She lifted her hands in protest.
“No—no!”
“No?”
“Not on our wedding-day, Jim!”
“Why?”
“It's not good form. The groom should not see the bride that day until they meet at the altar.”
“Let's change it!”
“No, sir, the old way's the best. I'll spend the day in saying good-by to the past. You'll call for me at six o'clock. We'll go to Dr. Craddock's house and be married in time for our wedding dinner.”
The lover smiled, and his drooping eyelids fell still lower as he watched her intently.
“I want that dinner here in this little place, Kiddo——”