Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1935, Page 25

e » &) % g TEAPOT TEMPEST. AMES fell at last into an ex- hausted sleep. He was still sleeping soundly at 9 next merning when Aunt Lou wak- ened him, “Mis’ Northrup’s calling you on the telephone,” Aunt Lou told him. “She seems terrible upset and wants that you should come right over there quick as you kin make it.” . James’ heart leaped high with hope as he hurried into his clothes, gulped down & cup of coffee and ran for a street car. Jane didn’'t want to get married. Jane had the courage he lacked, the courage fo save them both. He pushed the slow-moving car all the way down South Fifth street and up North Fifth and jumped from it before it halted at Oak street. Mrs. Northrup was waiting for him on the porch. “You look very happy, young man,” she said grimly and led the way into the front parlor. “What's the matter? What's hap- pened?” James asked, and stilled the feet that wanted to caper. He'd have 1o pretend, of course, to be sorry . horrified, and he wasn’t good at pre- tending. Trust that old harpy to see through him. He'd better insist on seeing Jane alone. Good old Jane. He and she . . . “It's the Altar Guild,” Mrs. North- rup snapped, “or, rather, that hateful Mabel Webster. She won’t allow Jane 1o have candles on the altar, and we've got such beautiful ones, hand- di] . Jane was in hysterics. I had to give her a bromide. It does &eem after all our work —" “The Altar Guild?” James inter- rupted stupidly. “What's the Altar Guild got to do with it?” James was a Congregationalist, the Northrups Episcopalians. James made out finally from Mrs. North- rup's confused explanation that the present Episcopal rector was high church and Mrs. Northrup low church. A year before the rector, then new, had the effrontery to in- stall candles on the altar and Mrs. Northrup, unhappily, had fought the innovation tooth and nail Now the Janus-faced Mabel Web- ster had called up that very morning 10 say that the Altar Guild, knowing that Jane would not want to have her vows desecrated by candle light, had sent the dedicated candle sticks 10 be replated and refused absolutely 10 produce them in spite of persua- sions and threats. Mrs. Northrup fairly bounced with rage. “But . . . but is it so important?” James stammered. He was so disap- pointed he wanted to die. “Not important to have Jane stabbed in the back? You of all peo- ple . .. of course, it’s important. The cant are an integral part of the decorations. A more heartless, cruel . . . I should think you could see that without being told.” “It doesn’t seem very Christian,” James sald weakly. “Christian? I should say it wasn't | Christlan. If Mabel Webster after this is admitted to a Christian Heaven —" Mrs. Northrup had a great deal to say about Mabel Webster, about all the Altar Guild, in fact. James looked 50 miserable that even Mrs. Northrup was satisfied. At that moment the telephone bell rang shrilly. Mrs. Northrup hastened to answer it. James heard her cry aharply, “It simply isn't possible. X will not. Mr. Northrup and I will not allow it.” A silence. Then, “This is the last straw. I shall certainly appeal to the bishop.” She hung up. Mrs. Northrup had left the room red-faced and defiant. She returned ‘white-faced and trembling, broken and suddenly old. James got out of her finally that it was the society reporter calling up to point out to her that the wedding, scheduled to take place that evening at 8:30 o'clock, conflicted with the weekly prayer meeting hour. No one had thought, no one had remembered ebout prayer meeting. And now the society reporter said she had been reliably informed that Dr. Morton had stated that he would delay the prayer meeting until after the ceremony, but that he could not refuse admission to the church to any member of his congregation who assembled for prayer meeting at the regular hour. Jane's wedding list had been care- gone over and expurgated. ‘Many had been invited, but more had not. Admittance was by card. Now, the entire riff-raff of the town ‘was free to force its way into the church. Mrs. Northrup, for the first time in years, burst into hysterical tears. 1t was a terrible hour. Mr. North- rup was sent for. Beyond vowing that the Rev. Dr. Morton should shortly be forced to resign or he would leave the church, Mr. North- xup offered no suggestions. “It was,” he said over and over, “an outrage, yes, an unforgivable outrage.” Mrs, Northrup turned to James. “You must do something,” she com- manded sternly. James, with a sudden flash of spirit, refused even to try to interfere. He said that the only dignified thing 10 do was to ignore the whole rumpus. After all, a few candles, a few unin- vited guests, were of small moment unless they were made so. His ad- vice was to assume a bold front, 1augh 1t off—or be forever laughed at. After long and acrimonious argu- ment, in which James, to his pain and surprise, found himself cast un- a.ccountably in the role of the culprit, his advice’ was accepted. The Northrups would do nothing, except keep the last horror from Jane. [James was dismissed in ignominy, not even allowed a sight of the tricken bride. He walked home lowly, & puzzled and abysmally loomy young man. Geod, if he'd only fhad the sense to fall in love with an han, ‘When Jane had barely managed & easure of calm, James telephoned her at 6 o'clock, ostensibly to ask /Ls THE LINDBERGH LINE the way. 808 15th St. N.W. how she felt and in reality her callously that she was mind about the candles, that be all the same in & hundred and that she was to cheer up an forget all about it. With the whole town Ilaughing, witia even her bosom friends she had honored as bridesmaids running and out all afternoon, twittering and wl and pretending to be sym- pathetic, and actually blissful with pleased excitement, with Mabel Web- ster triumphant and Dr. Morton hiding from a just and awful wrath, James actually dared to take the whole shocking insult as a joke! Jane could have screamed at him over the telephone that he was & heartless fool. If it had not been so late, it the Governor and the Senator and the justices were not already there across the street at Judge Hol- comb's . . . the bishop due at the Union Station . . . all those thou- sands her father had spent . . . and Leslie Harris cooling off to Sam Fletcher, now that he had failed of his purpose of arousing James to active interference . . . that cat Leslie eager and anxious to snatch at James. . . . Jane hung up the telephone re- ceiver and went slowly upstairs. She must calm herself. She must breathe softly and regularly and still that awful thumping of her heart. Of course, she loved James. It was only hysteria that fathered that sud- den desire to beat him savagely in the face. All she asked from was a little human understanding, and he had failed her, This was to have been her great hour, the supreme climax of her girl- hood. She had thought herself loved and admired. And she was laughed at—she, Jane Northrup! And James thought it funny. . . . At the head of the stairs her mother said firmly, “I've sent for Miss Minnie to come and give you & massage. Take a hot bath first and relax. I'll bring you your supper on || & tray. You must relax.” Jane was only too glad to be taken | i in charge. ‘water she make her mind & blank. Afterward, As she Iay in the scented competently massaged and rubbed | il with alcohol, her heart stopped its ominous pumping. She was able to eat her creamed chicken and ;‘he glass of sherry her father brought er. to be fussed over, babied as if she had been a little girl. Jane came of no weakling breed. “I'm all right now,” she told her mother at 7 o'clock. And she was. Slim and white and virginal, & little wistful and pethetic, but reasonably | [if tranquil, she let herself be dressed in her wedding finery. Jane sat still for & short while. 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