Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-16
The Marriage Trnzer
The Wedding
by HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright. 1890. by Public LEDGER Co.

>,,.,o,o Knioht, the acknowledged
,..dsr Of the younger set, mdrr'es
,seSgh ,Ks.Sh Grant, the most eh1tofe mdn oI
i hs"" .sason. Both families are delighted
esd the TOO youn0 pfopse Siosyer ere So"as mo one
tany w'ie ~ realize realize that otrls ~ Bar.
,ss1s cinss, accustomed 10 haptn0
ooraS ,sish granted, orc apt TO take
syeg ~ loo carel6ssly and not os gtrB who
hayne n nt ma" h. Kdtherine Nevberry, IN
10Y ino,,b;s of1ce, for Instance, has an
h,,i hi.,,,rsiv different idea OF n,drrtdge.)
-,,I, sonse of strangvness that had
narsisted until Barbara met Keith's
- AZ the altar, and knew that she
Lived him and. nothing else mattered'
Son,,en wss eth that followed the ceremony. She
seps'Gin cis in her element here. She was radi-
va, delclous she was the center OF ev-
ssrvthing and people kept pressing up
around her and gazing at her and telling
hsa hsf sIpped away, she was buoyed up by
~ nv Excitement Of the moment, and she
Mad no desire to leave.
Keith could think OF only one thing
He wanted 70 get ,,,,h gaIerra hs. aTTSSy TSn me ne
,snnity OF a wedding seemed lacking
'somehow in the midst Of all this gayety,
ne sense Of exaltatioh that he had felt
A. the altar seemed cheapsned now:
IN spite Of himself & ne kept tninking m knng o. y
barbara had been willing to slip away
aIone with him. OF course, she owed a
certain amount Of all this to her guests,
ana IL would not be polite to leave too
oarly but he had wanted to leave town
sarly that evening. He had wanted to
eel 10 out some where away from the hustle
snd roar of the city. but as the hours
slipped away. he saw that 1t would be
imsossible.
At last Barbara slipped away from
The merrymaksrs oo 70 De ,hs dressea sSs a IN nef
tipsd her eyes sparkled and as she was
dressed she chattered. gayly.
1T was a nice wedding" said Eleanor
patronizlngly as she sat en-, the floor 10
buckle Rss ssr sssfs Mendsrfa snea' ehorss.d the
or,rslIti Tbs little flower toaue was adjusted
over Barbara's meticulously waved hair.
A little veil was whipped out from,
was vas pulling II smoothly over Barbara's
'SfSl SWhere's mother?" she asked, sud
denly conscious thatcher mother was not
lowering around her p, ,s
calmly. Overcome by emotion. told
her she was silly and she didn't want
you to know. 70 she's In there crying
into the pillows"
Barbara sprang up and ran into tho
next room. The next minute she was on
Inc floor by her mothers side. her arms
sbout her, tears beginning to gather in
her own eyes Marcia, who had fol-
lowed her. groaned aud'bly.
Barbara, you'll ruin that suit get UP
like good girl. I thought you were too
sensible for this"
Mrs knight smiled through her tears.
IT'S my fault" she admitted. and
choked. Barbara flung her arms around
her passonately. and II was Eleanor
who came to the rescue OF every ono
with one OF her characteristic remarks.
"Mother, you behave like a story
book parent. Aren't you ashamed?"
Even Mrs. Knight had to smile at this.
and then Barbara was ready. even to
gloves. and the exquisite beaded bag;
Some one handed her her bouquet and
the bridesmaids hocked down ahead OF
her. Sho tossed the bouquet and saw
Eleanor catch Il triumphantly. Then
there was a confusion Of noise. OF rice
and excietd good-bys, and she and Keith
were alone at last in the big limousine.
For moment there was q constraint
between them. as though the ARTIFICIAL
excitement was still with them and they
had to maintain a reserve. Barbara 8
slim fingers caught in her lap. and she
turned and looked out OF the wind1W:
again that she had felt all day. and then
suddenly barriers were down and she
was in Keith's arms. They held her
tercely and she relaxed In their en-
brace. There was more OF the eupfnls'
siyeness OF utter WEAKNESS IN hes Sr,as AZ
She was too tired to respond ana IN.
SANITY his own attitude. changed TO one
OF complete tenderness. He held her as