The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-03
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wife VIII you love me-marry me?'
Slowly she raised her eyes to his, rose
from her chair. stepped quickly to his
side, and said in a voice not excited, but
full of a calm assurance of perfect trust:
Give you my love cannot-it has
been yours for-lo! these many weeks.
Marry you-yes, tomorrow, II you
should say sc"
Instantly he had imprinted fervent
kiss upon her forehead, and held hen
face in his hands an instant. and said:
Tomorrow, if / say so? Be it Sc
them say it. And your friends, Aline
and Reginald-are you in their secrets?''
Eyes; but Reginald cannot marry
without his fathers consent, on pain OF
being disinherited"
'.Oh, he'll get that quick enough. I'd
telegraph right away for it
major Chcnoweth-dear john,
you will let me write that telegram sc
as to surprise unc-I mean Colonel Rob
erts, I'll tell you a secret"
VERY well. Write away"
"But you will not be angry with me
for it, if | have practiced little deceit
provided you think that deception has
done you any good?"
why, how my little girl talks! OF
course l shall not get angry. But let
me see the telegram"
"COL R. ROBERTS,-All right. Send you,
consent for Reginald to marry Aline, and me
to marry Edith. A double wcdding-both gone.
CHENoWRTH."
"Ha. ha, hal that is very good, little
one. 1t viii surprise him. Now for
that secret"
'Wait till the answer comes, and ]
give it to Aline and her lover"
In a short time the following telegram
was handed in. directed to Major Jno.
Chenowith:
"wen doleI Reginald has my consent to
marry Aline, ans you can have Edith: Come
over here next day. ROBERTS.
"Now, John, my secret is this. have
made you believe that Aline was Regin-
AIDS cousin. She is the very young
lady unc-Celonel Roberts sent him here
to avoid. His real cousin knew of our
coming, and was willing"
"And / have aided the enemy instead
of my own sidep Good gracious! but
won't l catch it? However, it cannot
be helped. So, as we do not want any
great TODD, and Reginald has his faith
er's consent, which 1 have just given
him, we will marry tomorrow, and start
Immediately after the ceremony for the
colonel's house"
Reginald was as much astonished al
anyone at the turn affairs had taken;
and more so when he found that his
cousin insisted upon the major not be-
ing informed who she really was.
81 told him your real cousin knew of
this and helped us to Gomez
"Well, you're trump at playing;
but how in the mischief YOU are going
TO get out of this, l can't see."
"Wait, and you will,'' was all the
answer she gave.
The marriages took place as arrang-
ed, and at dark the next day the two
couples were standing ready to step from
the train to the platform. AS they
reached the ground, a fine looking old
gentleman came up, and said:
"Why, old fellow, how are you? And
this is my old college chum, who could
not be outwitted by a woman so as to be
grappled into marriage-eh? And
Aline, my love, you and Reginald have
care you not going to allow me to
present my wife, old friend?"
Certainly; l was just going up to
speak to her.
"But this is Mrs. Chenoweth-
wife,
"Your wife? A good joke-up to
your old tricks-eh?"
"Why, yes, sir, my wife. Why not?'
"This, my niece, your wife? l
thought -that-Reginald, who in the
devil-well-I- explain yourselves !"
said the colonel, his face turning pale.
Edith burst into tears, and Myrtle, as
she was known to Reginald's father,
looked imploringly into first her hus-
bands and then into Aline's face, and
Edith-or Aline proper-said:
"Oh, father-dearest John, forgive
me: 1t was all a plot and counterpart.
Only love won"
And then she explained it all, while
the elder Reginald first swore and then
apologised and laughed
"And, my darling husband, I did not
tell you l was the real cousin, because /
wanted uncle to see that you, his trust
ed friend, did not plot against him.
Reginald's father acknowledged him.
self beaten, and gave in with good
grace; especially, as he said. his consent
was given willingly for Reginald to
marry Aline, which he did