The Story of Kilmeny

and Janet didn’t much approve of him. I saw that plain enough one time I was there and he brought Margaret home from Radnor Friday night. I guess they wouldn’t have liked anybody, though, who come after Margaret. They thought nobody was good enough for her.

“ But Margaret coaxed them all round in time. She could do pretty near any— thing with them, they were so fond and proud of her. Her father held out the longest, but finally he give in and con- sented for her to marry Ronald Fraser.

“ They had a big wedding, too—all the neighbours were asked. Margaret always liked to make a display. I Was her brides— maid, Master. I helped her dress and nothing would please her, she wanted to look that nice for Ronald’s sake. She was a handsome bride; dressed in white, with red roses in her hair and at her breast. She wouldn’t wear white flowers; she said they looked too much like funeral flowers. She looked like a picture. I can

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