The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25

our wedding. Aren't you curl
ous?"
Sherry nodded.
Next Saturday." Val told her.
Here at home, we thought, n
the late afternoon. About cocktail
time-that struck us both as ap-
propriate and symbolic. Will you
be my bridesmaid, darling?"
Sherry said quietly, IF you
; It me to, Val" And she added,
Der voice a little husky with the
tears she would not shed, II want
so very much-for you ito b e
happy. . :"
The week that followed vas a
colorful, if hectic, montage of
shopping for lovely clothes, of
endless fittings, of n gay party
after another. And since Sherry
helped the bride select her trous-
seau, tried to keep her from
growing too bored during fittings
and. naturally, was invited to the
parties given in Val's honor, it
was a busy week for her as. we'll
as for her sister. Things moved
at a MAD pace toward the climax
of Saturday and Sherry felt some
times as though she were being
swept along in a whirling rapids,
against which she felt an urge to
fight, but didn't because she knew
it would be useless.
Val would be married in white
and Wade wanted her to carry
white orchids. Sherry could have
slapped Susan Pyle for her
barbed comment. "Wade's brides
always wear white and carry
orchids-it's a tradition" Val
hadn't seemed to mind. She ex-
planned tolerantly to Sherry later
that you simply had to know how
to take Susan.
Il don't like her." Sherry in
sisted fatty. Il don't like any of
that crowd, or understand what
you see in them. And your friend
Susan's the worst of all"
"She may be a bit jealous" Val
said lightly. "She was quite mad
about Wade for a while. Not that
she blames me-he was complete
ly out of love with her before l
met him. But sometimes l wonder
whether Susan is still carrying a
small torch"
Sherry said, cit must have
been quite an affair while it
lasted. Doesn't that bother you at
all, Val?"
Her curious golden gaze was
very direct, so clear, so young,
so unclouded by uncertainty or
any need to compromise. Walls
dark eyes fell before the candor
of her sisters look.
But she answered, mo, it does
MT, darling. After all, why should
I mind something that was over
when 1 met Wade? Wouldn't that
just be hunting for trouble?" .
81 suppose it depends on how
you look at it," countered Sherry.
well, that's how I look at it
On Thursday it seemed as
though all Walls plans might be
upset. An emergency arose at
Craven's which necessitated an.
immediate trip to New York on
Leda's part. 1t looked as though
the brides mother would be con-
spicuously absent from the cere-
lmony.
Val said bitterly to Sherry
Gwen my wedding isn't Is
important as her alarmed job!
Wouldn't you think, if we're as
dear to her as she always tells
us we are, she'd be able to work
things out so her trip wouldn't
mess up my wedding?"
But, Val, she's trying to-"
Sherry reminded in all fairness.
"She's pulling every string pos
sible to postpone having to 60
east"
And, in the end, Leda suc-
ceeded. Her employers decided
their interests could be served
satisfactorily if she arranged
things so as to be in New York
by Monday morning. And SO,
after all. by taking a plane, by
leaving the wedding reception al
most as soon as the bride and
groom, Leda would be able to
make her trip and her daughters
wedding dovetail.
81 knew she'd work it out"
Sherry told Val with more conf
dence than she had actually felt.
you're a lot more ure of her
than 1 am, then," was Vals slight
ly acid comment.
But things went forward
smoothly enough after that. And
at five O'Clock On Saturday Val
erie Kent was married to Wade
Darlington in what would later be
described on the society pages as
"a simple, but beautiful, cere-
mony in the charming apartment
of the brides mother, the Highly
successful career woman, Leda
Kent"
Val was virginia. and lovely in
white velvet, with a fabulous bou-
quet of white orchids. Steve JET
frey gave her away, looking very
handsome and assured. Sherry
liked the thought of Steve being
the one to bring Val forward to
the candle : lit altar between the
windows. Somehow h S presence
seemed to lend solidity to the
occasion, even though Sherry