Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-09-13

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quite sure she would know how TO
!behave-but she should certainly go.
Who ever heard Of q wedding trip
without hotel!
She decided to stay three days, per-
!haps four, and she looked fondly at
the little round ring on the map,
which contained so many delightful
possibilities. .,'s. :. =. .,.~~
:, Then she would close the book and
go to bed only to dream Of wonderful
electrician rides. to the moon.
At last the great day came. 1t
;dawned clear and cloudless, and a
very happy Matilda climbed the stairs
for her treasure. Joyously she grasped
the precious pile with eager hands,
then looked ruefully at the empty spot
in the drawer. She hesitated q mo-
:ment, quickly found the dingy nickel,
and smiled content as she placed it
back in it's old corner and closed the
drawer.
With trembling hands she arrayed
herself In her wedding garments and
seated herself on the doorstep to wait
for the stage.
matilda Jones looked almost hand
some this morning, with her cheeks
so pink" said pretty girl on the
back seat to her companion, as the
coach stopped for it's passenger.
"Why, Nellie" said Matilda to this
same pretty girl, as she clambered in,
lam I going to have you to ride with ?
That will be nice, I'm sure!"
EYES, am going up to the junction
to do some shopping know I'm
pretty busy these days." said she, with
an adorable blush, which suddenly re-
minded Matilda that it was nearing
Nellie's wedding day. This warmed
her heart to her at once, for was she
not on her own wedding trip? She
beamed anew on Nellie as she settled
herself comfortably for the two-mile
drive
How the sun shone and the birds
sang, and how good the air was to
breathe.
Are you going away for Tong, Miss
Matilda?" inquired Nellie politely.
"No-only little trip" she replied
trying to look unconcerned, RS If trips
were an everyday occurrence with
her; but the red deepened in he,
cheeks, and her voice trembled little
as she asked abruptly:
'Where are you going to take your
wedding trip dear?"
The girl colOred painfully
1--WE can't take any at all, Miss Ma
tilda-fsn't it dreadful?' and thu
young face looked pinched and drawn
with woe. "You see; Jim's: money
that he'd been saving up to go with
got all burned up in the fire, and-anG
we've had to give it up!" she fin
ished with wall that clearly:,told he,
disappointment. 49, i,
Miss Matilda sat very still. She
thought her heart had stopped beat
ing-then it gave a big thump, anl
there was strange. tight feeling II
her throat. She did not say anything
and by and by Nellie looked out d
the scenery with a grieved expression
on her pretty face. When the,
reached the junction, the young cir
turned her head, and said constrain
edly, as she jumped lightly from tn,
coach: II hope you'll have mic,
time, Miss Matilda."t !, ,::T
"Thank you," she murmured with
out smiling, and clambered slowl!
down. Then she walked along tn,
platform, and sat down on an old set
tee on the shady side Of the building
BY and by a train rumbled in
shook itself of passengers-gathere 1
new lot-and rumbled out again. On,
-two-three trains did the sam,
thing, and the forlorn little woman
still sat on the old 'settee. - ....>
didn't you want to. take one: o
them trains?' good-naturedly aske,
the blue-coated man, who had beer
curfously watching her for some time
She looked at him with dull eyes
and shook her head.
When the stage coach made IT.
evening trip to the village Nellie wa
surprised to find Miss Matilda on tn,
back seat. =. 4
Wny, l dldn't expect to see you 81
soon! Didn't you go? asked tn,
young girl pleasantly.
mo, had-I had a headache
mean a throatache," stammered Ma
'tilda in confusion.
The next night Nellie burst into he
mothers room with an excited face
Iholding an open letter and a paste
board box in her hand.
"Mother-what do you think!
told Miss Matilda yesterday how w
couldn't take any wedding trip, an,
she never said word, and then =
felt real cross, cause I thought sh,
didn't care a bit; but just see VIVA
that dear old maid has. done"
MY Dear Nellie:
think wedding trips are the snices
things In the world, and don't want 70,
to give up yours. I had a little extr,
money that did not know what to d.
with, so send it to you for your weddin,
"trip. hope you will have a nice time
Your friend, @>E-"f :
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