Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-09-04

rzr1o1> 50 Quofh Eliza rclicf oi
JOSIAH Nims. the sexton. 70 her lodger.
Rev. julius Byron.
~Nhzt q bore.r cxclaimed this gen
ueman. when lueally haven't TIE tine
70 attend to anything but thess letters
I have an eFrznd which takes me
past Piper and Tipson = I cuuld hur
yos = new zachol. II you would .rusf
me- Cong 1mcnE al those fine peoplr
xf the wedding with your lock tied uu
wi7h bit Of string Eauldn't do 81 all.
sir"
-Thsnk rcn- EEs Minis: Ihare rrr=f
trust in Sonr Judgment. ard sliauld be
obligsd { yca would attend 10 tie ma :
tsr ior me and save m gong ito
As TIE door clozed after his l--si al :,
Rev. Julius Byron resumed lis w.ai 7
witt sigh Of relief As be sal lets NJ
his head On his disengaged Inn ! a
hand bezutifnl enough 10 alonr for ;slsisl-
mess IN al other features had nata :
willed him @ .n plain--JuI;ns byron
was N idcal picture OF stndenf-brown
efes Hith fzr-aEar. dreamT look hair
long uoc1gh 10 show tfsadrncv 70 wave
loosely back from the forehead, and =
pale. Gear complexion set OF By 3
Eolden-broTn velroteen coat. which he
Bore when IN his study Twentv-nine
years cid. undenizblF handsome. gifted
with winning maRners and shepherd OF
. fock most willia9 10 be guided, Julius
Dyron- as Il by = miracle, had escaped
being spe;fod and peffod into eizeminacr.
his sz1czuard lar perhsps IN . pair 0f
son eyes which had held him spell
bond for few rzptnrous weeks. and
the w;tchery Of which had lasted over
three years Of almost total separation.
Miriam Douglas. dispensing TEA ard
EinEcr-brrzd 70 q h0rfe o. charity
cbildren IN the park at M0urf Edge
coube. was one Of the urep5ost ana
cslnfIesf Of modern Hebes. in q muslin
dress n coiors mzfching forget-me-
noss and her eTes equally wei. and
with no<es at her waist and throat
hich stole their deiicafe tint from her
cheeks Miriam was seventeen that
1zr. and he tine muslin was her first
long tress, . mis- the Little lassie paid
far more attention than 70 the admiring
Ezzs Of tEo dreamy brown ewes After
tne feast there were offerings Of fsow-
e7< good wishes. and rather too many
kisses and embr1cus from the charity
chadrcn. and. among her other
trophies. Miriam Douglas carried away
TIE he<rf Of Rev Jnlsas Byron. Had
she Known this. L would have afecred
her se<s than the cons -iousness that the
kz<clzJ gir.s. her forraer piarmateS.
uerc ensiodslr admiriag the sr0Wn-up
wesnanish arrangement Of her bright
silkr hair
There were n few tennis parties and
i've o'ciock teas alter Il 5. during
winch Mr.. Byrsn unrshiupoi his dirin-
ny from a[ar. She seemed 4 lisfle in
ave q him and rarely spoke wifh him
more than I'VE minutes At a tine.
What = Delightful task & wuaid be 70
chase sway The tinidity from the soft.
faW1-iike eyes. an how pleasant 10
think that the sea-zben Pink stole tc
her ere Is from .oy az bis aprrosch,
f7te. however. cruelty intsrfered
with Ar. Byrun's dream Of axaSeBinz
loving canfdnnre ia lbc bosom Of this
bzzbigl maideu Of seventeen. In three
short weeks. before be had made rnv
pcrccptible beadFay. Miriam uss sum
mcned 10 the bed lie Of diving rsIa-
tive and julius Bynon was called 70 a
parish in eomnerc al town
Three isng years tiIis idti had been
ia the pzsf and through sll tkis tine TIE
nrrmory of Miriam Douglas excluded
any other love fron tie y0ung clerry-
mans heart. though many were The
g0ddesses wiling % be therein en-
shrined
He wondered AZ himself; she had
slipped completely out OF bis material
exlsse G.; he knew not where she WIS.
OF II she were dead, OF worse-married.
Sfil. with all this uncertainty. he could
not forget her. and voice within him
seemed to whisper that they would meet
aga n
The rapid skEmmiug Of his pen over
the white page vas STAYED for the sc--
ond tine By a heaTy fooisfeD n the door
outside and Mrs Minis. paaling an
crimson f-om the asccnt 0f the step
stars. exclaimed:
sfThcre. SIR you could not have sOsni
\ better OF cheaper sa hel rs.H-sri /
you lad searched the ioEn ? ~ e;sl 1 b
end Piper and 7 p~on sas - ei-
oath that Il i \ firSt-rats one. n ID tat
yon needn't fear exc laugi ing Eits Any
one ~ nj take. for they had oa'y Oa-
of the kind. This decided me = Ia q
q. for. being rather an abscnt-inin. ed
gentleman. yo- might easily pick up sne
wrong ta-"
Thank ron. 81 5. Minis. thank you:
each Tine that you do anyfh NJ for me
ron give me fresh casse 10 admire y0ur
clever arrangement and fOrsthought-" ="
In The wedding to take place on TIE
following day Mr. Byron felt 10 partic-
ular interest. The c0ntract parties were
almost strangers 70 h.m. as were also
the guests. with fhe exception of VII
Is Howard. = schoolmaSfer Of DAYS
gone by. and friend ever since Of the
young clergyman
Owing 20 the illness Of tho brides
mother. the ceremony was performed
a. home. II was pretty wedding. the
t.ri1e igracclal. sweet and pale as \ lily
IN her sheeny. heecy draPery; and
nmong the guests was the subsiued mcr-
rimsnt which prerails when the enter-
fainers cxhibit unreserTedlr = the signs of
ioy and sorrow- the smile and tear both
comipg from The heart.
After the ceremony Mr.. Byron par
took himself 70 = dressing-roOm TO fold
his sufpIice and replace i in the saehel
chosen br Mrs Minis While 81 en-
rneed 3 letter was handed him with the
word ..-Inmcd .afsIy" STriflen c0nspicu-
ou-ly on the envelope The contents
were IS follows
uanfoE "a Az Thursday, 1sfh--f Rev.
1uIIas HFcuu cuIIid md Il cou-cuicrt 10 o.
fciafe zf q rrirnlc buurlsD this alll moon a
Marrow HaIl. be unEId confer q prcar farcr
% he nudcrs-rned- Hr. Byron i &c .uEsicll
- par1Q1 rhe apparent brrgaerS q t1is no