The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-06
LETTER FROM ALICE HAMILTON
BRIDESMAID AT THE WE'D
DING OF HER SISTER, LES
LIE HAMILTON. AND JOHN
ALDEN PRESCOTT. TO
HER FRIEND, ELIZA
RFTH ST0KEX.
ON ALICE HAMILTON.

! LIE HAMILTON. AND JOHN
ALDEN PRESCOTT. TO
HER FRIEND. ELIZA
q BETH STOKEY.
Il DEAR. DEAR BETTY:
Only when I am the bride herself.
s. and perhaps not even then. viii /
ever have the thrill that I had as Il
81 bridesmaid at my sister Lesue's wed
8 ding yesterday.
You see, Betty dear. I had a secret
! knowledge of a bHghted life.
I knew that. although Karl Whit
ney was standing bravely smiling at
4 the other end Of the line of ushers.
he had received a thrust in his heart
8 from which he would never recover
How true it is. how very true it IS
i that truth IS stranger than fiction
II There stood that splendid young
4 man. much better-looEing than the
Il bridegroom. his face pale with emo
81 ton. but with a dauntless courage
J he held himself erect and only
could see that underneath it all he
4 was being tortured in a way that had
never been accomplished by the
Spanish Inquisition.
I could not find It in my heart 70
4 forgive my sister Leslie had she not.
poor darling. been utterly uncon
4 scious of the depth and breadth and
height of the love which Karl Whit
new was even then silently laying at
her feet.
I do not think that shall ever
forget. however. the look Of gratitude
which came to me from his sad eyes.
ooh, Betty. YOU never saw in the
face Of mortal man such wonderful
eyes as those Of Karls).
As Leslie came up to the altar and
was met by John and his best man
and the ushers had arranged them
selves at the side. had a chance to
look across at him and received his
thanks for putting the pearls-his
pearls, dear Betty-about my sisters
neck.
oh, Betty. you VIII never believe
THIS. but as I4eElis put her hand for
ward to receive the ring. she put her
other hand rather convulsively to
her throat and caught Karl's pearls.
Could anything be more dramatic
more ira gfc: and to think that only
I and Karl Whitney knew!
Betty if you put this in your new
story. it will make you an author
probably Of one of the six best sell
ers. and YOU viii have TO divide the
money with me.
7 could tel at Just what point OF
The ceremony Karl began to get him
self under control He looked over
10 me and half smile curved his
lips and 7 knew that my hero was
himself again and that he was say
ing I'm his heart:
"Oh, lost love. even though YOU
are bride Of another. 7 VIII be your
devoted friend so long as my life shall
last"
At that moment Betty. named him
Sir GaIahad and T knew that he was
whispering to himself. MY strength
is as the strength Of ten because my
heart IS pure"
I am afraid. Betty. that you and
1 will never either Of US he the re
cipient Of love like this. AND I
pray God that II we do. we shall
not throw IT away for the dross Of
some other love that IS not as beau
tiful. even II we do It as unconscious
w as Leslie has done.
Don't think from this letter that 7
consider john expect that I win
have to call him Brother John from
now on-a bad man. In fact, con-
slider him. as men go, above the aver
age but only once in a century per
haps is a Sir Galahad born.
When see you, I will tell YOU
further about this. can not tell you
some Of the things that have hap
pened: they are too sacred to put on
naper. Particularly that moment In
the vestry when Karl took me up in
his arms.
Dear little Alice" he said, latter
this I shall have to treat you as a
real grown-up woman. but today 7
am going to kiss you as though you
we're really and truly the little girl
that I have known and loved all my
fife"
And then. Betty, he kissed me. long
and nngeringly.
II Is kiss I shall remember to my
dying day,
am afraid, Betty. dear, that It