Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-03

Had Miss Maidmonl photograph Of her
lover Z" | asked
She had, in her own room, u seemed.
Susan couldn't get at II now without suspi.
cion but she promised to secure IL, and
bring il with her, il | would meet her at nine
O'Clock at the cornor OF the street.
was punotual TO my tryst; and, at nine,
| Susan made her appearance with a morocco
case containing an excellent likeness Of my
| friend Charles ThrapstOw massive pin with
topaz in IL, and all.
Now what was to be done2 Should go
| TO Mrs. Maidmont and tell her how she was
deceived in her daughters lover2 That
would have been the way best adapted TO
| spare the feelings Of the Madmonts but
would it bring back the FIVE thousand pounds 2
| thought not.
Miss Maidmont," l soliloquized, twill
| find some way TO warn her lover. Even rob
bing bank may not embitter girl against
her sweetheart aud no doubt she's over head
and ears in love with Charlie" Mo- de.
termined on different plan.
rose early next morning, dressed myself
with care, put on pair OF pale primrose
gloves, donned my newest beaver, and took
cab TO st. Spikenard's, Noting Hill.
The bells were janging merrily az alight-
ed at the church door q small crowd had al
ready gathered on the pavement, drawn to-
gether by that keen foresight OF coming ex
citement characteristic Of the human species.
Friend of the bridegroom" 1 whispered to
the verger and was forthwith shown into
the vestry. The clergyman wAs there al.
ready, and shook hands with me 10 vague
kind Of way.
Not the bridegroom 2" he said in a mild,
interrogative manner. / told him that was
only one OF his friends and we stood look
ing at each other in a comatose kind Of way
till little confusion at the vestry door broke
the spell. Here he comes !" whispered
some one and next moment there appeared
in the vestry, looking pale and agitated, but
very handsome, Mr.. Charles Thrapstow.
had caught him by the arm and led him
into corner before he recognized who WAS.
When he saw mo, l thought he would have
tainted. Don't betray me" he whispered.
held out my hand with significant ges-
ture.
Five thousand, whispered in his ear.
''You shall have il in five minutes"
'Your minutes are long once, Master
Charlie, / said.
with trembling fingers, he took out
pocket-book and handed me roll of notes.
II meant it for you, Tom" he said. Per.
haps he did, but We know the fate of good
intentions.
~ Nihh Anho hp Abbk " NohhN ONNi Ahono
notes. there were exactly five thousand
pounds.
Nov, said l, Master Charlie, take your
self OF :"
You promised, he urged, mot to betrAy
me-"
No more will, il you go
shes got ten thousand OF her own, " he
whispered.
''Be OF, or else"
mo, l won't" said Charlie, making up
his mind with a desperate effort I'll not
I'll make a clean breast OF it.
At that moment there WAS a bit of stir,
and general call for the bridegroom. The
bride had just arrived, people said. He
pushed his way out to the carriage, and whis-
pered few words TO Isabel, who fell back in
faint. There WAS great fuss and hustle
and then some one came and said that there
was al informality in the license, aud that
the wedding couldn't come of that day.
didn't wait to see anything further, but
posted of to the bank, aud got there just AZ
the board were assembling suppose some
of the directors had got wind of Thrapstow's
failure, for the first thing heard when l got
into the board room WAS old Venables grum.
bling out, 'How about those Damascus
bonds Mr.. Manager rode rough shod
over old Venables and tyrannized considera-
bly, over the board in general that day but
couldn't help linking how close a thing it
was, and how very near shipwreck had
been.
As for Thrapstow, presently heard that,
after all, he had arranged with his creditors,
and made it up with Miss Maidmont. He
had tongue that would wind round any
thing, if You only gave him time and
wasn't much surprised at hearing that his
wedding day was fixed. He hasn't sent me
an invitation, and / don't suppose he will
and certainly shall not thrust myself for
ward second time as an uninvited guest.
-Epery Other Saturday.