The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-22
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cheeks And youngl Honestly. l
believe ahc looked younger than |
did that minute.
she just came and put her arms
around me and Kissed mo: and I
saw then that her eyes were all
misty with tears She didn't say
a word. hardly. only that Father
wanted TO sec me. and was To 30
right down.
And I went
thought. of course. that she was
coming. too. Hut she didn't And
when ] got down the stairs I found
! was all alone: but went right
on into the library. and there was
Father waiting for me.
He didn't aay much. either. at
FIRST: but just like Mother he put his
arms around me and kissed me. and
held me there. Then. very soon. he
began to talk: and. oh. he said such
beautiful things--such tender. lovely.
sacred things: too sacred even 10
write down here. Then no kissed
mo again and went away.
But b. came back the next day.
and has been here some part Of
every day sincel And. oh. what q
wonderful week II has been'
Thcy'r. going 20 be married It's
tomorrow. They'd have been mar
ried right away at the first. only
they had 20 something about
licenses and five-day notice.
Mother said Father fused and
TUNED. and wanted 20 try for a ape-
ciai dispenkafion. or something: but
Mother laughed. and said. certainly
not. and that nhe guessed II was Jus,
~ wcIi. for ahe positively had "a
have few things. and he needn't
think he could walk right In like
that on body and expect her 10 get
married at n moments notice. But
ahe didn't mean H. know she
didn't; for when Father reproaohed
her. she laughed softly. and called
him an old goose. and mid. yes OF
course. she'd have married h,m In
two minutes II u hadn't been for
the f1vo-dAy notice. no matter
whether abe ever had . new drcaa
Or not
And that n tho way n n with them
all the time. They're too funny and
lovely together FOR anything. tAun,
Hattie says they're too oily for any
thing: but nobody minds Aun, Hat
te.) They just can't SEEM TO do
enough for each other. Father was
going next week 10 . place way on
tho other sidc OF the world TO View
an eclipse Of the moon. but he aaid
rfght eff hc'd gfye u up. Bu,
Mother said. NO. Indeed she
guessed abe wouidns give II up: that
he was going. and that she was
goisg. too--a wedding trip. and that
abe was surc sho didn't know a be,-
ter place TO 70 for a wedding trip
than the moon' And Fafhar was NO
picssed And he raid he'd try no, to
pay An his attention 10 the stars
this time: and Mother laughed and
said. 'Nonscnsc.- and that she
adorcd stars herself. and that be
must pay attention 70 the stars II
was his burineas To. Then she looked
very wire and got off something
AAE1 $3.50 ttA1 ntAIo1Vifty UQ1k-
And they both laughed. and looked
over 10 me 10 see II was noticing.
And ! WA And 20 then we all
laughed
And. a. I said before. n n an par
fectiy lovely and wonderful
40 It's all settled. and they're guiue
right away on this trip and call 1,
wedding trip. And Of course.
Grandfather had 10 get off his Joke
about how he thought IL was q pretty
dangerous business: and 20 roe that
this honeymoon didn't 70 Into an
eclipse while they were watching the
other one. But nobody minds Grand
father.
I'm 10 stay here and finish school.
Then. In the spring. when Father and
Mother come back. we are all to 10
10 Andersonvilic and begin TO live In
the old house again.
Won't II b. lovoiyy II 3tlnt srems
too good 70 be true. Why. I don't
care . bit now whether I'm Mary or
Marie But. then. nobody else does.
either. In fact both OF them cali
mo the whole name now. Mary
Marie. don't think they ever said
they would They just began to do
it That's all.
OF course. anybody can see why:
now each one II calling mo the
other ones name along with their
own. That In. Mother In calling me
Mary along with her pet Marie. and
Fn;her Is calling Ne Marie along
With his pet Mary.
Funny. isn't III
But one thing In sure. anyway.
How about this being n love story
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