The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-12
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7 thought Monnie looked bit fly
away. and wasn't that real plain
dress for her to choose? I can't
imagine why she didn't wear veil"
Miss Anstice raised the lorgnette
she had learned to use in London
and regarded her neighbor coolly.
"Monnie looked perfectly beauti-
full" she told Mrs Briggs, and that
biscuit colored frock was in the best
possible taste. Her hat was a
French one"
The tone alone should have
squelched the irrepressible mother
Of Rissy, but it failed to.
Well, I thought it looked mighty
funny, sitting on the side of her
head so that you could see all her
curls. And she didn't look like q
grownup woman, as it seems to me
bride should look That hat an
the dress, toe, made her look like a
little girl. Even though she's years
older than Rissy!" This last was
delivered somewhat spitefully.
MISS ANSTICE bowed, sweep
A'A ing out of the store majesti-
cally, and thus putting an end to
the conversation.
Baffied, Mrs. Briggs gazed after
her. Poor woman, she had genu-
inely longed to talk over the details
of the wedding, but as usual she
had said the wrong things. She
sighed, feeling angry and frustrated
It was upsetting, any way you
looked at it. TO see the O'Dares get
ting up in the world this way.
Hadn't they always been "as COM
mon as you or me-" to quote Mrs.
Briggs favorite expression?
And look at them now-Monnie
marrying a boy everybody said was
millionaire, Kay going $50 the
story ram east to college next fall,
Bill and his mother taking an apart
ment in Cincinnati while he took
an engineering course, with Mark
trailing along to enjoy the advan-
tage of a city school.
1t was all perfectly disgusting,
Mrs. Briggs told herself, self
righteously. For her part, she'd
never encourage her daughter to
mary for money. Who would have
thought this Charles EuStace would
turn out to be so grand?
Nobody had known until Monnie's
engagement was announced back in
the early spring, how well con-
nected" he was. And an orphan,
too. That made it even more-well
certain.
Mrs. Briggs took up her pack
age and her handbag and started
home. 1t was just like Rissy to
flounce off with those girls-her
crowd she called them-leav-
ing her mother to go on alone.
But wasn't that Gertrude Hamp-
stead just up ahead? She might
get few more details from Ger
trude who was intimate" with the
family. Hadn't there been some
thing between Gertrude and Bill
ODare several years back?
We'll, I see you were there, tool"
Mrs. Briggs voice had a vinegary
tinge. Quite blowout"
Gertrude looked really pretty in
that blue outfit. Funny she had
never thought Of Gertrude before
except as plain girl.
ut was beautiful wasn't it? They
just left. I waited and 1 caught
the bouquet" Gertrude explained.
Mrs. Briggs observed for the first
time the small nosegay of blush
roses and pale sweet peas that Ger
trude held.
MY, my, quite excitingl You'll
be the next" Why couldn't Rissy
have caught it? That would have
been something to talk about.
Gertrude smiled, looking tran
gully sure of herself.
We'll, we weren't going to an
nounce it till Bill comes back next
spring, but he said today we might
as we'll" She held out her left
hand, showing the modest pearl
ring.
Well, we'll, thought Mrs. Briggs.
marching off with a sour express
sion, so that was the way of it!
That yellow-haired hussy hadn't got
Bill, after all. and she had quarreled
with her old friend, Edith OrDare,
about the story.
Ito Be Concluded