The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

~ hcp<3RN 70 describe Who unz the n
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women, the upp<T ten, md those Who
th0aEht eIzey 0uGht g ~ indicted q
fhAx nxmf<r. Them they III uexe.
e.Esr, exF<ctant md. shan we ~ it,
critical.
No one no<sed . ,lsshf eTare ssea
up 70 the organ loft. kus shortly the
music burxt forth. and the hem 0f
conversation ssopFrd- There Was.
however, something peenlfxx about the
mns3r. and more than one eve uas
turned toward de loft Presently the
great moment came The xroofn and
his hest snzn we're seen 20 ccnse cut
and stand 70 the right Of the altar.
The main doors vere swErg open and
. f<vy Of bridesmaids appeared. fol-
lowed by the bride leaning On the arm
Of her father. The glad wedding march
sounded. The procession moved up
the aisle Bat what had come oser the
music. And what vas the matter with
the beautiful brij<y Withdrawing her
arm from that Of her fz1her. she glanced
for . moment af the organ loft, and
then. pafsing one hand 70 her forehead.
she staggered and wossid have fallen
hal not her father caaght her
: Ny darling, what Is it7s he ex-
claimed Look up" Bot she looked
as II she was Ia . soEsnf sleep.
They carried her into the yestry.
where, after . time. she seemed fo
awake - If from siumber- She wished
10 have the service continued. but the
doctors forbade il, and she was taken
home. The marriage Was indefinitely
postponed, and the crowd Of curiosity
seekers dispersed with their Tongues
xaxxing about the sights they had Just
witnessed.
No one saw the look Of demoniac
triumph on BsAnehyss face rs be has
thy closed the organ and hurried
down the winding stair and into the
street
.Ha, ha, 80 my charm did work, :"
he rried when he found himself alone
In q deserted side street. II have
found a means To stop that aecarsei
marriage. Ha, ha. no one will ever
think was the means Of stopping that
sacrifice
Hurrying home. tired and worn out
with the strain, he threw himself on the
besi and slept soundiy.
In the meantime Thousand aud one
inquiries were pouring IN at the house
Of the bride 90 know how she was
Strange to say, she said she was per-
fecsiy well, and that there was Also
lately nothing III. matter with her.
Her physicians were puzzled and knew
not what To say. che said that the
last thing she remembered was walk
ing up the aisle on her fathers arm.
Then--b',t she knew no one would be-
iieye her-eyeryboiy and everything
seemed 10 vanish. and instead she was
on lake In n boat with an old play mate
of hers-Pani Bianchy. He was tell
ing but then itdid not matter what he
said. and then she awoke.
Ii occasioned q nine days wonder in
society, which received fresh impetus
when the wedding for n second time
was announced 10 take place that day
two weeks.
Meanwhile Bianchy was a prey to
the violent passions Of revenge and
love He sought to drown his despair
In q round OF gaieties; with his Bohe-
milan friends lie tried to drink the cup
of pleasure Ia the lees, but il was no
use. the iron had entered too deeply
into his soul.
II was a stormy night two days be-
fore the wedding. Driving rain was
tlelugiug the streets. The wind scream
ed around the house. banging TO any
shutters that had not been securely
fastened. II was the last struggle OF
old winter.
In his room, with haggard and blood
shot eyes. Bianehy sat staring az an
empty crate. He was thinking. think
ing OF all that had happened in the last
few weeks. And then came the thought
Just as the idea al spell In the ma
~ had come To him-eonfused and in
distinct, at iirst. hut gradually gaining
iciiniteneSs:
If sou love Mabel Sormington.
have you shown IL by keeping her
from the man whom she wishes to
marry %
He triesl to force the question away,
Ia twist il 20 that II would agree with
his bitter feelings: but il always came
back, and, In desperation, he was conf
pelle,i 10 answer Il, and answer il he
ait before sleeping that night.
The next day be called upon Mattel
bennington. IL was late in the after
noon. She lived in a spacious house
on Madison avenue. Bianehy was
shown into small reception room.
and, almost Immediately afterward,
Miss Normingion appeared. She was
tribe pale and there was certain
restraint in her manner. After few
commonplace. Bianchy got up and
shut the door. Then he said, in a
voice that shook with emotion:
Miss Normington--M Mabel am
going to tell you something.
What il tqe and her face grew as
white aS his.
III PLAYED the organ-on the day
I you were to have been married. Idis-
covered secret In the music by which
T. have a power over you which yoi
are not aware OIL caused yoa to-
Paul"
LAY, sparn me as ] deserve. play
ed the coward, ! used that power.
Forgive me, bat Lob, nay God--i
Lowell you - and his vosce ended in a
/ dry sob that went To her heart quick
or than any words.
paul" she said. and laid one hand
on his shoulder; Il am sorry for you.
Can help you2''
No o-but say YOU forgive me. :
WHY. of course | do, and Paul.
won't yut, play my wedding march To-
morrow -
/ Her womaniy instinct had touched
the right chorti. She still trusted him.