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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-5-22, Page 6PEI Nit$ been Dicki in C1 M7 Stow roam loo 1 Sam'i rout r ;, :P' 3 Pot D. pelf brc an( i 1 I ki'E BRUSSELS POST Elul 1 Irl LD i l.,®. Meryl and eribut io By Susan Redgrave "You want nothing more than to please me?" lie asked, "Coo snow I could want nothing more than that," she vowed, the veiling lashes floating upwards, "Then run off with ate, let's elope and let the world go hang," he rug• gestect more than half in earnest for the moment. Meryl caught her breath. "You know I'd do that it yon meant it.," she ,said. "But you don't. "You're right. I don't mean it. We'll have the orthodox wedding— bridesmaids, white satin and veil and orange blossom, and a bishop to { help tie the knot if we can get hold of one," ',Ohl" gasped Meryl, her pansy - blue eyes wide. 'A real wedding. I'd love it, but. I thought men hated that sort of wedding." "But then, you don't know very much about men yet, my sweet," he mocked her lightly. Suddenly his arms went round her and his lips sought and found hers. 1 "You're the sweetest thing in the world to kiss," he muttered huskily. "I've never held anything half so sweet in my arms." To his astonishment Meryl drew bads her head and withdrew asfar as possible f1'0111 iris eaubraco. "Don't," she cried passionately, "don't. I can't bear it," and tears stusg• her eyelids. "Cant bear what?" he queried ua- steadily. 'Don't remind me that you've held other girls like this, kissed them, loved thein as you DJOW love me," she cried, and the depths of feeling in eyes and voice startled him. "You quaint little kid," burst in- voluntarily from his lips, and his arms tightened around her. "I'm not baby enough to think you've never been in love before," went on Meryl stormily. "You have —but don't remind me of it. I want to trick myself into belieing there's never been anyone else"—and she buried her face against his should- er. 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BOX 1 TURNBERRY ST. x— BRUSSELS, ONT. Tornado Insurance then bent his head to hers', "Listen, Meryl," ht. said in quite ey another tone. "I'm going to 1lto you for compliment of talking to you as if you were shall I say?^ grown -um, '1'm not going to ask you to believe that a man of my age has knocked about the world without losing .his head, if not his heart, 11 ow' and again. But this is dead sure truth—I've never in my life felt about any girl es I feel about you," Meryl raised a very April face. "And if that isn't 111e truth, then I've never before spoken it," was Giles Reydons inward thought, bort whether he most loved or hated the girl in his arms, he could not have said. "I'11 be content with that," sighed Meryl. "I won't let myself remem- ber them." Giles let in the clutch and the car ploughed its way back .along the sandy lane. "How old are you ' he asked abruptly before they reached The Glebe, I was eighteen last mouth," she told him. 'Then,' he said, his face again. setting in those ugly, hard lines, "we'll have to get •your guardian's —your mother, I suppose it will be —conseut to our marirage. Where ! shall I find .her?" Meryl flushed darkly. "I don't quite 'know, she said unhappily. "But Nannie will tell you.' Nannie, strangely confused, told him what she knew of Mrs. Val- liant's whereabouts, A letter sent to the lady care of her banker would reach her. Giles Reydon smiled cynically he received a formal written con- sent to his marriage with MerYl Jean Valliant, aged eighteen. Mrs. Valliant had complete faith in Mrs. Johnstones judgment, and feared she herself would be unable to at- tend the ceremony, which she re- quested might be as quiet as pos- sible. All necessary information was enclosed, and Mrs. Johnstone had a free hand as to all wedding and trousseau. expenses, Again, a cynical grin twisted Giles Reydon's handsome mouth. He was in the dark as to why the good lady couldn't turn up for the wedding, but was obviously jumping at the chance of marrying off her notorious daughter to some fairly responsible and respectable man. Well, if they' chose to perjure themselves over the girls age, and probably other particulars; it didn't concern him. %P N 1: OH RTER IV. ' Deserted! After all Meryl Valliant's wedding was not so very spectacular. No bishop officiated, at a small seaside church, and no bridesmaids followed the exquisite bride up the aisle to where her bridegroom awaited her. But the gown of soft ivory satin, the veil and orange blossom, they were all there. Giles suddenly dropped, his idea of having all possible publicity centred Oh this marriage, wily, he could scarcely have told, himself, Plenty of publicity there• should be, but later. Old General ,Curtis, a +frequent guest at The Glebe, led the radiant bride in her misty draperies to the man shewas marrying. Giles called upon no friend to act as best man, but pressed a casual hotel acquaintance into the service. "Gosh," breathed that individual when the bride moved slowly up the church and lifted starry oyes to her 0100111. IIe wondered where he had seen this face bfor, surrounded by all this mist of filmy tulle, or whateber the stuff was called. In most of her pictures Jean Webhertlen appeared as a bride, bridal dress and veil starry eyes and all , but the sliightly dazed best Man did: not connect the two, "Darling," breathed Giles in, the ear of that snowy vision, and at the dear word, and Yet mere at the. throbbing note in his deep voles Meryl was so unbearably hairp: that it was as if her heart hurt her. As a matter of Sant, in all his twenty-eight adventurous years• or existence, Giles Reydon had never been so de,ply stirred, Almost he could have forgotten Billy Ssynaage —almost --not Shite. He seemed 10 waken, to reality os signed and he a11d Meryl, 111e service was ended, 111e register husband and wile, walked .together clown ilia aisle of the tiny church, smell ed of Pitcllipine and newness, lferyts veil was, thrown back on Lor face, which had been wbdte as' ,1111.• 1111011 silo moved up the ohurgr h to her place. at Giles's side, was tinged a glint and very lovely rose. They tools their seats in the ca and the chauffeur hired for the occasion drove off. The sun shone, the breeze was frehh, the tiny 'LOW -13 VMS gay in the ia•terests•d people in the etre. 1, 030111(. sympathetically upon the bridal pair, and a than playing a piano -accordion broke into the Wedding March as they dashed bY. Meryl looked up at Giles, joyous and a little excited, "Thrilling-' she whispered delight,• ally. Gileis's hand closed on hers as it lay in her .1.:,P• "The Most thrilling thing in the world,' he muttered unsteadily, It was a revelotion to him, fln.ding slow unutterably "thrilling" being being married to Meryl was. Again he made up his mind to put all dark thoughts behind him for the moment, to forget Billy Swan- age, to rem niter only that he and this girl whose charm flew to his head like a magic spell, were bus• band and wife. There was a whlr1w'311cl luncheon at The Glebe, to whtcu every visitor staying there was invited, and came. At last Mfrs. Johnstone carried off her nursling to change into the trim suit and small hat in. which she was to travel. "And here's the lovely fur coat your mother sent you, my lamb, " fussed Mrh• Johnstone. "Pt's chin. chilla, and might have been made specially for you." It had not been for Meryl, and for a moment Mrs. Johnstone's comely face darkened, "Pl1 have it put in the back of the ear," she went on, "It'll be cold enough before you get -to Your journey's end, and you'll be glad of The ha11 was, crowded with visi- torsi and stag when, the bride came down the Stairs, slim, radiantly happy in the sober little suit. She saw none of these outsiders, but ',vent straight es an arrow to where her husband, stood smoking a cigar- eitte, a tall figure in his tweeds. "Ready?" he asked, throwing away, his cigarette, smiling down into :the sparkling little face. "Good. Your only ' nine minutes. late, What's this?" He looked distastefully at the great armful of blue -grey fur Mrs. Johnstone was carrying out to the car. A weave of heavy perfume floated from the chinchilla coat, and for moment the man's head reeled. He heated the nastily coat, he loathed the heavy perfume; and for an Instant he was half -minded to carry out his original plan of deserting his bride 111vmediately after their wed- ding. Sons• Valliant sent the coat for Miss Meryl, for Mrs,. Reydon, 1 should say," explained Mrs, John.atone. ,"It may turn chilly as the eveaang do'a,w in• Tceh coat's not quite a few, sir, but its none the worse for that." "Quite," said Giles, nis face like Stone. "Nannie darling, you're the grit to call me Mrs. Reydon!" cried Mes-yI, pink lips curbing to a smile. "4'11 never forget that " The air was thick with good-bYes and: confetti of rose -pink Petals "Good-bye, Nannie darling -_good, bye, everybody; And thank etc' so much for m Yoll all ding " cried y wavin weer Mer hand; and yl, tvavtug her nobody noticed that the bridegroom at the wheel was Star- ing straight ahead, with no word of thanks or farewell for anyone. He'd certainly choke, Giles thought, as he dlr:ove off, if he had to spend the neat few hours with the :sdench—that was, how he ce- sm ihed, to himself the marvellous sseent compounded 5Peclally for Miss Jean W'0111011153( by a famous per. fulmar—of ,the stuff tlliat the coat was drenched in, In his taa. Ile knew emouglu of fursnostrtlunder• slant that this chinchilla coat niu.at 'have cost a small fortune, .and wondered 14 it bads been ;pails for with mnethe young • ggiddigger hadaextracted from. 13111y, "741as stopped the car, "Musk you have this fur with Wn DIUSDAY, MAY 0210d, 1249 - - - 1-7-.7 Q41( Home Improvements Ple a Your Family UNNING water under pressure to all parts of your house will make possible the installation of those modern conveniences so necessary to the health and enjoyment of your family and increase their pride in their home. A w.om011 spends a good part of each day in the kitchen. 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"Take 'this to Mrs. Johnstone and say Mrs. Reydon doesn't need it"— and he pressed a coin into the young fellow's hand and rid himself of the. fur. "We'll have all the window ORO until we're rid of :the stink," he said. and they started off once more with a miniature blizard blow- ing about their ears. "Please,'' begged Meryl at last, her eyed laughter -,filled, "I'll be blown out of the ear." Giles, smiled down a trifle grimly, but he stopped the car and did as she asked, "Sorry, darling," he oppologlee taking his seat once more. "Let put this rug around you. I simpl couldn't stand that stuff." "I'nt rather glad to be rid of myself," she smiled. TO BE •CONTINUED. NOW 1S THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED �l• CHAPMAN Brussels, Ont. SAFETY You insure your home, your furniture, your carand other, valuable properties against possible losses. You do everything possible to protect your articles of value while in your possession. 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