Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

were descending the stairs, and said,
''Miss Isabel's young man IS exactly like
that"
Half a crown and few blandish-
ments, which, under other circum-
stances, think even my worthy spouse
would have condoned, put me in posses
sion of the facts.
Miss Maidmont was really going to be
married tomorrow morning at st. Spike
nard's Church to Mr.. Charles Tempest,
a very good looking young man, whom
they had not known long. but who
seemed to be very well off. My de-
scription of my friend tailed exactly
with Susan's of the bridegroom but
the coincidence might be merely acct
dental
''Had Miss Maidmont photograph of
her.lover ?" | asked.
She had, in her own room, it seemed.
Susan couldn't get at it now without
suspicion, but she promised to secure 1t
and bring it with her if | would meet
her at nine o'clock at the corner of the
street.
was punctual to my tryst and at
nine Susan made her appearance with a
morocco case containing an excellent
likeness of my friend, Charles Thraps-
tow, massive pin with topaz in it, and
all.
Now what was to be done? Should [
90 to Mrs. Maidmont and tell her how
she was deceived in her daughters low
err? That would have been the way best
adapted to spare the feelings of the
Maidmonts but would it bring back
the five thousand pounds? ! thought
not.
Miss Maidmont, soliloquised, will
find some way to warn her lover. Even
robbing bank may not embitter girl
against her sweetheart, and no doubt
she's over head and ears in love with
Charlie" No; | determined on differ
ent plan.
arose early next morning, dressed
myself with care, put on a pair of pale
primrose gloves, donned my newest bea-
yer, and took cab to st. Spikenard's,
Noting Hill.
The bells were jingling merrily as |
alighted at the church door a small
crowd had already gathered on the pave
ment, drawn together by the keen fore
sight of coming excitement characters
tic of the human species.
'sFriend of the bridegroom" | whis-
pered to the yerger, and / was forthwith
shown into the Vestry. The clergyman
was there already, and shook hands with
me in vague kind OF way.
mot the bridegroom 2" he said in a
mild interrogatiye manner. ...s......
| told him that was only one of his
friends, and we stood hooking at each
other ia a comatose kind of way, till q
little confusion at the Vestry door broke
the spell .....-.... +s- ,.-
..Here he comes J" whispered some
one and the next moment there. APP
peared in the Yestry, looking pale and
agitated, but very handsome, Dir. Charles
Thrapstow. .'sl.,.. ..t,..-...s ..-. ....... .5.
had caught him by the arm and led
him into a corner before he recognized
who / was. When he saw me / thought
he would have tainted. E-.... -,
Don't .betFay me, he whispered,
held out my hand with a significant
gesture. ...-.... .,.s.... --.....i. III:
give thousand, " I whispered in his
ear. .-.----.. .t.s. s.-55 -..r..- ss..r .z-
'sYou shall have it in five, minutes. ."
Charles, T." / said. ...n+./1@.+.-.. ..@.
With trembling fingers he took out a
pocket-book and handed me roll Of
notes. ....... III .-.-[-E .fE...- iii
Il meant it for you, Tom" he said.
Perhaps he did, but we know. the fate of
good Intentions. ...-.-.. .-.-s..
1t didn't take me long to count over
those notes; there We're exactly five thou
sand pounds. s.. .-....,---. .--..-s..'. *.
Nov. said / Master Charlie, take
yourself off. +" ....-.-..s. r.:
you promised he urged, not to
I,nf mo 7. b. -
No more / will, If you 60. y. :. +.
''She's got ten Thousand Of her own y
he whispered. -.<..
BE off or else. r.. -....... IL.
s'No | wont, said Charlie, mal2ingup
his mind with desperate effort. III
not. I'll make a clean breast of it.
At that moment there was a bit of a
stir, and q general cali for the bride
groom. The bride had just arrived,
people said. He pushed his way out to
the carriage and whispered q few words
to Isabel, who fell back in faint. There
was great fuss and hustle, and then
some one. come and said there was an in
formality in the license, and that the
wedding couldn't come off that day
| didn't wait to see ANYTHING further,
but posted off to the bank, and got there
Just as the board was assembling. l
suppose some of the directors had got
wind of Thrapstow's failure, for the first
thing I heard when l got into the board
room was old Venables gFambling out
elbow about those Damascus bonds,
Mr.. Manager % ...l
rode rough shod over old Nenables,
and tyrannized considerably over the
board in general that day, but couldn't
help thinking how close q thing it was,
and how very near shipwreck had
been. a|- s..-. -+
AS for Thrapstow, l presently heard
that, after all, he had arranged with his
creditors, and made IT up with Miss
Maidmont he had tongue that would
wind around anything, if you only gave
him time, and was not much surprised
at hearing that his wedding day was
fixed. He hasn't sent ne an. Invitation,
and / don't suppose he will, and Ger
tainly shall not thrust myself forwardsa
second time as an unlimited guest. .=