The Washington times., 1922-04-04
COLLAPSED
ON EVE Of
CEREMONY.
Nervous Breakdown Interfered,
But She's Going to Marry
4 Heir Anyway.
BY PATRICIA DAUGHERTY.
(Our princess Patty


(Our Princess PATTI
tCopyright. 1922. by Chicago Evening
American. and Special Dispatch to the
Cosmopolitan News service.)
ON BOARD THE CALIFORNIA
LIMITED ENROUTE TO CHI
CAGO, April 4.-Secret-telling
time, when the lights are out and
your mother has called "the fourth
and last time" to stop your chat
tering and go to Sleep" and you
90 right on, only in a whisper,
and tell your chum the rest-why
you like the boy next door what
you're going to be when you grow
up-everything.
How 1t Happened.
Do you remembered course you
do, il you ever were a little girl and
had secrets-and Mary Landon
Baker, despite all that has been said
and written. is just a little girl and
every one will admit she has had
secrets. And SO we lay in her COM
partment on the California Limited
last night and she told them to me-
The lights were on at first until
we had gotten into our pajamas
Hers were pink silk, trimmed with
lace. and she was combing her
lovely bobbed head.
Its a permanent wave" she said.
tell this to show the degree of
intimacy we had reached. And as
/ started to tell you Thursday night
before the wedding, there was
party for Allister and me at the
Casino Club and ! just adore dane.
ing, SO we stayed up pretty late.
Then Friday night l had
dinner party for Helen kelly-you
know, she was going to be my
bridesmaid-and Leander. Allister's
brother. and we had a rehearsal in
the church. AS II any girl has to
on her wedding day. l had been
dreaming of 1t for months and l
knew every step of the way"
A rap from the next compartment,
go to sleep there, children" a
voice said.
Its mother" Mary said, throw.
ing the comb to the foot of the
bed. Lets turn off the light; we
can talk better in the dark, any
way"
So we did and Mary Baker, the
little girl, went on:
81 was awfully tired Saturday
morning, but l got up because the
dressmaker wanted to try on my
dresses. Don't you hate dress
makers?"
"Um-m," from my pillow. Go
on"
~ slept all day Sunday. was
30 tired and nervous and Allister
came over. Do you care IL I tell
you about him?"
Would / care, with every reporter
in America and two outside the
felt about the man "she left wait
ing at the church"
Hes awfully swell"
A pause.
IT don't want to boast. but he's
really awfully sweet. Not a bit
like most boys, and clever, too.
Are you sure you don't mind my
talking about him. You know, he's
an inventor"
"Honest?" I said. interested.
The son Of Hamilton Mccormick. |
heir to many millions, an inventor?
Yes. sir" from the other pillow.
The Treasured Photo.
HE invented an ear pad for avi-
ators. He was an ensign in naval
aviation during the war-at Wex- |
ford, Ireland-British army you |
know"
"Allister was brought up in Eng
land-went to Elton and Cambridge. |
I've got a dear little picture of him |
when he was at Elton"
And the light went on again until !
had examined and exclaimed over |
n queer picture OF frightened |
starched-u up little boy in funny frill- |
ed white waist and enormous silk |
bow tie.
When she had put the picture back |
in her bag again and pulled the
covers over her I ventured a ques- |
ton.
when Allister saw you were III
Sunday night what did he say?"
HE insisted on postponing the |
ceremony, and / wouldn't think Of
It; but the next morning ! was so
weak and exhausted from all the |
dressmakers' fittings and the round !
of parties people gave for us that ]
couldn't get up.
DIR. Welker came and said |
couldn't get up-that I would never |
last through that ordeal, and
laughed.
THE hairdresser came and while
she was curling my hair Allister tele- |
phoned for about the tenth time that |
day. Mother said l was weak. and |
he insisted we postpone the ceremony |
Or have II read in my house.
Nothing doing said, I'm going |
to be married in church at 4 o'clock,
but at $3.50. as I went from my bed. |
room to the drawing-room to have |
my wedding picture made, I collapsed,
wedding gown, veil, flowers and all: |
and the next thing | knew II was 7 |