The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-07-12

only her old playmate The prrseu
~oal5 be blosiei oat sud the past ~onl
take its place.
bianchT, after having frst ps.tsken Q
bus breakfast made hs ~ay 70 The eas
eide aud took the elevated railway 10 All
street Wslkiog westward. be came 70
row Of three story houses. Sloppins. b
rsns the bell apd inquired for Mr. Jones'
He WAS ushered ia.o cosy PsFlor. an,
presently CHEEKY voice exclAinsd:
"Ah. Biarchy. old fellow. how ara you
You are just 10 time for breakfast r. "a,
bis friend came ior~srd wiih oulstrstche,
hand.
Thanks. bat | have he'd miae,"
"Whst, already 7"
"well. you know I'm tboroegh goinI
Bohemian, and eat When ca.
why, Biauchy. what is the nsftsr viii
you and bis friend came closs 70 him
"You don't look we'll. What u n :"
Il did not have good nishk thst i
ALL Jones l came" be contisned. -
ask you favor. You are going 70 pie,
the organ ut the marriage Of Miss Nor
mington, are you not 2"
Yes. have been asked TO-"
Il want you to let me take your pl.ce.
why, do you know them =
Il know the bride very we'll" retnrned
Biauchy.
Certainly. | have no objection. And
to tell you the truth 1 am very glad some
one has volunteered TO take my place, be-
cause have an engagement on that day
and would have had to break il. vii
let the Normingtons know you are TO oc-
cupy my place"
Il would rather you did not. Just le,
things go as they are. / will simply.
continued Bianchy, take your place. thai
is all T"
VERY we'll, and il can help you out
the same way any time don't hesitate tc
call on me, replied Jones'
Shortly after Bianchy withdrew.
The day OF the wedding opened bright
and beautiful There was q breath OF
spring in the air that made one wish to be
out Of doors. The wedding was fIsd fol
four O'Clock; but long before that hour
the church was comfortably filed. No
woman especially il she be young -can
resist the fascination OF a wedding. Ii
would be hopeless to describe who was
there--the many sorts aud conditions oil
women, the upper ten and those who
thought they ought to belong to that
number. There they ell we're, eager. ex-
pectant. aud shall We say it critical.
No one noticed slight figure steal up
to the organ loft; but shortly the music
burst forth. and the buzz OF conversation
stopped. There was. however. something
peculiar about the music, and more than
one eye was turned toward the loft Pres
emily the great moment came The groom
and his best man were seen to come out
and stand at the right OF the altar. The
doors were swung open, and bevy OF
bridesmaids appeared, followed by the
bride leaning on the arm Of her father
The glad wedding march sounded.
The procession moved up the aisle. But
what had come over the music Aud
what was the matter with the beautiful
bride? Withdrawing her arm from that
OF her father, she glanced for MON ent st
the organ loft and then. putting one hand
to her forehead, she staggered and would
have fallen had not her father caught her.
"My darling. what is il ?" he exclaimed.
"Look up T. But sue looked as ifshe
was in sound sleep.
They carried her into the vestry where
after 3 time she seemed TO awake as il
from slumber. She wished 10 have the
services continued, but the doctors for
bsde it aud she was taken home The
marriage was indefinitely postponed and
the crowd Of curiosity seekers dispersed
with their tongues wagging about the
sights they had Just witnessed.
No one saw the look VI demonisc tri-
umph on Bianchy's face as he closed the
organ and hurried down the winding stair
and out into the street.
"Ha, la so my charm did work." be
cried when be found himself alone 10 q
deserted street II have found means
to stop that sccursed marriage. HD, hs,
no one VIII ever tliiuk was the means Of
stopping that sacrifice
Hurrying home. tired snl worn out with
til strain, he threw himself ON the bed
and slept soundiy.
Ia the meantime thousand and Que
inquiries were pouring iu at the house OF
the bride to know how she was Strange
TO say, she said she was perfectly we'll and
that there was absolutely nothing the mat.
ter WITH Der. Her physicians we're puz
Ascl hbu NV" wv "uus w 5ey oeo cssN
the last thing she remembered vas walk
ing mp the aisle on her fathers arm. Then
but she K .ew no one would believe her.
every bo ly aud everything seemed 10 van
isb. snl iustesl, she was on . lake 10
boat with an old playmate Of hers-Paul
He was telling bat then
il did not matter she said. aud then she
awok'.
1t occssioned uine days wonder in
society. which received fresh impetus
when the Wedding Was for the second
lime announced to take place that
day two weeks.
MesnSbile Bisuchy was prey to the
violent passions Of revenge sud love. He
light 10 drown his despair 10 round OF
zaities: with his Bohemian friends he |