This caused a laugh, for Miss Hazeltine was just now the target for
all the teasing her young relatives could contrive.
Always somewhat famous for her absent mindedness, now that she was
soon to be married they chose to lay anything of the kind to the fact
of her being so deeply in love.
"Let me tell you the latest joke," cried Aleck. "Last Sunday, when Mr.
Arthur was here, they went to service at St. John's. The usher wanted
to take them up front, but Sister Helen, being very modest, stopped at
a seat half-way and asked politely, 'Can't we _occupew this py_?'"
"Aleck, you are too bad! I only half said it," exclaimed the victim,
while the others shouted.
Bess and Louise were in the seventh heaven of delight at the prospect
of being bridesmaids, and took a rapturous interest in all the
preparations, their only regret being that Mr. Caruth was not to be
the groom. Everybody was so occupied with other things that afternoon
that Carl's remark about Jim was forgotten till he came in at
dinner-time, looking very much excited.
"You won't think I am crazy now. The Carters have gone to smash, and
it is reported that Mr. Carter tried to kill himself."
"Carl! How dreadful! Are you sure?" Aunt Zelie dropped her book in her
astonishment.
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