Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

man, whom they had not known long
but who seemed to be very well off
Ny description of my friend Tailed ex
actly with Susan's Of the bridegroom
but the coincidence might be merel,
accidental.
Had Miss Maidmont . photograph
Of her lover?" asked.
She had in her own room, it seemed
Susan couldn't get it now without sus
picion; but she promised TO secure it.
and bring it with her if l would NEE,
her at o'clock at the corner Of the
street.
was punctual to my tryst; and al
3, Susan made her appearance with q
morocco case containing an excellent
likeness Of my friend, Charles Thrap.
stow, massive pin with topaz in it, and
all.
Now what was to be done? Should
l go TO Mrs. Maidmont, and tell her
now she was deceived in her daughter q
lover That would have been the way
best adapted to spare the feelings OF
theMaidmonts; but would it bring back
the five thousand pounds3 l thought
not
Miss Maidmont," l soliloquized,
"will find some way 10 warn her lover,
Even robbing bank may not embitter
a girl against her Aeetheart, and no
doubt she's over head and ears in love
with Charlie No; determined on a
different plan.
l rose early next morning, dressed
myself with care, put on pair Of pale
primrose gloves, donned my newest
beaver, and took cab to St. Spike.
nard's, Noting Hill.
The bells were jangling merrily as
l alglted at the church. door q small
crowd had already gathered on the
pavement. drawn togather by that
keen foresight Of coming excitement
characteristic of the human species.
Friend of the bridegroom" ] whis-
pered TO the verger, and I was forth.
with shown into the vestry. The
clergyman was there already, and
shook hands with me in q vague kind
of way.
Not the bridegroom he said in a
mild interrogative manner. Itold him
that was only one of his friends, and
we stool looking at each other in q
comat"se kind of a way, till little
at the vestry door broke the
spell. ''Herc he comes |" whispered
some one and the next moment there
in the vestry, looking pale
and agitated, but very handsome, Mr..
Charles Thrapstow.
l had caught him by the arm and
led hm into corner, before he recog.
nized who 1 was. When ne saw me, l
thought he would have tainted. Don't
betray me" he whispered.
held out my hand with significant
gesture.
live thousand l whispered in his
car.
II ou shall have it in five minutes"
our minutes are long ones Mas
ter Charles" | said.
With trembling fingers, he took out
a pocket book and handed me q roll of
notes.
Il meant it for you, Tom," he said.
Perhaps he did, but we know the fate
Of good intentions.
II didn't take me long to count over
those notes; there were exactly five
thousand pounds.
Now said l, master Charlie,
take yourself off,"
You promised" lie urged, "no: to
Detray me"
NO more l will, if you co.
shes got ten thousand Of her own"
le whispered.
"Be oil; or else
NO l won't, said Charlie. making
ip his mind with desperate effort
II not. I'll make a clean breast Of
t."
AT that moment there was a bit of
4 STIR, and general call for the BRIDE
groom. The bride had just arrived,
people said. lie pushed his way out
10 The carriage, and whispered a few
sords to Isabel, who fell back in a
aiut- lhere was a great fuss and
lustle, and then some one came and
'aid that there was an informality in
aie license, and that the wedding
ouidnt come off that day.
didn't wait to see ANYTHING further.
'ut posted OFT To the bank, and there
llst as the Board were assembling. /
'uppose some of the Directors had got
vind of Thrapstow's failure, for the
lrst thing ! heard when l got into the
'oard-room was old Venables grum-
Wing out: ''How about those Damascus
'onus, Mr.. Manager l rode rough
'hod over Venables, and tyrannized
considerably over the Board in general
tat day, but l couldn't help thinking
low close thing il was, and how very
lear shlpwreck had been.
As for Tnrapstow, presently heard
hat after all lie had arranged with his
redltors aud made it up with Miss
1aldmont. He had q tongue that
'ould wind around anything, if you
'nly gave him time. and l wasn't much
urpr'sed at hearing that his wedding.
lay was fixed. He hasn't sent me an
and don't suppose he will,
nd l certainly shall not thrust INV.
elf forward a second time a. an un.
uvited guest.