The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-28
CHEATED HIS BRIDE.
Edward G. Mapes Of Chicago Loses the
Love of His Heart
From the Chicago Times.


From the Chicago Times.
LONG BRANCH, n. J., July 2l-There is
rather a remarkable and interesting story
going the rounds here of young Edward Il.
Mapes of Chicago, who was up to last
Wednesday week engage to be married to
one of the faireSt of New York's daughters.
Her name is not necessary TO rounG out the
tale of love, suspicion and estrangement.
The young LADY, who is of the voluptuOus
dark-haired, brown-eyed tyne, insisted one
day while discussing the future with
group of school girl companions, that they
should all have their fortunes tod, and the
young woman who,had made the suggestion
pilOte1 her friends to the tent Of Cynthia.
the gypsy who unfolds the future behind
the japanese bazaar off Ocean avenue.
There is no doubt that Cynthia Is genu-
inc Romany Her ability to cast horoscopes
had been learned from a servant, who, with
eyes open wonder wide, told of how she had
been reunited to her own true love after
months of separation, and with very little
expectation of seeing him again. The fact
that a weeks warning" had been given
rendered the statement as to reunltlng
extremely plausible
Of course the young ladies had to hear
this kitchen romance in detail, and thrice
repeated before they would pr-t md to
believe q word. There were five of them,
exclusive of Mr.. Mapes' Fl nee They
heard their future cast with varying ex-
presssions.
When it came to the turn of the young
lady from New York the seeress appeared
to be plu ged in deep thought. You are
engaged to we'd" she began. and all the
girls drew in their breaths with Isn't 1t
perfectly wonderful ("
"The man who has won your heart is now
on his way to join you here, anu you are
expecting him within the next three days"
went on the gypsy.
All this happened to be perfectly true and
the girls breathed with greater force than
before. Dear lady, continued the fortune
teller, following the trad tional method Of
expression, Il see darkening cloud tpat |
would rather not disclose. 1t may be better
that you rest in ignorance OF Its presence
until it bursts Let me pass that over"
The young woman would much rather
have jumped into the ocean than to have
missed that bit of Information. The ideal
Why, it was just what she wanted. I'VE Dr."
said Cynthia, with apparent unwillingness,
your lover is untrue. fair-naired
woman. the very opposite of yourself, has
e4snared him. She has his heart, and whoa
he comes to you he will come with her kisses
on his lips He will meet her here within
sight of your home"
oh said Miss -, with toss of her
head. II thought you were going to tell me
something really dreadful. | don't believe
a word of that, you know"
"Wait and WATCH" was oil the gypsy
said
Although the young lady said she would
| not take the trouble, she did IN reality keep
pretty S arp lookout for that you 9g man
| from Chicago. Wednesday,. a week ago,
| she received a telegram, stating that he
would be at Long Branch taat evening.
| She was driven TO the station, and remained
| concealed with her carriage amid a maze
Of other vehicles. TIE lover arrived, d.
| to her rprise AID anger, was ined by a
| beautiful blonde the moment he stepped
| from the car.
| A long and earnest conversation fol-
| lowed, and as the couple talked, obivioIs OF
| their surroundings. the angry young woman
| was Mortified to discover that the lie ,utiful
| blonde was one Of her companiors who had
visited the fortu ne-teller that night.
Mr.. Mapes didn't see his intended bride
but he got a letter next morning. ! here
| was not much in it, but it was very cleal
and plain. By the time he gos it the young
woman was il New York, and by the timt
| her fearful girl friend reached her home she
| was in Philadelphia. The pretty and re
| pentent Niobe wanted TO explain that sh,
nad gone to the station to tell the gypsy,
| prophecy and to make arrangements fol
having it fulfilled a couple Of days latel
just for a joke.
The dear creature hadn't the remotest
idea that Miss Jealousy would be at tn
station, and would get on Ter high hors,
and disappear as suddenly as she did.
1t is just probable that Mr.. Mapes will cal
on Cynthia tomorrow and get his oNl
fortune told He has no h STATION in tell
ing the story of the enhancement as 1T i.
It'd here, and dozen people at Howlanl
and the Sc ,rboro know it b. heart