The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-09-05
gagged. An old lady, prominent In

married!
Yes
''Do You know anything Of the mans
family
Nothing"
'Do you know anything about himpN
Nothing, only that | love him"
My child, | am afraid that you are
too Young to take so great a risk. There
are several young men in this neighbor-
hood, either of whom would make you
a good husband"
II have never been searching for a
husband. was never very keen to
get married.
Il know that, and therefore l am the
more nstonished to sou that jUu afe
about ~to-to-must say it?'
You may say what you choose
"Well, | am astonished to see that
you are about to throw yourself
away
"Ill attend to that
II hope so, my child | do earnestly
hope so. You think that this man,
who calls himself Sumner, is a Lord,
do you not p
YES
He is not, my child. He is q pre-
TENDER
IAN right. would marry him if |
knew that he was a thief
"And ever that may be proved,
Rose
well, when it is proved, | will 60
to jail with him.
ooh, how obstinate you are
And oh, how intcrmeddling you
are"
"Oh. its no business of mine, l as
sure you. OF course you may marry
whom you choose. shall say no
more
Thank you
mot at all. Good evening, miss
CHAPTER V.
Aday for the wedding was appointed.
The Judge, still blind, had not ceased
to congratulate himself. The wedding
was to take place Thursday. Wednes-
day afternoon three detectives, who
were looking for q runaway bank
cashier, arrived in town. One of them
saw Lord Sumner and declared that he
was the man.
He is the most consummate scoun,
drel in the country" said one of the
officers. addressing the hotel clerk.
I'VE have followed him Il long dis
stance
Amt you afraid he'll give You the
slip this time p
mo, We are keeping a close watch
of the house. We are going to wait
until the ceremony is about to be per-
formed and then we'll rush in and nab
him.
at will almost kill the girl
II guess not. When she learns what
an escape she has made. she will have
cause to rejoice
THE old nan will be furious
Il wouldn't be surprised, but hC
ought to have better sense than to as
sist his daughter in throwing herself
awav.'
"IIush. Here comes the Judge
Il have come down. said the old
man, addressing the hotel clerk, "to
invite everybody to attend the marriage
of my daughter. | don't know you,
but will you not come, sir?' he added,
turning to the detective.
"Oh, yes, III be there.'
Eyes, come up.
you have made extensive prepare
tons, | understand" said the clerk.
II have spared no expense, sir. Rose
is my only daughter, you know, and |
must give her a grand wedding
at will no doubt be 4 pleasant
affair." said the detective, slyly wink
iny at the clerk.
''Oh, yes, | think 50. What is your
Nance
smith, replied the detective.
''Glad to meet you, Mr.. Smith. |
have often heard of you,' the Judge
good humoredly added. II shall eX-
pect you tomorrow evening. Where
do ynu live, STRIP
New York;
"Ah! OF course you'll not see as fine
a wedding as you've doubtless seen in
the great city, but after all wen see
that you enjoy yourself. Well, must
60 around, now. My prospective SON
in-law did not want cards to be issued,
so an going to surprise him. I'll
show him how we scare up crowds in
this country
Hes an old fool" said the detective
when the Judge had gone.
Hasn't got an ounce of sense the
clerk replied.
The parlor of the Judges house was
extensively decorated. A large crowd
had assembled. The Judge was happy.
Sumner and Rose made their appear
ance.
Now is your time" whispered the
clerk.
YES replied the detective, 'but
neither he nor his brother officer
moved. The ceremony vas performed;
then Lord Sumner, after shaking hands
with the detectives said to his wife;
LET me introduce my friends the
Marquis Of Halford. the Earl of Tuition
and Lord Gausct.N
The four men joined each other in u
hearty laugh. The crowd was aston
ished. Sumner, aware of the suspicion
with which he was regarded, had writ
ten TO his distinguished friends, who
were in New York, explaining his po-
sition and requesting them to come in
the guiSe Of detectives.
Lord Sumner is devoted to his wife.
Rose, a recent letter declared, is
charmed with her Dcvonshire home.
The supplemented old Judge, though
no longer Il snob, isproud Of his son-in,
law ArkuRSaW IrQceler.
A Woman's Won't.