The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-10-30

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"Mr. Sands has left his hotel. They
thought he was to leave town by the
4:30 express. What Shall we do, Miss
Anabei?n
'Send to the depot was the order.
She flew to Franklin's side. She
clasped his hand. Dear friend" she
said, you have loved Inc truly for
SO long. You love me now, do you
not?'
Something forbade the loyal soil of
Franklin Monroe to say II love YOU"
to an atfianced bride. But his eloquent
eyes, his earnest face, gave assurance
to Anabel. He said: 81 am at your
command"
She put the letter into his hand. He
glanced over the passionate protesta-
tons, the plea for forgiveness, the
breaking of a heart at Anabel's feet,
to comprehend the one marked sem
tence that explain Why the announced
marriage was unlawful, impossible
why Eugene Sands had fed.
One more message. mo tidings
from the railway depot. Mr.. Sands
has not been seen there to-day. The
people are very impatient. Mrs. Cliff
ton sends to know what we shall say"
Say am coming said Anabel.
She closed the door. She was almost
fabulous in her brilliant beauty as, in
face of her mingled love and resolve,
she returned to Franklin. She tore
from the knot of orange blossoms that
had accompanied Franklin's gift. and
which was already clasped against the
bosom Of her bridal dress, one flower,
and fastened it in his vest.
Five O'Clock p. m.-Two hours late;
but at last the wedding march strikes
up. The bride is coming! The long
delay is rewarded by the vision. "Shc
looks like an angel they said.
One riveted gaze at the bride. and
then all eyes turned upon the BRIDE
groom. Already bridesmaids and
groomsmen had rallied from
the shock of surprise. The
throng of guests accepted their
establishment as best they might.
Anabcl's mother, pale and trembling,
glancing toward her darling when the
cortege entered, with its surprising
denOucment, murmured: "Thank
Hcayen.' The young brides lowell
ness subdued every body. Even the
children behaved discrcetly, beyond
all precedent, in extreme exigencv of
children's behavior. The whole house,
hold--the whole town, in fact-had
known of Monroe's devotion, and
there had been 10 lack of sympathetic
indignation when his right to be Ana
bells lover was usurped by an AFRO.
CANT stranger.
Six o'clock p. m.-tndcr the mar
rage bell of lilies and white roses, n
married woman, Anabcl Monroe, And
every one pushing up to kiss and con
graduate the bride. And the BRIDE
groom? He was equal to the occasion
a good deal to say Of a MAJ who. in
addition to the usual nervousness
ascribed to the masculine mood upon
such mn occasion. had known in the
rapid experience of 4 momentthe tran
sltion from despair to triumph.
Seven O'Clock P. MIN her travelling
dress. and in the carriage; the adieux
all made; the luck-propitiating shoe,
Mays pet embroidered slipper, to be
framed in agIass case eventually, flung
after the receding wheels into the high
way. The sound of the dance tread
and the music pours into the open air.
And from between half-barred blinds
of 4 window not far off an anxious.
gricf-drawn face follows with its guilty
eyes the carriage reccding in the ave.
nue's sunset-reddened dusk.
Eight O'Clock p. MA compartment
in a palace-car destined to stopat West
Point. Rooms bespoken by telegraph,
which at morning shall show the
superb outlook upon a wooded
path winding to the rivers edge, the
Filtration Path, freightcd
for Franklin Monroe with a memory
of first love-a first love buried. as he
thought, but awakened by fate at last
strangely, so dazzling, from the
sleeping, not dead, past.
In the car alone, a bride and bride.
groom.
cousin Franklin says the new.
made wife-"cousin' (she can not
drop at oncc the old-timc term), ''you
are sure, perfectly sure, are you not,
that you love mc"'