New Britain herald., 1926-10-26

Heard package you brought me"
 T want you to see something else first" Jack told her, letting her go al last. It's your engage ment ring We forgot to get one, you know"
 It was true! They had actually forgotten all about Honey Lou's en- gagcment ring in the excitement of the last six days.
 T never would have thought of it, if The Head hadn't reminded me of the wedding ring this morn- ing,' Jack confessed in a shame faced way. Tt isn't much of a diamond, I'm afraid"
 He slipped it over Honey Lou's slender little third finger. It was not a large diamond. but it was as brigh; as a dewdrop with the sun on it, and Honey Lou put her lips to it.
 T love it." she said. with a won- derful smile. It's the most beauu- ful ring that ever was!" She meant it.
 The package" Jack said, pick ing up his wet hat from the kitchen table, contains another slight token of love from the smitten bridegroom. And now I'm going, Honey Lou. If it really is bad luck to see you no I'd better be todIljng. I guess. Goodby, little wife!"
 When he was gone. Honey Lou opened the package. It was dress ing bag of tan leather. all fitted with brushes and bottles and jars of silver with three letters en- Sraved on them-"H. L. w."
 For Honey Lou Wallacli!" she mugmured aloud and drcamily, as she carried her treasures into the sitting room to show them to her mother and Margret. "Oh, I'm just, just too happy to live!"
 While they were all admiring the ring, a knock came on the door and in walked Miss MacComber. Her plump rosy face was wreathed with smiles, and her kind blue eyes twinkled behind rain-spctted glasses. In her hands she carried two little packages done up with white satin ribbon.
 T declare Honey Lou" she said, breathless for her climb up the stairs, T feel just as If you were my own daughter getting married. I declare l do.' Poor old Miss Mac Comber, who had never had any children to mother but other peo- ple's children who came to her Kindergarten!
 T brought you something Dor l owed and something blue" she said handing Honey Lou the little package. You know, a brides got to wear certain things, if she's going to be happy"
 And then she quoted the little rhyme that hundreds of brides have said on their wedding days. for hundreds of years:
 Something old, and something new, Something borrowed and something
 blue
 Will make a brides best wish come
 true"
 Honey Lou opened the little pack ages. In one was a pair of pale blue garters. trimmed with blue silk rosebuds. And in the other was one of tho, plain silver cuff pins that Miss MacComber wore to school every day.
 You may borrow if, and pin 1t on yourself while you're getting married" she told Honey Lou. but remember to give it back to your Ma before you go, because I'll need 1t tomorrow morning."
 The girl nodded her bright head. "I'll wear it, and thanks lots" she said, but I don't believe such su- perstitious nonsense, do you? Why. l know I'm going to be the happiest woman in the world with Jack, no matter what happens!" She gave the three women a smile that went straight to their hearts, as she said it.
 Long afterwards, she remembered what she had said that day to Miss MacComber-and Miss MaCComber and Margrct and her mother re- membered it, too. They had good reason to, all four of them,
 At two o'clock Honey Lou was all dressed except for her veil and her orange blossom wreath.
 She stood before the wavy old mirror in the bedroom. and looked 1t her shining reflection in it. EX- ,itement had drained all the pink from her cheeks, and her skin was almost the color and sheen of the white satin dress that fell around her in heavy stiff folds
 She ran her eyes along the ivory of her arms and her neck, and was thankful for her oveliness as only bride is thank ,ul for her beauty.