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'm,t her i c"nig, and though
el itl'rTnndteent he never
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A u ,hc icm and she said
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WD HERE 11 w
.. fr moment looking
TT,t,cr She could feel his cye,
XI down nt her. p p,eVflntu. t
.S" Si. 'v. known ch
rtmC,1: ; S our Ivw. Haven't we?"
? aTwi. ;,-tcd. She
tJcn weU-chr J.e Pur.,
r- rl In the enr i'"
'iw" he said cnsunlly.
' '"- .. . i nvnln inctl why.
Jm . .. . .i.t l.u wns net what
t;SS.ru,edtoayte,,r
it he angered at once, ,
7 she tetrl.l. of mnny. the ; nt
in, MW.hu days that followed for
Christopher n.,.uKe -,-
bout th his irieiiu-.. " '-- -D0
... ,r..: ,,.! Miss Chester.
Ce time' e V eme.1 a little restless
.Mi?,Cn Mnrle thought. . Often
EVENING PUBLIC 'LEDGER PHltfADELFEfrA, MONDAY,
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THE GUMPS Oh, That Man!
OCTOBER 3,1921
25
By Sidney Smith
home
h7 caught him ya mw."'".
.i.. .lni-k n If lie were iuii"i'j --
Abe clecjf as ii it s
Ke happy te bccr.tical.il.
M nP? " 1! ; "inv n.,.l loeklnc nt
irit nun ."""" --.- , . :..
jt as If 1
(.eincthii
butencv? '".."'.. .,.! imt wen all
that uinttcrcd. uthi. mlr.
And tnen iiiinu au"v...
'wK'sundayevenlng-a golden
Rundav lii June, when Londen seemed
fuTbnVd and breathless, and one n
tlnrthely longed for the sea or the
"M.Mt'licster had hnd friends te ten,
but they had gene new, nnl Cliris i n
uui iuw . ,.( rnm. rvltll
rSrSS (..rnlturc.
110 "V"' ' . , .. ,. .11.1 l...,v
btnds In pecKeis, ns ii nu uiu "
what te de with himself.
Half a ilezen times ne muiwi "
Marie-half n dozen times lie toeK n
Itcp toward tlie uoer nnu riuim ";
iwin. There was an oddly nervous ex ex
pressien In his hlue eyed, and his enrc
feis lips no longer smiled.
Miss Chester had been very silent,
tee, since the visitors lelt, and pres
tntlr, with a little murmured excuse,
the gathered up her work nnd went out
of the room.
Chris swallowed hard and ran n finger
round hli cellar, as if he widdenly found
It tee tight, anil his veire sounded mi
strangled and jerky, when suddenly he
(aid:
'Put en your hat nnd come.eut, -Un
tie Celeste! I can't breathe its
tiding Indoors."
He had always called her "Marie
Celeste" since their childhood. It hnd
been his boy's way of pretending te
corn her French name, but Marie liked
it, as she liked everything he chose te
de or say.
She rose new with alacrity. She wns
ready in a few minutes, nnd they went
ent together into the deserted streets.
It was cry het still, nud Chris sug
gested they should go down te the Eui
unkment. "There'll be n breeze," he said.
It was a verv silent wnlk. thnnch
Marie did net notice, it. Stic wns pcr
iectly happy ; she was sure that every
woman tlicy passed must be envying her
for walking with such n companion.
New and then she looked tip nt him with
looting cjes.
They walked along the Embankment,
and away from It tewnrd Wetmiiibtur
Abbey. There was n service going en
lwlde, and through the open doers they
could hear the wonderful strnlns of the
crnn.
Marie stepped te listen she loved
finisic, and Chris btepped, tee, though
fidgeted restlessly, and drew patterns
itn his stick en the dusty path nt his
When they walked en again he said
Mruptly :
ee get en very well since
came home eh. Mnrh (VliteV"
fwdark I'u-s wi-iu raised te his face.
Oh. (W Of course:"
lie frewniM (l little.
I mean- de jen think c should nl
) i get en as wcllV" he usked, with
n effort.
.tSlc, w?? ml,es awny from undcr
itanaing his me.uiing, but something in
w voice set Iht licnrt beating fast.
.. i ? t.rlt''1 t0 ascr, her voice died
way lielplessly.
Cl.rlstei lirr looked down nt her, then
Mid with n nisii: "The fact is I
you
""iii-Hiil jtu mnrrv meV"
uarie smiipp.) dend. All
nwHmeut luil diM-rtcd her.
"iuiseii -lit iri'd uipr
power of
wnvc of
face, lushing
n :lfuln l""1 1(,'ivuig lirr ns white ns
black frock"." ' " !,"C Were ,n 'er
1Tcl,ri'",llIU''il a hand through her arm.
.?.. nt,i,fr""1 ''"'t she was going te
e wiu feeling pretty bad him-
ls It se
i askeil,
diendful
with u
te Hilnk
mirthless
int.
elf.
'Well
bout V
laugh.
win!,?"1'"1 sllp f'"l 1'er voice
floednl 1a"l Tlll MIll,,cl1 rnlturc "'at
Mt . .l,",,,eait "as l'l'""st unbear-
wre she ul,i lnv(. fulUti.
toad, Zr") ' bt'al c,ew b'- ,lni1 cl,rlB
ud l! ."lt ,1.".wn- IIp wt bealilc her
Med ii ,'" "s ",,'t w,,Un "he rccev-
',! "!:iie.,,i'n h" loeki"1 U" W,Ul u
p'5h'i1!!',fn'!,tl,ink J,m renW i,ut
keaskui '' l,, u'st of ,our "f,,?"
H-uld'tvp ifn'"' "ns "'"""I- Nobody
t iupik 'm' Ml111 "'"" thut "be was
Bhe el, l , ,lh'1; ''' were like, stars.
W In nir .",'"lV' l,l"0'I "t
U. but , .71 "' K,"y "n '"any O'ings te
iuit ',,' ,. ynlvweuld Pome. .Sue
V.t.' '"id Hlieiit it.
.whlh' "1!.,.,:y..,,,, wl'."t npeak.
"'bedmi ... '," '"'' lm' "Hen doerH of the
(thp0r!...:Um:,.,,lu' wonderful strnlns
M ChrU ' ...V, ' M' dei.ly it ccMsed,
;; KM
v'P" that I nS i ,H l,,u.,,.,, uw"y ns c
token; nd bccn lnltl "I'eu them was
.He
Jbashed?0 t0 ,,ls 'Mtnoeklog a 'little
Mntlep thnt we're cnglrgcd?" lie snld.
"Yrrt."
But even then she could net bclievfl
it. She dreaded lest with every mo
ment, she would wnkc and find It nil n
dream,
Hut It wns still n rcnllly when they
get back home, and Aunt Madge pre
tended te bp Mirprlsed, nnd cried nnd
hissed t'hrm both, nnd unld ' sh had
never been se glad nbetit anything.
She wnntcd them te linvc n glues et
wine te cclpbrntp the occasion, though,
as n rule. Klin vna n RtnnMi Inntnfntnf
but Ulnls snld no, he could net htny
ie initi nn nppeintuient. lie went off
In n grout hurry, hardly snylng good
night, nnd premlblng te be round early
In the morning.
At the doerwny he stepped and looked
um.-K m me two women.
i ' I' r -yen must Iinve a ring. Mn Mn
ne Celeste," lir said. "I'll or I'll
tell them te send siftne round," nnd he
wen gene.
It wns a strange Voelng nltogeUier,
cut te Mnric there wnt nothing amiss.
She wns In the seventh henven of hap
pliicss. A,en she wpnt te bed she
looked out nt the starry sky, nnd wished
wie were clever enough te write a poem
nbeut this most wonderful of nights.
She snw nothing wrong with the days
lint followed either. Te be awkwardly
kissed by Chris even en the check
was a delirious Imppinew; te wenr iis
i e j"y, "'MK'nknblc ; te be out and
about with him, nil that she nsked of
life.
The wedding was te be seen. There
was nothing te wait for. se Chris and
't Jhulgc agreed. They also agreed
that It must of necessity be quiet, owing
te their mourning. Marie Celeste agreed
te cc.r.viing she xva till living In
mi- .uiuiius. nne could nnrdly come
iienn te rnrtli suflirfpntly te cheese
frocks and leek nt petticoats nnd silk
stockings.
Asten Knight, a friend of Christo Christe
phcr h, wax te be best man, and Marie's
special school chum, Dorethy Webber,
was te be mild of honor.
"I hope you won't mind such n nuiet
wedding my dear child," Miss Chester
said anxiously te Marie. "Hut if one
starts te invite people. Chris hns se
mnny friends, it will b. difficult te knew
where te step. e I thought If Mr.
Knight nnd Dorethy enmp, and just
your father s lawyer and myself, "
in"1., "'' ml,ml arrange lt ns you
like, Marie said. She would net have
minded going off with Chris nlenc te
church in her eldest frock if it had te
come te thnt. There wns net n cloud
in her sky.
llie wedding wns fi.p for n Friday.
Oil, net Friday." Mls-i Chester dc-
miirreu. -it's Sllr, llnucv day!
burulv Thursday will de just as well."
I m net superstitious," Chris an
swered. "Are you. Marie Celeste? I
think Friday is a geed day. We can
gci away then for the week-end."
Marie laughed. She thought Friday
was the best day in ail the week she
said of course, she was net super
stitious.' Hut his Friday proved unkind, for,
though it wns the end of July, it rained
linrd when Marie woke in the morning
nnd there wns a chill wind blowing.
She sat up in bed and stared at the
window, down which the rnlndreps were
pouring, with incredulous eyes.
Hew could the weather possibly be
se bad en such n day! It was the'fir.st
faint shadow across her happiness.
The second enme in the shape of a
wire from Dorethy Webber, te suy she
could net possibly come nfter all. Her
mother wns ill, and slip wns wanted nt
home. Marie was bitterly disappointed,
but she wns jung and in love; the
world lay at her feet, and long before
she was dressed te go te church her
spirits had risen ngnin and she was
ready te laugh nt Aunt Madge, wiie
showed signs of tears.
"If you ery I shall takp it as a bnd
omen," she told the old Indy, kissing
her. "What is there te cry for, when I
nm going te be se hnppyV"
MKs Chester put her arms round the
girl and looked Inte her face with misty
eyes.
"Darling are you sure, quite sure,
thnt you love Chris?"
"De I love him?" The brown pj-qs
opened wide with amazement. "Why,
I hnve always loved' him," she said
simply.
But she held Miss Chester's hand
very tightly ns they droe te church in
the closed car, and for the lirst time
her child's fnce was a little grave.
Perhaps It wns the dismal day that op
pressed her, or perhaps at last she wns
beginning te realize that she was tak
ing a serious step by her marriage with
Chris.
"It's for all your life, remember." a
little warning voice seemed te whisper,
nnd she mised her head proudly as her
heart made answer: "I knew and
there could be no greater happiness.
It was raining still when they
reached the church, nnd the chniiffeur
lield nn unbrella ever Marie ns she
stepped from the car into the perch.
She were n little traveling frock of
pnlest gray, nnd little gray shoes nnd
stockings, nnd n wide-brimmed hat with
a sweeping feather.
Though she had never felt mere
grown -uii in her life, the had never
ioeked such n child, and for a moment
a queer pang touched the heart of young
Lnwicss ns he turned at the chnncel
steps and looked nt her ns she came up
fthe nlsle with Miss Chester.
But Mnric's fnce was quite happy
beneath the wide-brimmed lint, and her
brown eyes met his with such complete
love nnd trust that for a moment he
wavered, nnd the color rushed te his
cheeks.
But the pnrsen wns already there,
and the service had begun, and in less
than ten minutes little Mnrle Celeste
was tlie wife of the man she had adored
nil her life, nnd was signing her maiden
name for the law time with n trembling
hand.
And then they were driving nway to
gether in the car, te which Asten
Knight, with n sentimental remem
brance of ether weddings, hnd tied an
old shoe, nnd It flopped and dangled
dejectedly in the mud nnd rain behind
ns the car sped homeward.
And Christopher looked at. his wlfe
and said :
"Well, we couldn't have a worse day,
could we?"
Marie smiled. ' "What docs It mat
ter about the weather
Christopher thought it mattered the
deuce of n let, but then he wns n man,
nnd u man even n bridegroom never
sees tilings through the same rose
colored glasses ns u woman.
It wns such n little way from the
church te the house thnt theie wns no
time te sny much mere, nnd then they
were home, nnd Miss Chester, who
hnd followed hnrd en their heels In
another car, wns crying ever Marie nnd
kissing her again, and Marie weke te
the fact that she was really a married
woman !
There wns n sumptuous lunch, te
which nobody but Asten Knight nnd th
lawyer did justice, and then Marie went
upstairs and changed her frock, because
it wns still pouring witli in In, nud
wrapped her small self Inte n wnrin cent.
and theivs were many kisses and good geod goed
bys, nnd nt laxt it was all ever and
she and .Chris were speeding away to
gether. CONTINUED TOMORROW
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