Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-30
tied herself comfortably in a chair by

tied herself comfortably in chair by
the fire.
"Wen, dear, I'm a widow this time.
and no human doubt about 1t. Ana
you'll be pleased to hear that my
banns are out to marry Henry Cowdry
a month from today" 81
ooh. l hope you'll be happy SAID
Evelyn. She tried to keep her fas'
cinated gaze from the black kid gloves
and the folds of the widows veil.
Miss Palliser nodded comfortably:
You're looking ut my mourning.
Nice, isn't it? Makes me look slim.
too. A bit extravagant perhaps. but
said to Henry straightaway when the
cable came: All right, Henry. ] sald.
poor Albert's gone. and I'll marry
YOU az soon as you can get the banns
put up; but I'm not going to he done
out of my weeds for YOU, or any one
else. either. and that's that
You see. dear. l never got chance
to wear them for Ted Edwards. be
cause he just kind of faded away. and
when l did really hear from Australia
we'll l was married to jim Field, or
thought | was. and it'd have looked a
bit queer If Ia come out widow
bit sudden as you might say.
Then when Jim Field and Jack
I.aydon were missing-1 don't know,
didn't seem to have the heart to
bother about it. You may believe me
or not lust as YOU like, but | did cry
my eyes out over those two boys, and
didn't seem to have the heart to
think about being dreSSy.'
She took n stiff new handkerchief
with n black border and applied it to
her eyes.
Evelyn found herself unable to think
of anything TO say. She gaZed sym
pathetically at Miss Palliser. and after
4 moment the black gloved hand with
drew the handkerchief and disclosed
Miss PalliSer's naturally cheerful ex-
precision.
We'll. I'm a fool to cry. to be sure
and when a drop of waters ruin TO
crepe and all.
well. where was 1? Oh. ! was
talking about being eXtravagant.
Henry had lot TO say about ii. But
don't YOU think l was right dear
not To give way, l mean" 1t isn't
as If. it'd all so to waste, either. The
gloves. and the collar and cuffs, and
crepe / grant you: but there's a friend
of mine thatll be glad enough 10 have
them.
And as to the rest. l told Henry
he didn't know what he was taking
about. | can put touCn Oh COloI
on the dress and wear il out in the
afternoon as easy as easy. And l
rather thought of putting that nice
large paste ornament 1 had on the
other day right across the front of the
hat.
But there. dear. men are obstinate.
and the less they know about thing
the more fuss they kick up
She stopped, displayed momentary
embarrassment. tidgeted with her
handkerchief and then said, rather
abruptly:
II suppose. now, YOU wouldn't come
and see me married. would you?'
''Oh. yes, ] would" said Evelyn.
Il will If I'm in town"
''Of course, If it hadn't been for a
kind of accident, as you may say. YOU
might have been coming TO my we'd
ding as a connection, so to speak.
But as | was married TO Albert Lay
cock, why, then, of course. I never
was Mrs Jack Laydon, though ]
thought so at the time and for 10
years after.
But. of course, I'm not asking you
to come for that, because I'm not
family connection any more, and never
was. It's just a fancy I've got. to
have you there. dear. And it'll be in