The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-10

Half crown and few Establishments,
which, under the circumstances, think
even my worthy spouse would have con-
doned, put me in possession of the facts.
Miss Maidmont was really going to be
married tomorrow morning at st Spiken-
ards Church to Mr. Charles Tempest a
very good-looking young man, whom they
had not known long, but who seems to be
very well off. My description of my friend
tailed exactly with susan's of the bride
groom but the coincidence might be mere
ly incidental.
Had Miss Maidmont photograph of her
lover?p asked.
She had, in her own room, it seemed.
Susan couldn't get at it now without sus-
picion; but she promised to secure it and
bring it with her if l would meet her at
nine o'clock at the corner Of the street.
was punctual to my trust and at nine
Susan made her appearance with morocco
case containing an excellent likeness of my
friend, Charles Thrapstow, massive pin with
topaz in it, and all.
Now what was to be done? Should 60
to Mrs. Maidmont and tell her how she was
deceived in her daughters loverP That
would have been the way best adapted to
spare the feelings of the Maidmonts; but
would it bring back the five thousand
pounds I thought not.
Miss Maidmont," l soliloquised, twill
find some way to warn her lover. Even
robbing bank may not embitter a girl
against her sweetheart, and no doubt she is
over head and ears in love with Charlie"
No; l determined on different plan.
/ rose early next morning, dressed myself
with care, put on pair of pale primrose
gloves, donned, my newest beaver and took
a cab to st. Spikenard's Noting Hall.
The bells were jangling merrily as l
alighted at the church-door a small crowd
had already gathered on the pavement,
drawn together by the keen foresight of
coming excitement Characteristic of the
human species. Friend of the bride
groom" whispered to the verger, and
was forthwith shown into the vestry. The
clergyman was there already, and shook
hands with me in vague kind of man.
ner.
"Not the bridegroom ?" he said in mild
interogating manner. told him that was
only one of his friends, and we stood look
ing at each other in a comatose kind of q
way, till a little confusion at the vestry
door broke the spell. "Here he comes ~
whispered some one and the next moment
there appeared in the vestry, looking pale
and agitated, but very handsome, Mr..
Charles Thrapstow.
had caught him by the arm and led
him into corner, before he recognized
who was. When he saw me thought
he would have tainted. "Don't betray
me-" he whispered.
held out my hand with a significant
gesture.
"Five thousand" whispered in his ear.
: "You shall have it in ten minutes"
"Your minutes are long ones, Master
r Charles" said.
With trembling fingers he took out
pocket-book, and handed me a roll of notes.
81 meant it for You Tom," he said. Per-
haps he did, but we know the fate of good
intentions.
1t didn't take me long to count over those
notes, there were exactly five thousand
} pounds.
, "Now," said 1, "Master Charles, take
/ yourself off p
You promise" " he urged, ''not to betray
me-"
"No more WILL if you GO"
"She has got ten thousand of her own, Z"
, he whispered.
J "Be off or else"-
, "No won't said Charlie" making up
his mind with desperate effort "I'll
, make clean breast of it,
! At that moment there was bit of stir,
and general call for the bridegroom.
The bride had just arrived, people said.
, He bushed his way out to the carriage and
whispered word to Isabel, who fell back
in faint. There was great fuss and
hustle and then some one came and said
! that there was an informality in the license,
and that the wedding could not come off
that day
did not wait to see anything further,
but posted off to the bank, and got there
just as the board was assembling.
suppose some of the directors ha6 got
wind Of Thrapstow's failure, for the first
: thing heard when got into the board
. room was old Venable, grumbling out.
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