Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-07-07
WHEN JOYCE WE'D
BY LOUISE HOFFMAN.
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- iG 1871. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
70 x was decided at last In family con
"A claye that joyce waa 20 have wed
: ding. Noa a formal church afYuir, bu
70 just sweet little home wedding with
n few close friends and relatives The
!. family had lived In this spacious old
!, colonial home for almost quarter OF q
= century. and this was the FIRST great
event to take place within Its portals
Something unusual must mark the
: very first wedding.
. Brother Bob. who was handy with
! tools. was pressed into service and be
constructed a wonderful arch Of chick
en- wire In one end OF the living room
where the ceremony was to take place
A bevy OF loving girl friends covered
the whole with spruce aud then twined
June roses among the green. Joyce
wns to be married In q verttabls bower
OF roses.
After many weeks Of joyous prepa-
rstious the fatefuI morning dawned.
JOYCE opened her large blue eyes In
happy anticipation but snapped them
shut as quickly. II was dull, gray
Gay with clouds threatening rain any
minute.
Her sister. AntoInette. reused her
self and threw an arm about her.
I'm glad we didn't plan a garden
wedding" she comforted, slipping out
Of bed. Don't worry your poor little !
head over the weather. Everything
Is going to go on One even IL the
weather is sloppy. I don't believe the
weather has anything to DO with It.
anyway" she continued, hopping into
her clothes Think OF Mariana
Drew's wedding day. II poured and
she's just as happy and prosperous a.
she can be-" She bent to kiss her
sister.
At length breakfast was ovsr ana
before Antoinette realized 1t the guests
were arriving and everything wns a. !
fshtful -huboub.H she never quite knew
how she managed to don her maid Of
honor frock OF palest pink organdie.
Mrs- Martin. In dove gray goorgette, /
was busy cordially welcoming tho
guests at the library door.
Aunt Estele was with the little
bride. and to allay her fears that all
the wedding party had arrived Antoin-
cite kept bobbing In and out to assure
her everything was In readiness and
everybody had come She counted
them over on her fingers.
Douglas and all his family have
Just come. Doug and Joe, the best
man, are with father The wedding
cake Is all arranged on the hall table,"
In few minutes she was back.
The rector is here" she announced.
and Mary and Holmes have been
mere for over an hour. SO we're sure
Of the music. Mary was to play the
bridal march and also during the cere-
nony. I'm sure everything is going
or fine. Your veil Is a dream" and
off she flew.
Mary met her Mt the foot of the
stairway with a white,
strained face.
what shall DOR she gasped.
I've forgotten the music. I thought
Holmes had 1t and he thought had
l."
ADtoinette. panic stricken, glanced
It the clock. 1t was 20 minutes Of
z. The wedding was planned for
high noon. Just as the clock struck
he hour was to be the signal for
Nary. from the concealed depths Of
he arch. to begin the wedding march.
The maids were beginning to light the
andes. The ushers were placing the
ibboned aisle.
But without music tho wedding
would fall nat. Yet I'VE miles there {.
nd back lay between that precious
nusie, Could Holmes possibly mako
u Specifies, she nodded to Holmes :.
o make q try. Holmes car fairy /
hot out Of the drive and up the road.
Saved came the welcome report
t exactly two minutes Of twelve
Then Holmes dashed wildly Into sight. ;
'Antotnstts gave the signal for the
ector, the best man and the groom
D take their places, and when the
lock struck the tenth stroke of
welve she led the bridal party as
fary began the exquisite joyous
Trains OF Here comes the bride \
The rest OF the wedding went by !
Ike blur to Antoinette. She moved /
nd did her part In a detached way.
he beard the guests wishing the
ride JOY and had hazy recollection OF
oyce looking Ike a misty shining
oud OF happiness. For the sun had
me in all It's glory just at noon.
ist as Joyce, all radiant In her pref
blue travelling suit. threw her bcu- [
iet 10 the bridesmaids as she de-
ended the r0se-twined staircase.
hillp Whafeiy took her arm and led
n into the deserted living room.
"lt's Tine" be whispered. for you
attend 20 your own wedding. Come,
ar" lie bent 70 kiss her 4 love
~. You know A."
-say. yeu spoouers," broke 10 Broth.
Bob "fooil Dliss the show Gv
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