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• J.' LEWIS THOMAS...
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efiet seemed ltite a Incleous, conrusea
dreara.
"Allan, My love, Where are you?”
she cried. treMulotisly. "I have had
such horrie dreams, and I am ect.
frightened."
No young husband clasped his arms'
about her and carfoleed and soothed
her. Tb.en, like a meteoric flash all
that bad transpired so/opt acrosa her
dazed, bewildered brain.
She struggled to her feet with. a
• little hushed erY. •
'Oh, sGadlairiele thee,: that • horrible
story?" she moaned, ereeting her
bends over her heart. "Dear Heaven,
what have I done;that I should he rio
sorely tried?"
. Long hours had passed, yet he had
not returned, Here was preof Positive.
She walks with unsteady step to the
window andgazes out, The moon„iti.
smiling in its grandeur pverhead.
Below; the world hi white with its
glory, It is past midhighta and the
stars begin to hale. Already the
"world's heart" beginseto throb. Yee -
yes, ft is horribly late. Ile does not in-
tend to return; yet the prior -little,
child -bride utters no curse against
him. She loved him too well for that. '•
"Yes, I loved. *him ,mo well I couId
have died her . him," she Murmurs,
"When he •clasped me in his arms and
kissed my face, calling me his beauti-
ful little wife, I wonder I did not die
lie; ,after a long. struggle with myself "Did you deliver the telegram in of jay, for I thought 1 had- gained all
I consented." person?" Asked a man who stood int- Heaven in his love,"
A low cry broke from her lips. ' patiently .awaiting ' the boy: around, In the grey light -of the early morn-.
"Then if you are to marry her, how the corner • ing Coralie fled, from the house. .
could you, ash me to be you're wife?" , "That 1 did, 'air" replied the boy "I Th hour was early; yet throngsof
piked Coralie, reproachfully. "c", M, gave it into Mr. Allan Drexel's own people hurried along the streets, jost-
Drexel, hew could yea?" • hands; that was your order" ' • ling -Against the -beautiful forlorn
• "Because Ireneehaenot been inform- . "Stight-•quite right, my lad," said littlescreature ihith the death -white
ed of that decision yet, and as soon as - Robert Sinclair,' paying the boy. "We face half hidden by the sweeping
the -ceremony which binds you to me • shall see 'which of us will win in this flaxen hair and the intense blue eyes
is over, Coralie, I Neill' go to my Miele interesting game of hearts, my fine that •looked straightahead, yet saw
and tell him serite marriage • to • Irene .Allan Drexel!" he muttered savagely: nothing e Irene along by the crowd as
cannot take place now, for.,1'. am al- as he turned on his beet "It was luckya leafiei: is carried along' by a swift
ready naarriee. Don't you see, little • I happened to be passing that little current without will power of its own
girl?" . • ' church and ' learned of your secret to choos,e its course. .
"Would you lose all that great for- ,• marriage today with the lovely • Cora; Without a thought of where she was
tune for my sake, the Dtexpl?" asked ' lie.Bask in the milea of your pretty going, •Coralie threaded one atreet.
Corafie, in wonder 1 -bride to -day, but, so help me Heaven! after another; anywhereanYwhere
"Yessea _thousand- fortunes,"%he re- before the ewe sets on the morrow out of the strange noise and bustle to
speeded ardently. "That proves the your sunshine will set in the blackest find some quiet place to die
.depth of iarlove fee •. you, Coralie, • • gloom. You have succeeded in getting After a time she found beTself at
does it not? Besides; I am not quite me discharged from the mill at last,the railroad depot She bad sank down'
as penniless .asmy uncle betimes._ .audel-willetaken•terriblerevengOopene apale-tercievochaustedeewherieseelderdye.
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AWre,4iialie, at.altees you forsit. - • • placard met her eye, bearing the fol.
churchaloor. Do not be frightened; in "I will strike you through year" love lowing inseription; ' .• • • •
half an hour's time you will be mY for fair Coralie, who might have been "The train ma the left to Orange." •
darling little bride, How you tremble minebut for you," he Muttered. "I • All In an instant a sudden thought
marrying a lover • who: adores yen, will take a revenge upon you both so came to •Coralie, she would go to
darling? terrible that ' yea shalt • curse each • Orange and confront Allan Drexehand
"I sent a messenger on ahead while other, and that., too, ere the first day learn from his own lips, whether this
we drove so slowly," he Said; f`and all of your honeymoon shall mesa" ' story were true orfalse; surely she
Is in :readiness. ' Come, Corelie, love, i • Five, ten minutes passed by; he herself was. his 'bride Then how dare
the maid is holding the doors.cipen for stood patiently at the street earner as he- wed another; there" meet be some
Constilting Engineer her biro:- •
icipal anO County Work, El-
ect•rie Railroads, Sewerage and
Waterworks Systems, Wharves, •
Bridges and Re -enforced' cox,-
crete.
" 'Name it, pale,' I said, 'and if
fs anything in reason, I will comply.'
"It is certainly in reason, or X
should not ask It,' he answered grimly,
'It can be stated in a feWebriefewords.
To become my heir,. you Must marry
Iny,ward, Irene Hazleton; She - hetes
you. Refuse, and you step from my
presence a beggar. Consent, and yon
shall have handsome little fortune
down, and the remainder when I ani
,through with it.' •
"I confess the proposition stunned,
bewildered me. I will not deceive you;
I will conceal nOthing„from you, • Cora.
•
nave sent to toe notes for my
'gage; after after et arrives ---"The sentence never was finished;
there was an irnperative trip' at the
hoer, and upoa opening It, -Allan found
a messenger -boy there with a tele-
gram, •
• • "Title has been sent up from the
proprieter of the Astor House,'t said
the boy. "It has been 'awaiting_ you
sine noon at the hotel, I am request-
ed to say, sir." •
"All eight, rey lad," replied Allan,,
taking the message and toe:Sing the
boy a silver dollar; he was hi: a most
liberal rimed -
, us.e _ • though watching for .sorne one. Sud- horrible mistake. • •
• in his voice, for there had come into eyes as he caught sight of Allan Drex- destination, and a heavy rain had coin-
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_ the girl's face a swift, terrified look, el hurrYing down' the street. menced to fall, gathering in force and
otee•-••••••••••••••••••••'NS' • As if .she bad suddenly realized.the aw- eHa! the 'leaven_ works 'well," he volume with each passing moment.
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• 'lel solemnity of the, position . which cried, with a -diabolioal laugh. '"Hurry • By inquiry c_orelie had learned that
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she was about to place" herself. on to your doom, Allan Drexel.'!.. the Drexel Villa was situated on one
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Phone 2220 L 0 N D N, 0 There was sudden, eager entreaty denly a bright gleam diet into his -ft was dusk when she reached her
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'. Her bide' eaeS looked. butreRtingly: ' Left by. herself, Coralie nestled 'of the .highest peaks • of. the mountain
Into Allan Drexel face, as if search.- down into the'easy*Chair her handsofne 'fully three mike elites -it and that one
ing for advice or '1'010 ehere. ' young husband had so: lately-occapiede ernust-takeLaffaerpentirtriread to. reaeb''.-
: He took her trethlaling, chilled hands and ermatieg her dimpled chin In her ',, . . • • , ' • ' • ' e .
In his own, and 'led ter -into the little . little white hand,' gave herself up to It, which was, extremely .dangerous to
rector awaited them. :. : •• . • her wedding -day; she was soinebody's • •' .
trayeesehttee nightfall. ... ..e. . .„
Welidre no eenveyanee„ no stage :1
parlor of the parsonage; Where the ., rosy, girlish day di was
•• And still the strange, awful' pante. Wife now; she -wires alene he the world contti. take?" asked Coealle, piteouely,
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held Corelie's fluttering heart in its ' n� longer. How strange and 'unreal it • hlia,Was the replyEvery sort of
grasp all seemed to Coralie.• . . becoiriveyanee hereabouts has 'been ma
She felt that she must fly from the "1 wonder what was in that telegrarrigaged to take guests ue the Mountain.
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.elaee. • . „ : . ..s.-- s- . • . • • that Mto thegrand wedding that Is to lake
ade 'Allan look go white- "and '
Her guardian angel was urging : her nervous?" she Timsed. "How evasivelYplace at the Old Drexel Castle to-nihiit
to tetreat:before it was too late .•• . , he .answered my question when I ask- • at eight o'clock ; We call it a 9eatle,.it
Yet she did notsfly. es.' '. • 'ed him what it was. about. -`It wopld is such a greed old place.
•• "What you're. not going to 'start
She. did not retreat-eel:eg:. looked he better : for *Cm never to -know
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wistfully, eagerly into ber lovereaface •:Coralie, he .sain. •• •
e -to read there •Oilly love and devo- • "How well Allan must love me to
'Aloe e". • ., - ' i give up such a Splendid. ,fortune for
.
And then, as if In a dream, e s . • •
a ea Mee I cannot love him too /veil to re -
stood there by his side while the fatal Iiiy ehim for it And that other _girl
Marriage went on, . . -' loved.. him, too -,the proud h i -
'AS if in a; ttarice, ' she ,heard • tli.e that's what he said, as We were driv- • braving the wild fury of the storm.
: : "That girl ' is etark : mad," •• said • the
questions and prompt responses hon to the churga• eput She can her Pig mat,,suspielouslye. to his eonapanioli,
lover..• „. • ' " e• • .. „ ' • . , .. , - . ' • ' . - ' ' • '
. , .. . enever, tiever leve Allan as well as. I. "I Shouldn't wonder a bit now if she
Almost. Without knowledge Or .voli.•:. •dO. .1-1would- die for ‘Allaeg sake!. , is an escaped break froth Utica* or
gen of .her own, she answered suitably, . Oh!. here is the pocket book left ,RoMP. Her .eyes eaUlyalatirned, and. her
And then Allan. Drexel turned to her With me to pay • the expressman when face is as White as .the 'dead. What
with:a seine •and a kits. • ' • . ' I, he brought the luggage inner the.hotel.. • can be taking 'her ,up the niteentain; I
"My little briclee' he Murmured; .How full of money it isl" ' • ' '.! wonder; she don't look like •orie'ef the
"mine until deethdo es part!" • s e She smiled as she openeetite . - wedding guests." , - e.
It Was,done • , . • , -. The pocheabook contained Some: .1eleaawhile Coralie 'clashed : madly
Whatever, had , peohipted • her -folly, -thing else besides bank -notes -there 'oneverd,And upward 'through the wild-
lcineliness, over -persuasion, thought- was a photograph in it With 'eager ness and darkness Of that never -to -he
leesneas-it was done.. . ' • curiosity Coralie seized upon it , forgotten 'night.
. In a Moment she had sown the :Seeds . '. One glance, and a pain 'keen and • 'If I .find the story is tree -that I
"item whielt was to spring tip such re sharp as death' '.Shot thicaigli her am not his •Wife, I will fall dead at his
harvest of WM so terrible that even'. heart: It wee the Portrait Of a young . feet," she sobbed. ' a ,-• -
. her , Wildest imagination could • not '. and lovely girl, With, a haughty face, • Up the jagged,' steep • serpentine
hayeepictured lt-whose shadove....al- (leek, curling hair, and dark, dreamy road step by step Coialle toiled on to
.ready cast its gray gloom • of vague . eyes -a very' queen, of love. • ward •the .red lights that had beeu
presentiment over her. , ' .. e "Can it be this is the proud heiress pointed out to her from the foot of the
•It Was e mad, rash marriage, . but 'emilict tares .The Allen," she sobbed, mountain: - " •
the die Was cast -for weal or for wee, "and_ whom. Allan gave • up for me? . As slit neared •the gates, grains ,a
corano. wes'Allan Drexel's wife. After having seen this girl, how doubt bewildering music fell upon her ears,„ . • ' • he ever have married me?” she cried, ' then suddenly eeased. a
CHAPTER. IV. .i still gaging atethe haughty, :scornful, "My God! tiai Gee! I am too late!".
, • ". ; beautiful face, With herheart in her she gasped, "too late!" .
They drove, intinediately to a- dilated eyes. "Will lie ever regret that • • She sped across the broad . porch;
fashionable uptown boarding-house, he did not Wed her Instead 01 meThe threugh-theeetide hailway which': was
where Allarr'decided they should re she sobbed. "Oh, I shall age him just '. gayly-festelonee
i f • t Inst a fortteght - the minute he comes back. He said lars of roses,' past the groups of ser -
meitiage emoutu tea, ett unr '
EVerY one waited in breathless sue.
Ventre for the answer.
Ovalle tarried and faced Min With
the bitterekit sob that ever broke triam
girlish lips, as she answered drearily:
, "I3ecause, Heaven helponm
ee he is y
hasheesh. Mine better() God and xnan!"
There was no exultation in look or
tone. Every weed seemed to have cost
her a pang Mora -bitter than death
itself.
Aconurmur.hf intense surprise ran
from lip to lie among the assembled
guests,
The minister (rimed to the white-
faced bridegroOm.
"Spealt! is that girl's story true?"
he asked, pointing one trembling hand
toward Coralie, "Spealc, that I may un-
derstand this terrible affair at once."
The bridegroom faced
bridegroofaced
the amazed throng, pale but collected,
answering firmly; •
"I deny this girl's accusation,. So
help, roe dod! I have never seen her
before. She IS an entire stranger to
No.cry-no moan' broke from Cora
lie's lips; it seemed, to her that if ehe
beard another word she would ge, mad.
The lighteand faces of the neople
seemed to be whirling around her; the
perfume of the flowers Maimed to suf-
focate her. •
"Let that decide which of us has
spoken 'falsely," moaned Coralie,
drawing a folded paper from her
• bosom, and casting it at his feet. "May
Heaven forgive you for those horrible
lies, I never can -never while I live!"
, And with those avorde-- before any
one could put out a band to stay her
-steps-Coralie bad staggered -from the
room blinded by pain and anger -out
. into the feu of the storm.
In an instant the bridegroom had
picked up' the folded paper and torn it
open. .
It was a marriage certificate.
One glance atet, •and a strange light
broke over his face. •
• lft see it all now!" becried excited-
ly; "How strange that the truth did
not occur to me before:I-lcar,, one and
all! This Is a marriage certificate,
which states that oa the.,20th instant,
Allan Drexel end Coralie Harding
weTriEfferthgethehT- re-Tfirrelrbon.s
of matrimony, Allan is my twin bre
ther, as most of sem know; and you
know, too; bow closely we resemble
each other. This is a fatal case of mis•
out on foot and on such a night as
this?" said the man„ as Coralie drew
her cloak closer about her and started
toward the •door, • •
"I must!". she' cried, "I must!"
. The next instant elle was out gene,
upwards
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• Olaf nau Ito .intention Or playing the"
mean part of eavesdropper when she
heard hirla peeing up and down se
furioUsly, talking scelotally and wildly,
bet the erst sentence that fell upon,
her ears held her epellbound,
Like one turned to stone she Stecidt
quite still and heard 01,
, A horrible elan crept over her.
"How miraculously fate had saved
her from this fortune -hunter's 'mare!'
she told hergelf. "He did not love her;
he Was marrYing her for her wealth..
It was a blessing she hed found alt.
this out before it was too lata."
Tossing aside the green blossoming:
boughs, with firm tread end.- heath
'haughtily erect, she stepped out into •
the dim light and confronted him.
"Irene -my darling!" he crieda,
springing eagerly forward , and at-
tempting to clasp her hands with hie,
own outstretched ones. "It seems to
me have been waiting here an age
!Or you, dear."
Irene Hazleton' drew back frone hiMe
• a bitter, laugh falling froya her scorn-
ful lips,
"Yeti play the r art of an anxious
lover capitally, Mr. Drexel," she said's
"Allow- me to compliment you woo
your perfect dissembling." -
"Ironer he cried, "what can yen--
mean?" 7.
7 She held up her hand with a gesture-
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of"Eitiee mftche'ere. according to agreernent"'.
she sr lel. ".1. eve. brought you your-
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a:i'se`A;bdrrithaathelereinsei•yer,eraism_Ldarling,"
-"No!" she answered ceolly.
. "Irene!" he cried hoareely, "surelis
You are. jesting -you 'cane -you. do.
net mean it."
"I can And do mean it," sbe newer- .
ed. • "Here la your betrothal
flinging the glittering diamond ateehis
feet, "Thank Heaven the marriage.
ring was not yet' placed upon my fin-
ger! ,You are free as air; I am the
.same. Farewell, Mr. Drexel."
•"You Shall not leave me like this!" •
.M cried, fairly -beside himself with..
rage. "That marriage - ceremony was .,
half performed. You are mine whether .
you will or no„,,,E,„ taterey in the land
consider binding, and I can
claim you, Have a caee, -Irene, how:
you goad me ora -you can go too farlir
knew quite well that he could not
.1aEjeule, 1..re was speaking he
taken identity. In Heaven's name let
the girl be .brought back at once and Without deigning to reply, she turn-,
ed- like a, young 'queen and •walked
informed of this!'" added Alfred Drex- . .
away.
el, hoarsely. . „ . .• e
But thie Wee easier said than chine , It s all over between us, he mut,
tered, with the bitterest oath that ever'
fell from e man's lips. "The game is •
up, and I have lost three millions eand!
l' owe all this to that Coralie. There.
Servants were dispatched in all diree
tion; but one by one they came back
with the intelligence that she could
not be foend._ .: • . w• ill be a terrible reckoning, when...she'
For_ the time being, AS there wee eq.
- • • exid. I meet,: 'the reyenge• that I will
much excitement and coefusione the e
. take upon her will be likely to last her
wedding had been postponed, and the • through life." , •
bride was led away. by her bridemaids,
suffering fronte en intensely nervous_ .• - CHAPTER VI.
..
And, t� the inteose annoyance 0 the '4` ... . .. : . •
Believing the bride quite 111,
would-be bridegrclom, , ss she ie from the severe shock she had gush!
,chveree, Shorefused to allow the mere- • .teinee,hone of the wedding guests as
mony to •procee:d: •• • • ' "•••,' • eembled were much eurprised at the. ,
It is a warning' sent to me from announcement that' the eheentonh ,
Heaven that- ehould 'part, Alfred," Would have to be postponed for a few
she said shiveringly. agar •friends, ..
days, and, despite - the inelernexicy of se•
gatheieel here w:.titout . even -a day's„ the weather, as each party had their
notice, never decanted that ours is a ; -own coaches, the guests took their de
-
ease of elcipenient 1..am going back to .
my •guardian as l'eame-Irene Ilazle-•
ton • still!" • • • • . . -
!!lierie, area:you "ma:d?" cried her
loyer, hoarsely; • "think of the • guests
essenibled in those parlors, Waiting
for the dereitiony to proceed -it must
goon" ... ': e e.: 7 -
• The heir•eas drew. back ape :locered
at him haughtily . ' • •• ••
, . • ..
, "Pardon ine-I am not used to coer-
earn," ,she said icily. "The Whed 'must'•
was illy chosen. I* Will , Tree, he forced
into. this.marriagehl told yen allealong
I was hardly sure of :nig own. heart:
Sometimes I .thought e hired you the.
best then-agairt Mt -heart' went -nut to
Allee, your tevin brother."'•• • . :. ••
• Alfred. Drexel crashed back an oath
trent between his white teeth. • ; .
- :fIreae, .be • reasonable" he cried; _
"gaining Allan's laee is out of • the
-.question flow, . you see What have I
.done that you should turn from me in
this•fashion? 1 believe yeti are glad -
yes, positively gladl-this , thing has
occurred. You see for yourself. not a
shadow of blame can be attached to
me. Why: then will .you „seelt : to leis-,
gime both me and •youreelf by thie
,outrageous refusal to:allow the core-
-teeny to go on? By Heaven, Irebeyou
will Make -me the •laughing -stock oe.
the whole 'country at :large!Think bit
the scandal auch a step would create lie told herself; "1, who. am but . a
-for your own sake, Irene as well as simple. working;girl, was , mad: • to,
mine,"let the ceremony go On. Come; drea,m that one so gifted imd so far
dear lert . on your bridal yen and above me could steep to love me,"
wreath. again." • - . -Poor Coralie had read but little, and
Iva Me a few minutes to think," kneW as,little of the Werldas an bolo-.
she ebbed. "do 'tete the eonseevatorY cent dreaming child e . Now that the
ahd .vait for hie; I Will bring my an. great cite of the' future was threet so
swer to thiirthereg :, suddenly' upon Ime, she was coinplete-•
He kissed the little jeweled bead, i
JY•erostrated, and was pitifully unpre-
turned arid walked rapidly toieerd. the
eared to battle with it. .
conservatory. . • • h She had nowhere -nowhere in the
When he found himself alone;:. 'At greet. wide world to go, het, she Must
fi•ed Drexel hete full vent• to the un• not stay there. :
governable fury. that possessed hint, . .. She I aised her desperate, white fact
• "'Can it be I am to be foiled novt, .n0 •leo the night -shy, , then without ' a,
With. the prize I have sehemed and moat. or a cry, hurried on through the -
toiled foheo patiently almost • *ithiu darkness and germ of the terrible
nnloYt beell7 hgeTcsrliellthosaligl:lynY:t-7It In. .1181 'night' . .'
' • "It does not matter what becomes
, .
A vett denten of a fate seem to of me," she whispeeech huskily, "there
L . ptirstie meet:bees went Me "and e has IS 110onIf.1-aboule lie Clown-,--•
'from my .,very• birth. Allan, was alWaye arid die in, one of these derise thickets.
praised, and I Was accuraed; Allafl. nos one would everaknovt-no . one.
was an angel, and 1 wee a fiend, they would, ever MISS me-lind the great
said; arid, althoegh his twin • brother heart of the wbrld would throb on aa
-altke in form and featirree-we were before . e ' ' . • . • -,
as 'widely ripakt in heart and feeling "How 'cruel that beautiful heiress•.
as heaven free:. earth, 1 Was the-forgel • was to rob.rne elf My love," she Sobbed,
arid .ritheel, and • Allan: was the noble ."She is so lovely and so wealthy she
gehtleman. It was the last stratv, Conic" have Chosen Where she would. •
which broke the camel's back When Why did she take my Jove from me?
old Drexel sent for Allan, proposing She can never care for him as I do, oh,.
he should haye his millions, and the no, no, no!" - •
heiress' millions•into the bargain, if Every heart ha,s'known its own seta, '
, e
betwould Marry Irene Hazleton. •
there is. no shade* so dark and so
shine and its gloomy` shadows, but
•otiit'AmIthinoIneg.haffiatilitd_sn,..
Clettriotnvoew toof Aolulatwill8t pitiful as that of a broken loyedreana
pertare early. • ."
. Through courtesy to •Alfred Drexel
the. affair.was kept ,extreineiy. quieese
and the sensation -which •would
been. each a. elioice moesel for goeshas •
,hapere. ' • f • .,- • -
did, not find its way ieto the ' pewee's
,
Irerle Hatieten returned :•t -a• blevrj• •
York the next day, and her guardian. • '
did not find Out for many a. long day -
afterward what took Irene on that slide
. • .
den tripsto Orange. • • • But to return to, ,Coralte • and that ,
fatal hour in which she fled Se madly '
frems that ' 'grand. mansion thronged '
• With wedding -guests. . ,
•
Like one dazed site turned' and:it:el-
reedhe,d the ..atelied,
ee
entrance
rbaarietl
". I am like that wood violetr Cora-
ahshtesh.
• 01), I• was mach to love so,".:
heees 5n the
welled, 'gipping down on her
the long grass, uentindftil
Of the .doWnspouriag rine, "Oh; my
'levee -cruel have, to learn to forget you:
Will be More bitter than death." •
•She remembered the story'. of the •
violet she. had read cif in • Mr child- •
Made the modest: wood violet that
had dared look up to the Suraand that.
mime sun had scorehed it until it
folly. •
Withered from the stem. Its sweet life
had peid the pried of its .presurnatirous
A beautiful suite of rooms' was ,as he would not be gone' over half an
signed to them overlooking a vast hour at most, 'arid Wei almost that
flower -bedded laWn-rooms euch as time now." .• , - lors le which a magnificent bridal
boralie, in .all her simple life, had The sound. of the maid s Voice .party were assembled beneath a floral
never soon befoet-all greeters, Thee,. startled her. . : boli.
plash, and gilding. .1 "1 kuocked, but I guess you did not Yes, there he stood -it was no h,or-
. .
The moment she entered it her hear me -a visitor to see yeu, ma'am," rible dreani, no frightful delusion, Yes,
Young husband smiled to himeelf, be and without waiting to be invited to there stood Allan Drexel with a proud
cause she looked at the white carpet meter a. tall woman, heavily veiled, faced girl arrayed in bridal relies at
as though she were afraid to tread"- pushed into the 'mem; 'his side, orange blassoms in her
oh it.
vents that were tee astounded tostay
her footsteps, toward the grand par -
"There must be some mietaker said hands and crowning her bridal -veil.
Leaking. at her, the idea 'did net Coraliee PolitelYe "are Yell sure is ie She was the original of the oortrat.
Strike Allan how atterly-out of ,place I whom. you wish to see; madam?" With a desperate effort, Corelle, pal -
the pretty wild fioWer he had trans- :Viler() is no mistake,",, replied the lid with a,nguish keener than death
planted front' ten.ement-house .ta a woman; 'you are Coralie /larding," • itself, reacted -the doorway just as the
marision Scented amid all this luxury+. "1-was-Coralie Harding „this more.. minietertittered the scheme, hennas
-
he was too much in love with her to ing. I Coi•Elie Drexel now, the *wife sive words:
gate ft thought to Coralie's faults or of 111r, Allan Drexel," said the little "If any one has aught to sae• why
imperfections, if she had any. " bride, blushirig furiously to the very these two .should not be joined togeth-
To Coralie the events of the lase roots of her eluffy, flaxen curls. „ er in holy wedlock, let them sneak
•hour seemed like a dream, "Poor child," said the woman, softly; new or else forever hold their peace."
She had read ;wonderful old German "Is it really so bad as that?. Did he tell "He is. naine! In the sight of God
legends she had heard ef mirages. I you. so, arid did you believe hircl? Poor and mari I ane his wife," muttered
but nothing that she could remember ihnocent child. -
Was hall so strange to her as her own "Mariam!" , cried Coralie turning
sttry • • • e from red to white; "what' do youi,
Only yesterday she_ had been think- Mean? Your words are uncontmonlY
ing of her future and had cried herself '.strange; of course I am Mr. •Drexel's oet: • ' . . •
to sleep over it--eeerythittg looked So wife; would I be here it' Were not?" "Holdi-the marriage inust not ho.
dark. . "I have a, very painfa duty to per on! • .
She had decided that her life Would form -alarming news' to break to your "Stole -eel esios.eo-eton for tee
it was, 'him, and carry oit the go c en. prl ,
have to be one of very hard work and poor child," said the woman; "rnaY love of Heaven! I forbid the tarts!"
veil little pleaeure; now how changed Heahen glhe you strength tchbear it, and Coralie steggered blindly through°
one who, after being long in utter wife than 1 am, child. You have beeri bell, and threw herself with a titter . cunning and strategy, persuasitin arid
r may as Well tell you the truth at the amazed end luarareitricken throng '
. . , entreaty. . • . •
' telegram which called him i•om feet . - "Hated laity' the geests are • garnora
darkness, cornea suddenly - into bril. saved by a miracle in the shape of a cry at the haadsogre bridt;ro;Ts'
She was dazed and , bewildered, as once-Yott are more Allan Drexelts toward the 'grate hems th
Dant light, .ing for the ceremony.to proceed; they.
Coralie wile amazed at the Vast . citY-frora an awful fate. As r said, - should they? 'When .once Irene .11aele,
can't miderstand the delay --how
Cora e. •
For an instant a death -like silence.
ensues, then a voice from the door-
way, quivering with -anguish, cries
randeur 'she was even More sur-
prised at the neaclmiance arid digni-
fled ease 'of her young husband': he
did _not stand the Seast in awe 0 the
impdsing-looltirig • kvaitera, or the
smart.looking chambermaill, while the
felt very uncomfortable amid. such
accuetomed surroundings. ..
She Was „Inelined be call it solemn -
looking, waiter "sir," and 'to arise
when he addressed her, and be very.
profuse inf her thanks for rine little
serviee rendered; but she notited that
Allan did not do this,• and she imitated
his Macinple, e. •
After the. weilding•dinner was over,
and they foundthemselvee quite alone,
Allan e reseed over to the divan on
Whieh his little bride sae, and seated
himself beside her.
"You Shall never regret Marrying
Me, dear," ber said, clasping his' arms
fondlyaround her -slender Waist. "We
will show tny• unele• that'we eau get
along famously without his gold,
There Is nothing like having a•litile
wife dependent upon a man to sharpen
his energies and to make him. flab!.
"ticatai". laughed Allan., . .
- Arittgral
• he.has left the oily. You wilt never
' look Upon his face again. Learn to
forget him.- •
• "I Will tell you the errand 'which
- takes him away -he is to be married •
tomorrow night to a, wealthy heiress
whom.he loves; the wedding will take
• nee if a -Drexel Villa n t e range
IVIountairis."
Witlueut another word she turned,
.and still heattily gilded from
the room, leaving Coralle stunned,
speeehless, horrified. One instant
• more and she lay with a stark, white
' face buried in the lilies of the.velvet
carpet. The pulse -of life had momen-
tarily stopped.
Oh, the pity of it, thin God 'did not
let poor Coralie die, then end there.
She was AO young, and life held for
• her the bitterest, woe that over dark-
ened a young girl's life -that life
whieh was to have such it thrilling
• sequel.
The bright stars and the soft, ptty-
Mg Moonbeam's wore stealing into the
room ere Coralle recovered from her
death -like SWOOft.
Por ta MOW, the terrible*
4
•
CHAPTER V.
Those vil.o whrossed that awful.
scene never f:r,lot it while their lives
lasted. •
There" was horror too great for
wor ls on the faoAs of the Invert" v.,vg
bride and pale, handsome bildegnoom
standing beneath the floral bell, as the
stratiger forted her waY
among the amazed guests, crying out
piteously; •
"Stop, goof ministert stop' for the
love of licaveni This nuariage must
not go On. / forbid iti" s ,
In an heetent the greatest confusion
prevailed. Every one pressed forward
cericetsly, eager to teteh it glimpse of
the lovely young girl, . with a face
white as death, who had interrupted
the wedding ceremony.
The stocked and amazed minister
was the first to regain anything Eke
eomposure.
He turned. his fate full of wonder
arid Oneeterhetion to Coralie, and
eoletivaly althea; ,
"Met yon „to Ray vow this.
11.1144.;i .
-ton is my wife, she•shell suffer for thie
• mortifying hoer. Ily iteaven, will
bend her haughty pride; she will
learn that it was gold I married her
for -not for love, and she shall know
that my mill is law; let her defy me if
she dare! 1 am not Allan -to give way
to a woman's whims and \taprices. she.
will soon learn.that, curses on the lit.
tle fool!" •
Believing himself quite alone, hie
hoarse voice had grown louder and
'louder as he ground out the words, in-
tersporsing them 'with a fierce impre-
cation at every breath.
The. conservatory Was 80 dint, and
he made so Mueli noise tramping3up
and' hewn that he did not hear A door
open near at hand; and the tall,
flowering shrube eornpletely toncetileh
the slide graceful figure thateglided to-
ward him-pairsing SO near him that
she could have put aside the green
branches and touched him with her
white hand.'
It -was Irene. '%Votnanlike, on the in-
stant she had tent her lover away she
repented it, and on the impulse Of the
• giotatint, emeletal leveed
Oliii4.121111itei''elis ;
•xo all young girls their love IC their
very life; how Coralie shrunk froth
tire dark future in which she tvirs to
see Allan DrexeIno more,
With the most piteous cry that ever
broke from human lips Coralie flung
herself down • in the long, green grass
praying that Ileaveriatothd bit et die:
The swaying branches of tho trees
aboveher, the splashing of the rain
drops on the green leaves seemed to
whisper brokenly the terrible truth. --
she was not Allan Dreeers wife.
.A. sensation of burning shame dyed'
her fair,,dimpled faee.
How was She in all her fair, girlish
innocence to know that men dared
make it farce of anything so 'sacred as.
a marriage ceremony?
• "Let me ti-' to kealize it," Alm
bed. "Let me say the words over agaihi
to notself;-that I May understand thorn.
It was a Mock marriage, and he meant
to deceive me believing it was a
true one, and while 1 trusted.bim, he
was paying Coat *0 the haught$ belle
whom he wee one.deyeto wed.'
She remetriberea how ' Allan had
• cleaved her in his arms, murmuring
tender, loving words to her, ' aiilng
her over and over again hie pretty
little It -h. ani all' ilte time he knew
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