The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

AID cake. one of which was real
wedding Gaze. deliberately frosted and
decorated with silver bells and other
bridal jimmy-fixings. While she was
gone Mrs. Dawson got out china and
silver and arranged tables so tnau, bs
the time the first guest arrived, the
house presented gala appearance
with no vestige of the scurry there
had been to prepare things.
1t was nine O'Clock when the bride
and groom. wondering just what atti-
tude Father and Mother Dawson might
take concerning their precipitate mar
riage. drove slowly and fearfully up
the avenue, almost shrouded in dark
ness.
"Oh, oh, Rodney. hurry. hurry"
cried COralyn, ecstatically squeezing
her husbands arm. Look, do be-
lieve every light In the house is
turned on. Did you ever see such
blaze of glory? Why, it looks as If
mother is having party Just see
all the automobiles lined up in front
of the house. Oh. Rodney. Do you
suppose it's for us? I am so happy,
happy!"
Again il was Mrs. Robbins who had
the inspiration to turn on the phono-
graph so that the newlyweds came
up the steps to the strains of the we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin."
With gasp Mrs. Dawson asked
herself if this radiant, beautiful young
woman were her very own baby-she
seemed so mature, so womanly, so self
possessed. She had not realized that
she was so grown up or how lovely
she was with that mop of brown curls
framing her small, delicately nodded
face and blue eyes looking wistfully
out from under long, curling lashes.
And that blue dress! How beautiful
it was Little had she suspected
when she was making it that it was
to be her daughters wedding dress.
On the top stair Rodney and Cora
Ign hesitated for moment, looking at
the smiling faces waiting to receive
them. then. just like the little girl
| she was, the bride broke away from
her husband and. with few running
steps. was in her mothers arms.
If it had cost Mrs. Dawson pang
! to be magnanimous no one suspected
| it and she felt more than repaid when
she felt her daughters strong, young
arms about her and heard her whisper
in her ear. ''Oh, Momse dear, you're
| the best mother girl ever had and
do love you so. I'll try to be more
worthy of your love and forgiveness"
Daddy. Daddy" she cried as she
flew to kiss her father, isn't this just
the very incest surprise one could
| imaginey
| Rodney tombstone did not say much
but his eyes were very tender when
he kissed Mother and promised that
she should never regret their good
ness to them that night. His warm
handclasp meant more to Father
than lot of gushing apologies.
81 hope, Janey, that you under
stand that Tom and did not approve
| of this way of doing things" said Mrs.
! Young soto voice, "but when we real
lied that they were determined to get
married tonight, we thought it was
better for us to go with them than
some scatter-brained youngsters"
1--WE understand perfectly, Bess
and if we could not be with my
daughter when she was married. we
would rather it were you than any.
one else we know!'
After the bride and groom had left
in a shower of rice purloined from
Mrs. Robbins kitchen and the last
guest had departed, the Dawsons sat
down to discuss the amazing Incl
denis of a hectic evening.
You're the best little sport in
town, Janey," concluded Dan Dawson
as he rose to shut up the house for
the night, land take my hat off to
you for the superb way you carried a
trying and difficult situation through
to happy finale"