The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-24

Innocent INN cent q sis 70 ay against my
"rhey aAhst 1ch viii not repeat /"
answered 0S&41 nmont. II will not
pollute the eanE6f tie woman love, upon
tins day above all other days. by repeating
the infamous words which l heard the night
you We're injured and which were reiterated
las. night. There is no time to be lost. II
wants only ten minutes to the half hour.
!. My reason for anticipating the appointed
time is this: thereis little. doubt these pec-
rte-these secret enemies of Maud-will try
to be present at the ceremony; nay perhaps.
will even he more daring end attempt some
indirect insult toward the bride as she enters
or leaves the church. I would prevent
this"
''And it shall be preventedw cried Mr.
Ovington, energetically. ''You are noble
fellow, Granby. and Heaven grant YOU may
be rewarded for Your goodness!' Come.
Maud, these people shall not enjoy the infa-
nous triumph of making You unhappy upon
Your wedding day. I will take your car
rage, CRANKY, and you can follow immedi-
a.ely. We shall reach the chur h in five
minutes"
'You will find all ready" said the Gen.
eral II have seen and spoken to the
clergyman. and all is arranged"
At twenty-five minutes before eleven. Mr..
Ovlngton and his daughter ascended the
steps of the church. The General had taken
hanson cab and had arrived before them.
The clergyman was waiting to perform the
ceremony. The brides father and the sex.
ton We're the Only witnesses of this strange.
Lrrlie wedding.
The day was dark and gloomy, and there
seemed something on4;nous of evil to come
IA tins hurried cercmony.- Out of place in
The almost empty church appeared the
brides magnificent costume
Il wanted i've minutes to eleven when tho
service was completed and the General gave
MS arm to the bride to conduct her to the
carnage in waiting. As they lett the church,
the eluipages OF the guests who were to
have assisted at the wedding began to ar
rive, and elegantly-dressed women and aris-
aIghted before the steps of the
sacred edifce. 1t was Mr.. Ovington's task
70 explain to these guests that there had |
been mistake i'll the hour for the ceremony. |
AS the bride and groom descended tho |
steps, Mr.. James Dalton met them. He |
bowed low as he approached the bride and |
stood aside, hat in hand, while shs passed |
him.
''Let me be the first to offer my congratu-
latlons to Mrs. CRANKY DumonI,". he said,
.'And let me be the second" said the
voice OF one Of the persons in the front row
ot the crowd which had already assembled
about tbe steps Of the chprch.
the person who spoke was q woman
:ressed in the deepest mourning that can be
worn In memory Of a very near relation.
The bride turned at the sound of this voice
md looked scrutinizingly at the person who
aad spoken, but the woman's face was COM
oletely concealed by double veil Of black
rape.
The guests re-entered their carriages and
ollowed the equipage of the bride and bride
,room to Mr.. Ovington's mansion. A mag
!iiicent wedding breakfast awaited them in
he large dining-roonl, but the party was
mail. and the long table looked dreary in
IS splendor under the cold light of the De-
;ember day.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon,
Yrs. Dumont assembled to her own apart
nents to change her brilliant bridal costume
or one more subdued. Soon after the
,uests left.
The newly-married couple were to spend
heir honeymoon with the father of the
'rlde, at his urgent request, and were no. to
cave the city for some time.