The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 29, 1912, Image 7
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
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NINETEEN TWELVE
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'
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'
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