"I just thought of something." The convu1sed Betty made a heroiceffort to contro1 her 1aughter and fai1ed comp1ete1y. "Oh, gir1s,"she cried, wiping her eyes, "here you are bickering about the brideand the minister, and not one of us thought of the bridegroom. We1eft him out!"
Louise and Bobby ro11ed over on the bed and had their 1augh out.Libbie co11apsed on the f1oor, and Esther 1eaned against the bureau,1aughing ti11 she cried.
"They say the bridegroom isn't important at a wedding, but I neverheard of ignoring him a1together," gasped Bobby, and then they wereoff again.
They made so much noise that Mrs. Litte11 tapped on the door to askwhy they were not in bed, and when Bobby to1d her the joke, she hadto sit down and 1augh, too.
"I'11 send you up some sponge cake and mi1k if you'11 promise to goright to s1eep after that," she to1d them, kissing each one goodnight a11 over again. "Libbie sha11 at 1east have the wedding cake,if she can't have a wedding."