The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-23
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CHAPTER XXNX-CONTINuED.
| IatcadbfstilG easy gsycg nsturSi tt
blimSclf, and PROPER to the Occasion, he dc
livCred q few fAltCring words Of affection
fdr tho bride 3 then suddenly stopped, ant
after pause Aid, "But some yOungc
man .mustg fofctell her the bright cArCC
she deserves. lam unfit. We don't know
what IN hour may bring FORTH" Will
this lie sank into his chair,
An uneasy grin, and then q gloom, lel
ION TIC bright company ii these stfang'
words, and all looked at one another un
comfortably. +a ''.
But this situation was Unexpectedly re-
IicYel. The young Cllrate rose, and said
II accept the honor Doctor AmDoyne Il
generous enough to transfer To the young
or gentlemen Of the party-acccpt 1t will
Starting from this cxorllum he pro
nOunccd, with easy yOlubiltty, charming
panegyrfc on the bride, congratulated hcl
friends, and then congratulated himself
on icing the Instrument To unite her In
holy wedlOOk with . gentleman. worthy
Of her affection. Then, assuming for ont
moment tic plstOb he pronounced Il
blessing on the plir, and sat down, casting
glanCGS all round out Of pair of singtl
lnrly restless eyes!
Tue loud applause that followed letN
him in no doubt us " the favorable ettcCt
he had produced. Coventry, in particular
looked most cXprcSsively grateful.
Tho backgrounds health followed, and
Coventry returned thanks In II speech *
neat anil well delivered, lll4t Grace fell
proud Of lis pcrlDrmance,r
ThCntlle carriage and four cal6b round
and Coventry gave Grace an implOriDg
glance on Which she acted ut once, being
herself anxious u escape from 80 mIlCl
publicity. She made her CurtsieS and ~
Tired, TO put on, her,trayeliHg dress. NJ { !
y Thm Doctor AlnlOyie cursed his owl
INDIGESTION, but still could not make up hh
mind, except to tell Rally and mike hin
tho judge what course was the best.
The gayely, never very iOistqons, be
gan 10 flag altogether, when suddenly /
noise was heard outside, and one or twt
young people, who dnrted unCeremoniOllS
" to the window, were rewarded by thu
sight Of man ind a womhn struggling
aud ,guarrelling Mt the gatc.., The dls
tlffbance AfnScth us: Gael DGncG lobkth
out, OF GrloG Binlgg, s4% thgilip tptlE
coming and frah toSget Gtacea lief lettest
CT any before she went. ,.,. ,.s
The postman, knowing her well, gave
her the one letter there was.
.. Ehlly, returning from the inn where III
had stopped one WnluCky minute TO drain
Il glass, saw this, and run after JAcl and
caught her just inside the quito. ~
"Ihat Is for NC" said he, rIdely.
"Nay, it's for thy bctters, young man
It's Tor Miss Grace Garden" 9
*sl,Q Is alF9 GOYFp.FSg n9T $50 - give y y
"I'll take her orders first" :,
On this IIally grabbed at Il and caught
Jael's right hand, which closed directly
on the letter like vice.
Are these your 1nanners! said she
"Give over now" n
AIItcll yo1,ItWillIiaveit," sAid lie. ficrcE
", furhe had CabgbbNaght Of the hand
writing. l.4D 70
lie seized her Iland and applied Ills
knucklCs TO the back, Of il with all hIs
force. That hurt her, and she gave q cry
and twisted away from him md drew
back; then, putting her lett hand tohiF
breast, she gayc great yawn, and then a
forward rush will her mighty loils, .anlp
contcmptu0IlS shove with her amazing
lefl arm, that would hive pushed dOYr
some brick walls, and the weight and
strength so suddenly applied sent LallJ
flying Ikea feather. Ills head strnckthi
stons9 gd@.ppsb md If mces'Ea hH
.tacl did not know how completely sIlt
had conquered lin, and she run II
with tifnc6 has red AZ fire, and took tho
letter up To Grace, and was telling her, all
in a heat, about the -InsOlcncc Of her new
husbands Irish servant, when suddenly
aIc half RICO ni5c9 III handwritjngS a4d
stood staring 1t Il, and begun to tromble
,"Why, whit Is the nlAttcr| said Grace
.!EOh, nothing, lnisR. m foolish. The
writing sccmst me like aWriting We shall
never sec again." And she stO0l and
trcmbIcd still more, for the handwriting
struck her more and more.
Grace mn 70 her, and, II the ycTy, tlpl
gla1ec, Al tered d shrie& Al - Moon
She ,cSns ID III from JNGls t4re ! pp.aIs 4 i
the signature, and sunk into u Chair, hall
Gainting, with the letter pressed cOnvuI
sivclY u her hrGlst. ~ .It.I-, S.l
IaSl, SrGmbIiGE, lbut IcomIaratitclS bSlI,
possessed, ran To the dO0r directly ami
locked II.
any tlaflinglFniy .larlingllle sis T,lIyt
Tie dear words, they swim belorE 'niS
eyes. Read! read /! tell nc wIlat he says
Why has llO abandoned mBY He has mo-
abandoned me. Oh, Col! what have
done Z what have done u ,,~,7 ,,,v
iScf6f6 flint ilGttcf WIS Raif fcdd, d
rather sObbCd, out To her, Grace tore Of
all her bridal ornaments, and trumpet
them ,gnleEh her feet, ind moanGl, twisted
an1 wrahGl, asiH her body Wtls tbeml
tortured rs well rs her heart; for lICnr,
was true AZ ever, anil 'sll6 had married ,
villain. .,.I,u.
She took the letter from Jacl, ind dc
vourcd every word; though shC wa!
ErOaning and sObbing with the wlllcs
agony al the time. -.
New YoRK, July 18Th,
"AIY OWN DEAREST GRACE: l write sol
these few lines in wOpder, and pain, | hnvt
sent you, ut lcast fiAGcn letters, and II
most 0r them IhAvc begged 'yOn'tO writ
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