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mot far. came back. Nobody
ever knew | ran. even. But l ran. |
knew"
''Why did you come back?'
Maartj eclucidated her philosophy
without being in the least. aware that
Il could be called by any such high
sounding names You can't run away
far enough. Except you stop living
you can't run away from life"
The girlish hook had fed. She was
wOrld-Old. Her strong arms ceased
their pounding and humping for mo-
ment. On the steps outside KlaaS and
Jakob We're scanning the weekly re-
ports preparatory To going into the city
late that afternoon.
Selma had rhe difficult task of win
ainS ROelf 10 her all over again. He
was like Il truStin. little animal. who,
wounded by the h8nd he has trusted,
IS shy of it. Still. he could not with
stand her LONG Together they dug
md planted flower beds in PervuS'
,
-uips now PerYus had brought her
some seeds from town. They ranged
all the way from peoples to asters'
from purple iris 10 morning glories.
The last named were to form the back
porch vine, of course, because they
grew quickly. Selma. ,eity-bred, was
gnorant of varieties, bat insisted she
wanted an Old-fashiOned garden
narigolds, pinks, mignonette. phl0x.
She and Roelf dug. spaded planted.
Her trOusseau was of the scantiest.
Pervus' household was already
equipped with such linens as they
would need. The question of we'd
ling gown troubled her until Maartje
suggested that she be married in the
bid Dutch wedding dress that lay in
The brides chest In Selina's bedroom.
"a real Dutch BRIDE" Maartje said.
SYOur man will think that Is fine"
Pervus was delighted Selma basked
IN his love like kitten in the sun.
She was, after all, very lonely little
bride with only two photographs on
courage and counsel. The old Dutch
wedding gown was many inches too
large for her. The skirt-band over
apped her slim waist; her slender lit
lie bosom did not fill out the generous
width of the bodice but the effect of
the whole was amazingly quaint as
well as pathetic.
They were married at the Pools.
Hlaas and Maartie had insisted on
furnishing the wedding supper-ham,
rhickens, sausages, cakes, pickles, beer.
The Reverend Decker married them,
and all through the ceremony Selma
ehided herself because she could not
keep her mind on his words in the
fascination of watching his short,
Stubby beard as it waggled with every
motion of his jaw. Pervus looked
stiff, solemn and uncomfortable in his
wedding blacks-rot at all the hand
some giant of the everyday cordurOys
and blue shirt. In the midst Of the
ceremony Selma had her moment of
panic when she actually saw herself
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this man, this house, down the road.
IN, on toward-toward what? The
feeling was SO strong that she was
surprised to find herself still standing
here in the Dutch wedding gown an
,wering II do" in the proper place.
After the wedding they went
straight to belongs house. In May
The vegetable farmer cannot neglect
ais garden even for a day. The house
| rad been made ready for them.
Throughout the supper Selma had
aad thoughts which were so foolish
md detached as almost to alarm her
"Now am married. l am Mrs Per
rus DeJong. That's pretty name. 1t
would look quite distinguished on
Ealing card, very spidery and fine:
MRS. PERVUS DE JONG