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BBBEIIT left her on one of velvet *tt*? . U tfc* Ml* writing room In to* hotel. They bad pUn* ied that far ?U the w?jr 2m|t1o the tretn from ? US there that we KaW Y?l* ^4. "Cousin Muriel Mjri can go into that bote! and look L' They'll think we're alght And Muriel says thare are pub Ubone booths. and everything, fpwn at one of the writing t?* Ed eend^ord to mother while [ md telephone t?-~what did [ bin name let" bwortb," said Herbert prompt Erfpg to his black leather note pHere It Is. I put It down on bad bey," yera laughed, look er bis shoulder. "I ? believe oned this all along/' . For months! Just an aoon tew I had the California ap ot. Do you suppose I was go. I oujt there alone for two The secretary of the company bat the preference would be > a married man, and' I gent ord that I would fee married lme I reached San FYanciaco." seated herself at the little ujtote writing table, and drew gloves quickly and nervously. Jted vanished. A page came gave her some paper ?ad en and she stared at the blank ill about her were people, peo ple I A faint, Intangible per ed the air like the very quint et the varied HoWera of K ttere was a parade of gowns on women, who knew of wearing them, to and fro JPeacock Alley,. Softly shaded learned here and there al t waa mid-day, and from aome came the strains of an or* raised her head and breathed [her eyes halt shut from the light In," 6atd Uncle John, mm Cordially. [y of it all. Ilor wedding dayl wutes Herbert would be back tide, all arrangement? made* ?n one sliort hour they would 3, and, then, what difference [make how they raged back She would go to California bcrt and share his fight as a kid, not hang back, and wait pad gone through the thick kttlo and Won or lost. She lard with firm lips, and starts nrlte on. the smooth cream the imposing crest at the ? ' &r Aunt Jftne. time you receive this, Her r shall have been married." ipped and smiled dreamily (foe words. The Easter par past her unseen. But all omebody caught her by the and & girlish voice harden, what on earth ? oh, ?Uncle John, this is Cousin * Vera, you know, from up bless my he&rt, child, in time." t>hn Mumford, two hundred [odd pounds, encased in a t tall silk hat, and new k V?fra by her arm and her, "You are the sev matr ^od v.r?. ?U going up Fifth ?T? - to aee the Easter PI i*n got ataxl. Come ? ** - , - / ; '?&A. Pl?*? Walt a muftif ?* * tbe onlt? flowlfa, bh? wrote ?* Joha Muit so with blm up FUth av<iuua la taxlcab. Meet me In Central Park."7^^^ " .When the pa$* handed that card ^ looking young Unjust iMulyg ftom ^ telephone booths, be ?u^u it In utter am are - ment. It was In Vera' a handwriting. The page had disappeared In flfce crutjh- Herbert glanced at bia watch. w *,??? hl* co,lef? churn, Rev. Hardy UHngsworth, oyer the tel ephone, and discovered that lie could not be married without a license. Mr., llllngsworth was giving a sort of East or reception that afteruooi&^Eifr she hi* hrM* *eH*hte<1 t0 tttk* ^arge of J. brtde^lect until he^ouid procure the license tbe next day. And now the bride-elect waa gone, gone out Into the It) Has of humans and vehicle on crowded Fifth avenue on Easter clay, gone somewhere In a taxi with Undo John, and had sent blm word to meet her at Central Park. Herbert crushed the cacd In hla hand, una made for tbe carriage' en trance. Taxis were at a premium. He wandered by inches to the Fifth ave nue aide, and after waiting what seem ?* Mveral hours, he found foot room pa #1 auto *. bus, ? bound uptown, Br*ry taxi cab he passed, he scanned. "This is a Riverside 'bus, Isn't itr he heard somebody say behind him, and a chill ran over him, And Vera^ had told him to meet her at Central Park. There were how many square miles to Central Park? jg All about Mm. the sweet Easter bells^were pealing. The warm spring sunshine flooded all the jcorld, tt seemed. And everywhere were flow ers, flowers, rtftl ones In almost price less profusion, and artificial ones hard ly less gorgeous, atop young ;Tfacet and old ones, lovely ones and ugly ones. # Vera had on a drooping pearl gray hat, he remembered/ with one sw eep n5,i*Wto pIume on lt? a mass of white crushy stuff tacked here and there over the rest of It Her dress was gray also, and there were the rU? lets. Surely he could tell her among the multitude by her violets, nnd her brown eyes and curly hair. He got off at Columbus Circle, where the bus started on Its westward course, and stood on the corner where the polloe man would not notice his haggard faoe and hungry eyes. ?'Vera, you don't ssem to be enjoy ing yourself a bit" said Muriel, as they were stopped by the traffic po liceman at Fifty-eighth street. "You didn't even look at the Vanderbllt houses. What's the matter, dearie?" Vera looked up and smiled wanly. ^hat IT thrt page had tailed to find jHerbeftT wnat if he were searching for her throughout New York? Sudden^ ly she caught sight of a brand new pearl gray Fedora - hat . With a narro w black band among the throng of hats of the corner ctirb. :; Thgn happened for once in the history of the famous fifth avenue- Easter parade, a sight rarely witnessed. ? Wth a quick cry, Vera half rose from her seat In Uncle John's taxlcab, and threw her bridal bouquet of violets straight at the pearl Fedora. 'IJerebert, Herbert, here I ami" she called, and Herbert responded. "Don't do anything, Undo John," Vera gasped, as she leaned back laugh ing and crying on the cushions. "It's only Herbert. ' We're eloping, and he lost me." Uncle John had a sense of humor, and much philosophy. The mounted policeman waij looking their way, Her bert was at the step of the taxi, his face Pale, his hands holding the vio lets. "Climb right in," said Un<jle John, cordially. "Don't hold up the New York Easter parade for an elopement. Climb 1% and God bless ? you. both. I think I'll give away the bride for this, myself." A T ^ ? And the Easter procession moved on. i. cj. Lil'-i 'i: ??? - ?' : >1. .* ? ' R??l Ea*ter qerylce. An Easter Hervico should produce a resurrection of the thought and feel ings; to do this there should be no discords. From the beginning to the I end there should be a constant up lift. The decorations of the altar should be more than " mere decora* tions, they should be a suggestion, | The Scripture selections v*nd^ the hymns should all bear in one dlrec- 1 tlon; the music should never over* whelm the thought, but encourage it 1 The sermon should be filled with the ' '''"lfifiH^he|feEaster l^ervlojj t? Unlversallat Leo* i mrntiSm SPRINGS NINETEEN TWELVE We announce our formal showing of the now Hats for spring and summer wear. We extend a special invitation to the ladies of Camden and Kershaw County to visit our parlor. 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