The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-05-07

carried to the grave, whittier his
wife had preceded lrimstwo years
previously. This is the brother OF
whom so frequently spoke to YOU"
ssIf j had onlyknown differently,
sooner. AS. Won never called any
name. Ioliiy Thought of Webster
4 as being your brothers name"
4 eff YOU had not been deceived
you would have told my sister OF
your love"
4 @ArlRantlm
i ''Yaur brother is right"
at is too late, now, heSinald,
and it is Tor the best; for ] never
could have hoped to have lived d
long life; as it is, / die happy; a
happiness which will take none
from Blanche"
Reginald's eyes flashed angrily,
but Amanda laid her hand on his
as he sat near her couch, and the
lurid light was supplanted by a
loving smile.
Il could not worry the happy
child by informing her of the rea-
son of my refusing to beher brides
maid. j thought that j would be
dead before that timer
Reginald, at her request, remain
ed with the mourning family all
night, and just as day was dawn
ing, she sank to sleep in his arms,
and none suspected his passionate
grief as he kissed those cold lips
Blanche looked in vain for him
for two evenings. She saw him at
the funeral, hut he avoided her.
The next evening was the one pre-
.ceding her wedding day, and as
she sat Wondering at Reginald's
absence, he entered the drawing
room. She rushed to greet him
lovingly, hut he repulsel her, and
iii a stern voice commanded her to
take a seat. Standing before her,
he said:
4 blanche Levismsre, YOU lied to
me, and broke your cousin Anan-
da's heart. Nou knew that she
could not marry her brother"
~ never said she could" sobbed
/ Blanche. II said she adored our
cousin"
4 IA prevarication is as bad as o
downright falsehood, and both are
as hateful to me as the utterer.'
Clinging to his arm, she asked,
sobbingly:
.'sIou will not break my heart,
or disgrace me. Ivy refusing to full
fill your promise, Tomorrow
'tDid you eSince any compuhc-
ton about the breaking of your
cousins heart, Or of wPecking my
lifeg Entertain 10 tears that / will
break a promise, even if it has
been made to so false thing as
you. / will accompany YOU to the
church, remain through the cere-
mony, at it's conclusion and at. the
foot Of the altar, we separate, and
forever. Iou will owa my name
4 your husband will he the same as
dead, for Won have placed an abyss
\ deeper than the grave, bctweenlus.
Do goa accept these terms?"
She acquiesced with an inelina-
tory motion of the pretty head.
"You willobliseme, by removing
your hands from my arm"
Without another word, he left
her to bear the harvest that she
had reaped from '.Oniy Fib.n
Her mother, after hearing her
confession, consolingly said:
"Blanche, dear, he has already
more than half forgiven you, by
corsenting to the marriage. Let
him so off, it will be the best thing
, for both, because it will the sooner
; make him forget the dead aud re,
turn to his beautiful bride, whom
he will entirely forgive, knowing
that her great love occasioned the
. little fib.n
Mrs. Levismore knew not the
man.
{ The next day, as the carriage
/. was vending its way to the church,
Reginald said to Blanche:
II leavetliis city, tonight, ION the
! Europa never to return" He
: nerer addressed another word tG
her until so compelled in the mar
, riage ceremony, when the priest
: concluded with:
II pronounce y0u man and wife.
: in thename of the Father, and Of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
} Amem.p Reginald, without a,wortl
} or look, turned from the altar and
walked ont of the church and left
the city. The jinsensible bride was
D carried to the carriage.
The next mornings papers an
: nonnced that the firm of Webster
IL ReNnold was dissolved by mutual
: consent, and a new one formed gun.
der the name of Webster q Dugue.
t The church scene was written up
by ubiquitous reporters.
Years rolled away until they
: numbered TWELVE, when the daily
| journals informed the reading pub
T lie of a terrible railroad disaster in
Scotland. Oneof the dead victims
1 twas Reginald Reynold. His iden-
THY was proved beyond a doubt.
from papers and l0cket found on
/, the corpse. The locket contained
/, a picture Of a Young lady, and these
engraved words: