The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-18

diyed from its topmost branch.
her full upon the lips. She heard
the delighted squeals-they were
really that, she remembered after
ward-of the wedding party. Fain
Suffer and Jack Gose and the
rest insisted upon kissing the
bride, despite the protests of
Peter; and at length she found
herself in q corner of the big
room, trembling and scared-yet
somehow happy.
She was grateful when Peter
came to her again. "Therell be
time to think this out" he whis-
pered. ''The thing for you to re-
member, until we can be alone,
is that 1 love you. Will you re-
member that?" :,
always" Helena said. "And
you'll remember that--that it goes
double?"
He kissed her again. "We'll
have a real honeymoon, darling.
And I'll get you a ring that is a
ring" For the ring" had been
Peters own, used because there
was neither time, nor place, to
get another.
al won't want to change rings
now" Helena said slowly. mo
ring could mean as much to me
as this one"
She saw Sandra coming toward
them. "Well," the Leigh girl ex-
claimed, otis all over now. And,
just to celebrate, we're all going
for a swim-after the caretaker
has brought US cocktails to drink
to the bride"
Peter turned to her. you've
been grand, Sandy. Helena and l
will never be able to thank you
enough. But We'll slip out on the
evening train, if you don't mind.
I know you won't expect US to
stay over Sunday. 1 mean. :"
He stopped, as embarrassed as a
boy. "Well, after all, there's been
a marriage, Sandy"
"Of course there has," the
Leigh girl laughed. eve all ex-
pected you'd leave on the night
train. Good heavens, Peter, you
didn't think We all expected to
stay with you the remainder of
your married life, did you?"
Helena had a sudden, frighten-
ing thought. cpd forgotten to
telephone Miss Landes at Helvig's
that / won't be at work Monday"
"Skip it." Sandra told her.
give wired her, and she'll get it
Monday morningw She turned
toward the group around the ia
BILE where the cocktails had been
set out. "a toast to the bride !
And then everybody into their
swim suits"
Bernard Reiter laughed, raising
a glass. Fright, Sandy! A toast
to the bride - and then We'll
launch the bridegroom in the lake.
I've always wanted to see a BRIDE
groom launched" :,
$50 have l." mentioned Jack
Gose. ''In fact, insist on break
ing the bottle of champagne over
his head!
1t was over an hour before they
really go into their swimming
togs and were headed toward the
shore of the lake. And meanwhile
there had been more than toast
tn the bride. A toast to the bride
had called for toast to the bride
groom - and this had been fol
lowed by toast to Helena for her
bravery. After that, there were
cocktails consumed without any
particular reason; and Helena
! nervously saw that Peter took
even more than the rest.
Despite his drinking he re-
nsained sensible and courteous,
and she thought in sudden panic :
He's used to drinking a lot. She
noticed, too, how the women of
the party clustered around him,
obviously attracted, patiently
drawn by his charm. ~ mustn't
be foolishly jealous" she told her.
| self. i've hearQ now women
have wrecked their marriages by
being foolishly jealous. Peters
yood-looking, and I'll have to eN-
pect that women will like him. "
But nevertheless small, hurting
| fear clutched at her heart.
The last cocktail finished, San
dra gave them all 10 minutes in
which to get into their suits.
| Nervous and trembling, Helena
took longer-and when she APP
peared on the lodge veranda she
| discovered that the rest were al
| ready down on the shore.
"Hurry," Sandra called to her
We've begun a diving contest
Pm putting up a secret prize"
Peters blond head poked ur
from the lake. hello, Mrs. Hen
dersonp' he called. With a few
swift strokes he was ashore. I'm
cutting this contest short rlgn'
now" he announced. III DIVE
t-frofn that 'tree-it's higher thar
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