Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-07

North mountains, where the sun was 60
ing down. put a belt of blackness upon
the landscape, like the moons total
eclipse. When the sound of the wheels
came to the door Garrick heard Il knock
he descended and found Il strange man
in the parlor, which had no lights.
'SSare." the stranger said, II have re
honair to say Eat | am in love. But re
lady is too leetle; she has not Re grand
age. 1t will be all re same: because she
loves me and her fathair have so much
shame he never will say nothing. l
give you fifty dollaire to make me her
husband at once, sare.'
Fifty dollars.' the bishops avari-
cious heart responded. 1T is Weas-
ley's whole fare. The good demon
must have sent this man here"
Then the business piety returning the
bishop spoke aloud and most unctous-
ly: =,
What are the names OF the parties?
Marriage, my brother. the Apostle says,
is honorable in all-Hebrews Kill. a. l
see not that it may not be honorable in
thee"
'Ze names are on certificates we have
filled. Re fee | pay you is eXtraordl-
naire, monsieur. For re fifty dollalre
we make two demands: Au premiere,
Eat you marry re bride yelled. Au sec
ond, Eat you sign two certificates Tor us,
to protect re lady and moi meme
THE age of the bride?" asked Gar
rick Howton.
"What mattair Eat? You have made
re wife at fourteen, many Il time. My
bride is sixteen, salre. Come, re money!
Here is re money" .
He felt the bankbill in his hand and
il dried up his computations OF heart:
he felt a quill put in his fingers and the
stranger, with something like a fusee,
made a flame that contained birthstone
and seemed yellow and blue.
Externally be mine, as zis papler you
sign" the strange man EXCHANGED
NEAR re lady child, re lady, paIbleu."
The voice had a deep sepulchral tone
in it., and by the foreboding flame, Gar
rick saw a person whose forehead was
all in patches, with French mustaches
under his nose and blackened eyebrows
drawn nearly through the temples to
the edge of a colorless, inky wig. :,
"YOu must give me some name,
spoke the bishop, as he signed, al
though caunot read by such a light"
Il am re Marquis Bellsbulb.'
Bring in the ladym
Low laughter seemed to be circling
around the apartment as the uniting
words were said by the bishops falter-
ing and frightened tongue.
Loud laughter broke from the car
riage windows as the s%coundrel drove
away j.
Here, Weasley, Eunice. Lights
Lights!" exclaimed old Garrick How
ton. Il have got my last marriage
fee"
No voice replied; the dark mountain:
through the windows showed bridaI
wreaths of stars upon their forbiddins
brows, Xix the awful presence OF the
marquis who had but now departed with
childhood's purity in his false black
ayes and wig.
The bishop took the fire and lighted
a candle. He saw a paper lying upor
the fiook with his signature to it. He
read with horror that he acknowledged
the sale of his soul to Beelzebub for {
thousand years.
"Ha, hal" he cried, "Satan ha,
dropped the contract he entrapped me
TO sign. To the fre-to the fire will
it,"
A voice seemed to sound from the
garrett on the w~ailing of the wind.
"You signed to such certificates. Yol
have married Eunice to the devil"
Father" cried Wesley Howtor
next morning, 'Eunice is not to b,
found. Will you forgive her il she ha!
narrIed-if she has married me-"
Bishop Howton lay on the floor dead