Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

We VII wait just five minutes re-
joined Eugene, -snd If trey are not hors
then, not minute longer
~Yery we'll, and the minister turned to
answer remark Of the brides aunt.
The five minutes passed; still no Ray
mo Meta. They must give them up.
Eugene, who had been to the door for tie
twentieth time, closed it once more and
went up stairs to fetch the bride.
The ceremony was quickly over; the
clergyman. as in duty bound, kissed the
bride. and the happy couple received the
warmest congratulations OF their friends.
And now other guests began to pour in,
and the house filed up rapidly.
Presently, while Eugene aud his wife
were surrounded by and were conyersing
with number of their guests, the foot
man who had been engaged for the occa-
sion mace his way to him and placed o
sealed note in his hand.
Urgent the bearer requested me to
say, sir, he said, withEa bow, and then
discreetly withdrew.
Excuse me, said Eugene, and won-
deringly he opened the note.
His wife. who vas watching his face
with eager interest. saw strange look of
fear, remorse or alarm settle there, and
"So "NOus w oPoah, "hcA Ao udbbAlg GA
claimed:
Il must leave you for little while,
dear; l am very sorry, but it can't be
helped. shall be back in ample time to
take the train. Don't let it be generally
known that am gone" And with q
hasty glance at those about him, he left
the room.
A strange sense of impending evil
weighed upon poor Mildred's heart, and
she even thought that those around her,
who had seen her husbands hasty with
drawal, partook of the feeling.
Fifteen-twenty minutes passed. She
thought she would find her aunt, and ask
her what it could possibly be that had
called her husband from her side at such
time.
She had just reached the hall when
some one pulled the bell.
A sense of dread seized her, and, clasp
ny her hand to her side, she leaned
against the wall for support.
The footman opened the door. A mes
senger stood without; he handed in q
letter, and Immediately departed.
The solemn menial glanced at the ad-
dress.
For you, ma am, he said, and placed
the missiye in Mildreds outstretched
hand.
A sudden impulse took possession of
her; and gathering up her skirts she
fairly flew up the stairs and closeted her.
self in her own room.
To tear open the letter was but the
work of an instant, and it hardly took
longer to devour its contents.
This is what she read:
La
do you think the husband you are
waiting for is at this moment2 Would
you know the truth? Then go to the
home of her whom he loves but too we'll
the sister of his friend.
do you doubtp Think for a moment.
For whom did he disgrace himself. and
lose his situation in the bank? Her
brother. Who procured him another and
better placer This girl herself.
I tell you again you are betrayed. She
has summoned him to her, and he has
gone-eyen before you are the bride of
an hourl
This warning comes from
"A FRIEND"
With groan Mildred crushed the
cowardly letter in her hand and abstract
edly thrust it in her bosom. AS she did
so, something white on the carpet at
tracted her attention.
She picked it up and saw that it was a
note. Quickly she remembered that
Eugene had left his hat and overcoat in
that room, and that he must have come
there for them when ne went out. This
must have been the very note he had re-
ceived, and he must have dropped it then.
She opened it with trembling hands.
One glance was enough. She uttered
sharp cry of pain.
@Oh. motherl oh, my poor motherl' she
moaned; and, seizing hat and shawl,
threw them on any wav, and stealthily
leaving the house, fed in the darkness of
the night.