Do n't stop to pick gum in the grove , or eat sours in the dike , or poke sticks through the bridge , or -- '' But Charlotta had gone . * * * * * Down in the valley , the other Gordon house was in a hum of excitement . Upstairs Juliet had gone to her invalid mother 's room to show herself in her wedding dress to the pale little lady lying on the sofa . She was a tall , stately young girl with the dark grey Gordon eyes and the pure creaminess of colouring , flawless as a lily petal . Her face was a very sweet one , and the simple white dress she wore became her dainty , flowerlike beauty as nothing elaborate could have done . `` I 'm not going to put on my veil until the last moment , '' she said laughingly . `` I would feel married right away if I did . And oh , Mother dear , is n't it too bad ? My roses have n't come . Father is back from the station , and they were not there . I am so disappointed . Romney ordered pure white roses because I said a Gordon bride must carry nothing else . Come in '' -- as a knock sounded at the door . Laura Burton , Juliet 's cousin and bridesmaid , entered with a box . `` Juliet dear , the funniest little red-headed girl with the most enormous freckles has just brought this for you . I have n't an idea where she came from ; she looked like a messenger from pixy-land . '' Juliet opened the box and gave a cry . `` Oh , Mother , look -- look ! What perfect roses ! Who could have sent them ?
Oh , here 's a note from -- from -- why , Mother , it 's XXXXX Cousin Corona . ''
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