Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19


lived in his brain and betrayed itself
IN the changed face. The mental strain
he had undergone that day had proved
too much for him, and Philip Dryer,
the broker, in mind features and
identity, passed out of existence.
The newspapers of the metropolis
devoted many columns to the mys-
ferrous disappearance of Phillip
Dryer. For time he divided atten-
tlon with the Wall street panic. 1t
was q strange case, but the newspa-
Il pers reasoned that he had committed
suicide on account OF his failure, and
IN time the public accepted their con.
clusion.
The Wall street panic passed into
history and the Dryer disappearance
gave way to other sensations. The
reading public demand frequent
changes of mental diet.
| In time Phillip Dryer, the once pop,
ular young broker, was forgotten by
all save his young wife, who mourned
him as dead. She, too, had at last
been forced to accept the conclusion
OF the press that in a iii OF despond
ency, he had taken his own life FoI
weeks she visited the morgue every
time body was brought from the
river, but at last she gave up all
hope OF seeing the loved face again.
Grief will wear itself away IN time
and finally Mrs. Dryer put aside hel
mourning and Joined some friends
who were going West for a long so
lourn in California. Three years had
| passed since her husband disappear
ed, and while his body had not beer
| found she was satisfied that he was
dead.
In the beautiful city OF Pasadena Cal.
Mrs. Dryer and her friends fingered
! Tor months. They mingled in tn,
best society, and the beautiful youns
| widow was soon a great favorite.
/ Edward Parker, n young and sue
| cesstul banker, was one OF the social
| leaders ofPasadena. He was hand
| some man. but there was something
/ IN the expression of his face that
made him seem older than he was. II
| was look that resembled the trace
| OF a great sorrow, but in the gay man
ner OF a young banker there was
nothing to Indicate that lie haG
ever looked on any save the bright I.
side OF life.
There was something about the face
and manner OF Edward Parker that
| interested Mrs. Dryer more than she .
cared to admit, and he made scarce
~ an effort to conceal the fact that
he had been in love with her from the
first time they met.
They were together more an6
more as the stay OF the New
York party heightened into months
and when Parker told her OF his love 4
Mrs. Dryer could only admit that she
was very happy. do you know,
she said, when their troth had beer
pllghted, that there is something il
your face and your voice that inter
ested me the first time saw you! II
Is not that you remind me OF any one
| ever knew, but there is something
about yon that makes me feel n;
though we had been friends in the
long ago. You have never seemed
quite stranger to me.
you have made meso happy can
not find words to tell you ali feel,
said Parker, but | am sure fate has
brought us together. 1t was nc
chance meeting. Long ago | saw in
my dreams face and form divinely
fair and fell in love with the vision
In my waking hours | could not re
call the face. 1t passed away with
the dreams, but when | met YOU il
came back to me. You are the vision
that came to me in those dreams and
before l ever saw you in reality
loved YOU"
At the earnest request OF Parker J
Mrs. Dryer finally named an early day
for the wedding. They were 10 be
married in Pasadena and spend Their
honeymoon in the East.
The church where the marriage was
to take place was crowded to it's ut.
most capacity on the evening fixed
for the happy event.
The bride more beautiful than ever
II her wedding and wreaths oil
orange blossoms, stood at the altar
and the happy groom came forward
to take her hand. He advanced O
few steps then stopped suddenly. His
face turned pale, and then those who
stood near saw change come over it,
a change so great that the man stand.
ing there to be married was not |,
Edward Parker.
The spectators vaguely realized that
something was wrong. There was a
murmur OF interest and excitement
and then the bride glanced up for one
instant to the face OF the man at her
side. For a moment only her glance
rested there, then clutching at the
railing of the altar for support she
reeled and with scream fell to the
floor in faint.
Only the bride had recognized the
changed face OF the pale and trembling
bridegroom.
The man who stood at the altar
was not Edward Parker, banker, bur
Philip Dryer.
The dead lived again.
Cruel Father.
1t is not often that the father OF