and at the end of the chorus she cried "Glory!" right out loud,
and turned and started down the aisle, shaking hands with every
one, singing as she went. When she reached Betsy Alton she held
her hand and led her down the aisle straight toward Rachel Brown.

When Rachel saw them coming she hurried to meet them, and they
shook hands and were glad to make up as any two people you ever
saw. It must have been perfectly dreadful to see a woman every
day for five years, and not to give her a pie, when you felt sure
yours were better than she could make, or loan her a new pattern,
or tell her first who had a baby, or was married, or dead, or
anything like that. It was no wonder they felt glad. Mother
came on, and as she passed me the verses were all finished and
every one began talking and moving. Johnny Dover forgot his neck
and shook hands too, and father pronounced the benediction. He
always had to when the minister wasn't there, because he was
ordained himself, and you didn't dare pronounce the benediction
unless you were.

Every one began talking again, and wondering if the minister
wouldn't come soon, and some one went out to see. There was
mother standing only a few feet from the Princess, and I thought
of something. I had seen it done often enough, but I never had
tried it myself, yet I wanted to so badly, there was no time to
think how scared I would be. I took mother's hand and led her a
few steps farther and said: "Mother, this is my friend, Pamela
Pryor."

I believe I did it fairly well. Mother must have been surprised,
but she put out her hand.