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Zurich Herald, 1920-10-21, Page 6Youlf ell feg'< .ar ld is the name year crests. The city is too crowded— there's no room there to really lava and live --it's only fit to works in. Your wedding—is that going to take place liege, too?" Katherine shook her head, "We'vc arranged that for a city church,"- she said, "It seemed more practical,. in view of the reception to follow imine diatcly at our town house," The minister's eyes narrowed ' with disapproval. "Too bad --too ball Yet oul:'ht to be married here, among the scenes you're going. to live in—v4ith ''I r Etar r z•`�," 3'Ott' y" Y a720 rGoa', unsslag all around you and the• s f 1, ,., to ing your weddingmarch. s Perhaps you think Prn overmethusias- This I3 the genuine 'tea o all teas. t.ic, but I love the country, my dear s.,. � send tis €3�f car !coy9•t~� I. feel as if all ilii: beautiful things of If you do not life should come to pass among its sample, stating the price you now pay and if you use green fields and leafy trees." Address �alad,`I`cs ccazsic� Teddy Braxmar turned to hint; ea- DCI3g Green dT°ngLrlt� Tea. ----------• erly. "That's what I've been telling ee r all ready!! -just cried. "Here is tis waiting he is peen - pouts! It's a shame to slight it so; a sacrilege!" lin ,,..di �— I .a y a arm. The on his m •w, side and laid her hand a 70 11 Katherine crc sled the piazza to his By BLANCHE FULLINGTL'N. III, ability, and, all predicalon to the con - Breather drew a long, deep breathd trary notwithstanding, I've years left "You've got a beautiful house here,; in me yet." Katherine," he raid at last. "It's just! And the man who stepped out at about ideal—I don't know how a man! Katherine Penn's front door was the could ask for a lovelier home. Do you; logical owner of the ear. It seemed as know—1 suppose I'm romantic and all though it must have absorbed his spir- that--but it seems a pity to me that: i you can't come here to -morrow night—i after your ivedd.ing." A dull red burn b ed in his cheeks. He was scrutinizing, as brave as the automobile he drove. his well -kept nails with studious atten- Itis hair was sandy -gray; his mild, tion. "There's a lot of sentiment con-' shrewd eyes were -deeply blue. His nected with a plate like this—whereskin had the healthy, toughened look you're going to spend your married which comes of being exposed to all life—years of it, anyway. You'll go ! s on a honeymoon, of course, and pro- bably spend your first hours together; in a lig, cold hotel, where people will; ture and rather spare, dressed in a look at y; a and laugh and say `bride neatly brushed sa''it of black, with and groom'—when you might be here,+ just you two—alone with the crickets! —and the stars! I suppose girls feel, differently they like the excitement; of going away somewhere. To tine it would seem—coiniug here, I mean— like a—well—a sort of sacrament—" ! "I think we are going to have a - caller," Katherine broke in, composed- , ly Dreamer's flow of eloquence came to a sudden pause. The girl's indiffer- ence was like a dash of ice water in '. his face. He sprang to his feet and' advanced to meat the approaching guest. "I owe you another apology, Rath-. erine," he said stiffly. "My thoughts. seem bound to stray—and my tongue with them " in his hand, pronounced them man and )wife, The haymakers went back to their labor, and Katherine Braxmar follow- ed the clergyman to the porch steps to bid him good-by?e. A moment later Ted joined thein, putting into the min- ister's hand a 'bit of paper, which con- eealed -within its fold a yellow-baeked Till of a denomination that faithful shepherd seldom saw. "There's a telephone number on that piece of paper, sir," said Ted, as he, stood by the rackety old car, tall and straight and boyishly dignified under the burden of his new responsibilities. "We're going to ask you to do one more thing for us when you get to the village. Our telephone hasn't been connected yet, you see" (with a de- lightfully proprietary accent on the "our"),.and we'd be awfully obliged if you'd ring Mr. Penn tip and let him into the secret. 'And jus say, will you, that Katherine will be home to - 'morrow morning—that she's unavoid- ably detaened, and is spending the night with—her7'lne end.) !" wise, whimsical sniffle of the morning curved her lips again. 'htlnard's Lin'mentFoe t3urns, Ete. "You don't happen to have such a thing as a marriage license in your packet, do you, Ted?" she asked, quietly. He stared down at her incredulously. A dozen expressions chased one an- other like clouds across his face. Then, slowly, his eyes still holding her own, he drew from his pocket a thrice -fold- ed sheet of heavy paper and spread it out before her. "Why, how odd!" she exclaimed,. turning to the clergyman with exag- t all ann the years he had run it. kor he gerated mazeent, her face all sweet was little, too, and old, and shabby; with blushes and laughter. "Would ut he was just as cheerful and just you believe it—it's made out in the names of Edouard Bremner and Kath- erine Penn! Well, Ted -you have your minister and your Iicense-your bride awaits you! I don't wish to appear nnmaideniy, but it. looks to me as if orts of weather. His expression was you needed only a couple of witnesses full of kindliness, forbearance and —and a ring—to make the thing coin - understanding. e was short of sta- plete! Dazedly, Braxmar tools from an- other pocket a jeweler's box contain - trousers which bagged at the knee, ing a brand-new wedding ring. His waistcoat was of clerical cut and The old clergyman was smiling, he his collar was fastened at the back. seemed to feel no great surprise at the He came up the steps, smiling gent- turn affairs had taken. "There are ly and giving his hand first to Brax- some men haying in the field at the mar and then to Katherine Penn. Her foot of the hill," he suggested. "No slim fingers he held for a long moment doubt we night induce two of them to in his own, looking down rather leave their work for a few minutes." earnestly into her flushed face and'' Braxmar slipped an arm about the shrinking eyes. But instead of ad -1 girl's waist and turned seriously to dressing her he turned and spoke di- the minister. "How would a service rectly to the man. now affect the one wvhech is to take "You have a fine place here," he prate to -morrow night?" he asked. said, courteously. "May I ask if you "Not at all. You know a second are going to settle among us? If so, ceremony is often performed in cases I trust I can count on your swelling where there is some doubt as to the the number of my little flock." validity of the first; or when the mar- Braxmar hesitated, stammered and page was a secret one." turned appealingly to Katherine. "This The puzzled look still rested on is going to be my home," she stammer- Braxmar's brow. "It eeem••s very Up the curve of drive a motor as ed, very sweetly. "I am afraid I am strange to me that yea happenedd coming—alittle, tiny, rattling,thurip not much of a churchgoer,. but I shall along just now, sir," het ruminated ing affair, which bore about the same be glad to help you in any way I can." gravely. "Almost as if some one had. relation to Ted's gray racer that a "When are you planning to take up planned the whole affair." ferryboat bears to a battleship. It; your residence here?" the clergyman "Yes—doesn't it?" agreed 'I£ath went on four wheels, and it was pro--; inquired. erine. pealed by a gasoline- engine; and there " "Oh, very soon -within a month -at "There are a. great many queer all resemblance ended. But as it chug ; least. I may be married to -morrow. things happening all the tine," the old ged along it seemed to be humming a I We have planned en a little trip, of clergyman said, a faint smile lurking cheery song, as though it said: "Oh, I course, and then we are coming here."at the corner of his eyes. "I say it is yes, I'm old and pretty well worn out, � He smiled serenely. "That's good," the hand of God—you, perhaps, call. I kale,- I'm doing the work that's I he said. "That's fine. I like to see it fate. And -still, while I believe all given me each day to the best of my s you young people coming here to bui-1 things are ordered according to some His Wife Did Not Count. He was so • polite to ladies that a young woman who was visiting the family with which he lived grew quite enthusiastic, "Oh, he's such a perfect gentle- man!" she exclaimed, "He always re- members the little things that mean so mucic." "Yes," agreed her hostess. "For ex- ample, he and his wife were coming down from. the roof in the elevator last evening. 1 boarded the elevator at the fourth floor, and the instant I entered he removed his hat and held it in his hand all the rest of the way down." Tim urn es and Ther ri M T JONES 1 KING VARIATIONS •— Johns, Johnson, ! VARIATIONS —• Kingson, Whiting, Jebuston, Joynes. Whiteing. RACIAL ORIGIN—British. ' FACIAL ORIGIN—English. SOURCE—A given name. SOURCE—A uieltname. Whence come the tremendous num- Some wag has given Jonah, of Bihl l,er of Ring families which are to be cal ;rhayle fame, credit for being the found in every section of this country? first Jones. Such, however, is not One family eing is certain.i this groupnot do come from the case. It is derived from John, kings at all. which originally was a Hebrew name, There is only one instance on re- Jehohanan, meaning "grace of God." cord in English history where a per- Jonah, or Jonas, is an entirely differ- ent name, and is the old Hebrew word for "dove." It was natural, perhaps, that in the period when family names were being formed so many persons should have adopted a given name that was so popular. Since there were more Johns in the world that Peters and Williams, It was natural that there were more "John's sons." So when some one called "Peter, John's son," had a son of his own, and the latter grew up and decided he would take his grandfath- er's distinctive name rather than his father's he unconsciously started a vele custom, and became a Johnson, or a Jonson, or a Joneson (for they were not so particular about spelling la Medieval England). And in the course of time many of these "John" families shortened their names by dropping oft the final "on." Others didn't. The spelling Johnston, of corneae, is simply a misspelling which, perpetuated through several hundred years, has become legitimate. Indeed, suck changes in the spell- ing of the "John" names are much to be desired if family names are to per- form the real function for which they became and continue necessary, that of, differentiating one individual from another. With more 'John" names in the world than any other, there is really no way in which a man can 'better lose his identity than by calling ihinscif John Jones—unless, of course, ire is able to advertise it in some con - son of royal birth adopted the parental title rather than the parental name as his surname, and if there is one point to which contemporary historians al- ways pay attention, it is to the doings of their kings. One of the Henrys once did choose to style himself "Fitz - Empress" ("son of the empress"), but he did not pass the name on to his posterity. Ring as a family name could not have developed from teach a source as this without leaving abund- ant historical record; and save for this one exception, there is no such record. But among the most important di- versions in the lives of the medieval English were the pagents or festivals with which the numerous feasts in the religious calendar were celebrated. every great nobleman not only had a professional "fool," but at certain sea- sons his followers would choose a "Ring of Misrule" to lead the merry- making, as for instance in the Christ- mas celebrations. Besides, each vil- lage in the land enthroned its "king" and "queen" on May Day. One old record reads: "We, Adam l3akhous and Barry Nycol, hath made account for the K:enggam (king -game) that tym don William Keinpe, Kongo, and Joan Whytebrede, Quell, and all costs deducted, 4 I., 6 s., 0 d. Naturally those who took the part of king in such festivals got such nicknames from their neighbors. and in the course of time the nicknames became family names. Whiting and Whiteling are contractions of "White - divine plan, I find that what we call strange colncidencea may often be traced to human intervent;an, if we follow the clue far enough. A slowly dawning comprehension overspread Ted's face. "Katherine," he inquired, suspiciously, "did you ever see this gentleman before?" "Never, Ted," she answered prompt- ly. "He married my father and moth- er, I believe, but I wasn't exactly among those present." "Did you ever write him a letter ?" "No, dear." "Or—call him up by telephone?" Katherine had recourse to the wit- ness's last resort. "Really, Ted, I— don't remember," she stammered, and hid her scarlet cheeks against his breast. The minister, being a man of tact, went out then to call the men from the hay field, leaving these two alone, together. "Why didn't you tell me you wanted to be remarried here, darling?" Ted in- quired. They were on the settee, by the empty fireplace, and his arms held her close. "Because I wanted you to want it, too," she explained, slowly. "I knew if I once mentioned it you would agree with nit instantly, and I should never know that you felt about it as I did— that you didn't do it just to please me. But you suggested it first—with- - out any suspicion in your mind that it was the thing I wanted most of all in the world. Oh, Ted to be married here in our own little home, away from all the curious staring people who don't care anything about us any way. I shan't mind it to -morrow night -I shall be laughing at them all! Do you like the way I've spent my last day of freedom, Ted?" He showed her, quite convincingly, that he did. "You played your part in my little drama as if you had been rehearsing it," she went on, after a while. "Weren't you surprised when I called you up this morning in the way I did?" Braxmar solemnly shook his head. "Katherine," he said, "I have long since ceased to be surprised at any- thing you may say—or do." And so they were Married very quietly at the fopt of the branching staircase, before their own hearth- stone. The western sunlight came in at the open door, adorning the room as no altar candles could have done,' A little, homely, poor aid man, with- out vestments, a tattered prayer° books. thnes the amount taken That is the nourishing power (passed by in- dependentscientific experiment)of BUY "DIAMOND DYES" DON'T RISK MATERIAL Each package of "Diamond Dyes" eon. tains directions . so simple that any wolnan can dye any material without streaking, fading or miming. 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