought that said
daughter had been married, yes, &C
tually daringly married in an old dress
Her very Oldest And after all the
plans she and Mr. Edmonds had been
making for the ungrateful child's wed
ding, despite the fact that she was
marrying out of her sphere-a wretch
ed artist and all that. Then followed
long and dreary dissertation on mod
ern daughters in general and their
shortcomings, all of which made my
ears pinken a bit
OF what good to tell this irate lady
Of the wonder-look of joy that had
shone in the eyes of this naughty
daughter of hers when she and Nor.
gan kissed after the ceremony, and
all that? None whatsoever. Laura
had defed the conventions and was