The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-25
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Mora is getting little nervous, but dom
know that she intends to abscond or take the
veil, as I have thought of doing" she an
swered with O laugh.
Nora had slipped from the room q while be-
| fore. When we were left alone, did not dare
tell her what / overheard.
| 1 could not command myself sufficiently
and my supremest comfort during the walk
home was I am sure that I should know
| which she preferred in one week.
1 saw her once more for half an hour, but
don't think said anything rational at all to
her. The nearer the time approached the
more firmly did the idea take possession OF
to shield herself from the watchfulness of her
parents, and that she designed deceiving me
at the last moment.
/ never shall know how got through the
day before the marriage.
I felt like [ had been making an idiot OF
myself when obtained the license, bot took
the piece of paper from the clerk with the
conviction that l should never have any use
for it, and went home.
would not see any of my friends that even
When, next morning my servant knocked
at the door and told me the carriage was
waiting, ! fancied the end of my torture was
approaching.
was getting late, requested the man to drive
rapidly
We were on the high road, when heard
the sound of horses hoofs rapidly approach
ing and looked out.
ut is Mr.. Sacres' team, sir" said the
driver. laziiy.
At that moment trap dashed past me.
and Bob was in it, lashfng the horses like
fury, with woman at his side. The eight
ming" express train would pass the horses, a
mile distant, in fifteen minutes.
."Stop, stop" l cried, frantically, to my
driver. "Follow them, John. Follow, for
dear life and you shall be richly rewarded !"
Isn't it time you was goin' another way,
sir?' asked John, astonished
There Is no need to go another way: We
must overtake them" | shrieked frantically
My horses were turned, and we sped on the
dry, hard road as fast as their feet could car
ry them.
l was not at all surprised, but with the great
agony that took possession OF me came q
fierce thirst for revenge.
l would fell him to the earth at the station
with the first thing l could seize and would
at least take her hack home.
| closed my eyes with feeling as II l were
going mad, until the carriage halted. The
train had paused for one brief minute.
AS jumped out L saw man and woman
step from the platform to a carriage, and it
sped on and out of sight in q breath. There
was Bob's trap and horse, but no one had
In his usual style had left them to get back,
be destroyed or stolen as chance might de-
cree.
: stood for a moment like one in trance,
and at length returned to my own convey
ance.
gave the order for return to my own
home, but as we drove on more leisurely
concluded it might be my duty to present my
self to Mr.. Whitfield, and that [ might not be
the worst for some explanation and sympathy
from his wife and Miss Alice.
AS | drove up, several fellows met at the
gate.
SIS it you at last, Wood? Why on earth are
you so LATER
II shall be time enough, 1 daresay," l an
swered brOkenly
''Hist, man." some one whispered; s'here is
young John Whitfield. The bride has tainted,
under the Impression that something had hap
pened to you"
rushed into the house, and there was Nora
in her bridal robes, beautifully pale with anx-
iety as entered, and in another moment suf-
fused with blushesH'
GLOW is it?' l exclaimed. "Oh, Nora, |
have been 50 miserable under the conviction
that you were gomez
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father brought her here under the impression
that Bob was Ignorant Of her whereabouts,
and that he never would take the trouble to
follow her 50 perslstently. l have been in
up delusion that has given you even more
pain than it has done my dear mother, see.
But am scarcely sorry for you; you deserve
it for your unworthy suspicious of me-"
1 should most undoubtedly have taken her
to my heart then and there but for the crowd
that instantly gathered about US.
should have embraced Bob if he had been
there.
But he was not, and his absence, together
with that of Miss Harrison, was now discov-
cred and understood.
The anger of Mr.. and Mrs. Whitfield was
scarcely restrained by the gOOdly company
and the marriage of their daughter.
"Ihe impudent fellow, to take her in the
teeth of all opposition they exclaimed.
'Just when her father would have relieved us
of all responsibility in week or two!'
All, Bob, there was the secret Of the whole
matter, But no one has ever. had cause to
regret the runaway match, either.
Bob is still an exemplary citizen and neigh
Dor, and even his father-in-law and Mr. and
Mrs. Whitfield are thoroughly persuaded of
his amendment.
He has had many laugh over my revenge
full pursuit of him to the railway station.