Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-09
VOL. 7O.-35S2. NO. "a.

dent. She must be dead or at le,st dvi,,.
otherwise she would come
People are on their feet now. Tboy to,i,
at the door Some one is coming. n Z oni,,
a iootman, but be wears Miss Hermann
livery.
Tie advances TO the bridegroom and hands
him little note. lie tears IL open. This il
what he reads, as the eyes Of the great throng
turn upon himi
Poor fool do you forget that there is no
demon like o woman scomed When Won
llted me long ago You turned my love 10
nate When you courted me again because
was an heiress you made me burn for re-
venge. know You love me now, and know
you are @ proud man. ] am sure you will
suiler very much, for I shall not meet you at
the church, or ever again, hope. I leave
to-day for the Continent"
Maud had written TINS sitting in her room.
in the brides dress she had allowed her maid
t9 dress her in. that there might be no suspi-
clon OF her plot. and she had called her foot
man and sent him 10 the church with this
note in its white envelope. And now re.
yenge was satisfied. She had punished him.
She was triumphant; she had avenged the
wrong done 10 the other self who loved
him SO.
She stood at the window looking down the
street. watching the footman as he hurriea
away. when suddenly dusty tramp with
kcrchiei over her head, stepped out int, the
middle OF the street, aud began TO sing an old
tune Maud knew well. m Old love song that
She had never heard before
siroye 70 tear thee from my iaaf,.
iin on1it was nVaIus
Tho 'pcn was over on my iifs
And lra isirr again
on thye ranged m countries strange.
Aud vowel no more 70 meet
Bot power vas ln tiiy parting glance
To bring 90 thy FEET.
We cannot 800 ari.ust loves win
wh.n he ins bound "a. fast,
fou,ra ih- Thought hat 900 thoe uroue
Aud to mrc own Al LAST
Maud listened; the tears stood in her
eyes. suddenly her heart softcned. What
years he'd not done, this song had accom-
plishcd in % few moments. She was n Girl
again. She loved Paul Redlaw once more.
All this fendish longing for revenge was
gone. Ncs, she loved him, she would be his
wife She could oyeriake the messenger
yet. Her carriage stood at the door. She
rushed down stairs and hurried into it.
Drive for your life" she whispered 20
the eoachman. "Overtake Thomas he has
a note that | must have back"
The coachman obcyed. He drove her a.
bride was ncver driven yet. But the foot
mans feet had crossed the threshold of the
church ere they ueared it,
She stepped from the carriage as bride
had seldom stepped, unattended She had
forgotten those who were to be with her
she thought only OF him-of her lover. The
crowd did not turn at her entrance. II had
massed itself in the aisles and stood on the
pew cushions.
Let me pass. let me pass" she pleaded.
What is it-what has happened 2''
Theu some one said 1.-THE bride" and
they all looked that way; but instead Of
making room they tried to bar her advance.
and then somehow the clergyman had made
his way 10 her and took her 10y the arm and
the voice Of an hysterical woman rent the
air.
The doctor says he is dead"
Maud knew no more.
There is an odd, half-crazed woman wan
dering from place to place with maid and
courier They call her old Miss Herman,
and tell how the bridegroom died in church
ON his wedding morning, but they do not
know all. No one ever guessed the contents
OF that little note that was swept away next
day when the church was swept, or guessed
why Paul Redlaw died