The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-18
Almost before they realized that Peter had climbed the
 tree he diyed from it's tOpmOst branch.

bASG1 AO uIVGu AAVAR did e man feel when he was about to agree, before God and the world to take unto himself e woman and support her for the rest of their natural lives?
 She would never as long as she lived, forget the next few mo- mentS in that tall-ceillnged room with It's hewn fir beams. Always she would remember the smiling faces of Sandra's friends-Ruth Sutter and her husband, Fain Jack 0ose and Violet Nevitt Bernard Reiter and Lora Fanchon Blair Lowell who had come with Sandra - and the pleased expressions of the care- taker and his wife.
 It seemed odd that Q ceremony which was to bind two people for life Bhoud consume SO little time. When 1t was over she stood aS If stunned, and then suddenly Peter took her in his arms and kissed her full upon the lips. She heard the delighted squeals - they were real- ly that, she remembered afterward-- of the wedding party. Fain Sutter, and Jack Qose and the rest insisted upon kissing the bride, despite the protests of Peter; and ct length she found herself in 0 corner of the big room, trembling and scared - yet somehow happy.
 She was grateful when Peter came to her again. "There1l be time to think this out" he whis- pered. 'The thing for you to re- member, until we can be alone, is that I love you. Will you re- member that2"
 "AiwayS,' Helene said. And you'll remember that-that 1t goes double?"
 He kissed her again. "We'll have Q real honeymoon, darling. And I'll get you Q ring that is c ring" For the ring" had been Peter's own, used because there was neither time, nor place, to get another.
 T won't want to change rings now" Helena said slowly. NO ring could mean as much to me as this one"
 She saw sandra coming toward them. "Well," the Leigh girl ex- claimed, "it's all over now. And just to celebrate, we're all going for swim after the caretaker has brought us cocktails to drink to the bride."
 Peter turned to her. You've been grand, Sandra. Helena and I will never be able to thank you enough. we'll slip out on the evening train, if you don't mind. I know you won't expect us to stay over Sunday. mean ." He stopped, as ern- barrassed as @ boy. "Well, after all, there's been Q marriage, Sandy"
 "Of course there has," the Leigh girl laughed, i've all expected 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 mar ried life, did you?"
 Helena had sudden, frighten- ing thought. I'd forgotten to telephone Miss Landes at Helvig's that I won't be at work Monday"
 skip it," Sandra told her. i've wired her, and she'll get 1t Monday morningl" She turned to- ward the group around the table where the cocktails had been set out. "A toast to the brideI And then everybody into their swim suits"
 Bernard Reiter laughed, raising a glass. Right, Sandyl A toast to the bride and then we'll launch the bridegroom in the lake. I've al- ways wanted to see @ bridegroom launched"
 "So have r, mentioned Jack Gose. 'In fact, I insist on break ing the bottle of champagne over his headl"
 It was over an hour before they really got into their swimming togs and were headed toward the shore of the lake. And meanwhile there had been more than a toast to the bride. A toast to the bride had called for a 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 nerv- ously saw that Peter took even more than the rest.
 Despite his drinking he remained 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 clus- tered around him, obviously attract ed, patently drawn by his charm. T mustn't be foolishly jealous," she told herself. I've heard how wo- men have wrecked their marriages by being foolishly jealous. Peters good-looking, and I'll have to ex- pect that women will like him." But . small. hurting fear clutehed at her heart.
 The last cocktail finiahed, 6an- dra gave them ell 10 minutes in which to get into their suits. NeFVoua and trembling. Helena