Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-24
and to hold. from this day forward.

and to hold. from this day forward.
for worse. for richer. for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love. cherish
and obey till death us do part" A.
she uttered the words that were craven
ON her pearl ring she gave IA low cry
and fell to- the floor. In IN instant all
was confusion. DIR. Cameron bore the
unconscious form to an inner room,
but with shaking hands and tear dim
med eyes he said the bride was a
corpse-poor Josephine was the bride
of death.
In his room at the hotel in far-off
Calcutta on the night OF the wedding.
Albert. looking ten years older than
when he sailed from New York. was
musing over an open letter before him.
Ii told him of the comming marriage
of Mr.. Graham and his ward. ''Oh, my
darling, how could you be so false to
meP / loved you SO. and | thought
YOU heart was mine." was the bitter
cry of the unhappy man. who bv the
treachers and fraud of Josephine's false
and black hearted guard AN, had been
forever separated from his true and 10y
al love, but the man knew it not. and
mourned over his broken hopes and
shattered idol. Suddenly he started.
This is her wedding night!' No
sooner were the words uttered than he
felt a cold wind fan his brow. The
night was very sultry. Waking mp he
saw a slender figure stand ng in the
moonlight near the window. The sill
very rays fell on the sweet. sad coun-
tenance of Josephine. The golden
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mering azure silk. with blood red
roses dropping at the bosom. and the
same flowers in the slender hand
where shone the pearl ring on the del =
cate finger-all perfectly revealed in
the clear, soft light.
Good heavens! My darling. nv
lost love. She is dead !" cried the al
most frantic man. as he gazed with
horror at what he knew to be a Wis on
| Of the spirit land. There has been
~treachery here; | will find out the
truth; my sweet cousin, farcwell-you
shall be avenged. il we have been de-
ceived. for it is a mystery to me. this
sudden wedding. the long silence and
other matters"
The vision slowly melted in the rays
of moonlight
The next steamer that left for New
York numbered Albert among the pas
sengers.
From his lawyer he heard the stor y
OF deceit and treachery practlcod by
Edgar Graham. Letters forged and in
tercepted-a false notice of Albert's
intended marriage. etc, all tn is not
for love, but for greed Of gold.
yNha, Tho nnh n loyar Of Tho 1nol
girl inquired for Graham he learned
taking the whole OF the vast fortune
OF h ward with him.
But even then Nemesis was on the
path of the covetous and black-heartel
villain. A railroad accident occurred
while he was travelling IN London,
and among the list OF killed was the
name of Edgar Graham.
In a lovely spot in the shades
OF Greenwood rests the form Of the IL
fated heiress. Tw ming around the
pure marble of the carved head-stone.
roses bloom, sweet. red roses that the
quiet sleeper loved so well, placed
there bv the hands OF Albert. who can
never forget his first and only love.
One dav, about n year after the death
OF Josephine. her faithful lover came
across a | tile book that had lain al
most forgotten amid other keepsakes.
opening il, a withered rose fell out.
With shaking fingers the young mar
replaced it, thinking of that perfect
summer day. now sc long ago, when
a fair vision in white, w tn blushing.
happy face and soul-lit eyes filled with
love, held the flower in her hand. My
darling | can never forget you," he
murmured. Il I'm yours now and
for ever"