The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-23

! indisposition would prevent his fair
fiancce from accompanying him upon
! his drive. After expressing much re-
| hope of seeing her later in the day,
| Montinorency drove away alone Once
out of sight of the hotel. he whipped
up his horse and fairly flew along the
! level road, until, just beyond turning,
Edna herself appeared, all smiles and
| sudden bushes. He paused then, but
only long enough to help her mp beside
! him, and, more swiftly than ever, they
| spun away. until he drew up at last
| before a quiet country church, where a
| good-loozing young stranger from the
west was awaiting them with hardly
| repressed Impotence.
| a hurried, ecstatic conversation fol-
| lowed, and then the trio fastened up
| the aisle together to where the fore
warned minister, with his witnesses,
| stood in readiness.
! The marriage service was begun, and
| at the question: WHO giveth this
woman to be married to this man?'
Montmorency stepped forward, and,
with an elegant air OF Importance and
satisfaction, he placed the hand of his
beautiful betrothed into that of the
! other fellow.
The brief ceremony was ended, and
| when they were again in the vestibule,
the smiling bride turned to Montmor-
ency with outstretched hands.
You are more than gentleman,
you're perfect angel.' she cried
I'VE never could have done it without
you; nd-and-and-you may kiss me
now, if you like,
ITS awfully hard on the dear old
people, she continued, regretfully, after
/ the short pause caused by Montmor-
ency's now permitted salute. But
they can't help forgiving their only
child by and by, for, after all, their
greatest desire was for my happiness.
Only they wanted to see it accomplished
in their own way, and they couldn't be-
lieve that I'd never be happy with any
one but John the dearest fellow in all
the world,' smiling up at the radiant
bridegroom, though l must say, Mont
morency, you do come nextI'
Johns outburst of hearty gratitude
was cut short by Montmorencys OBJ
servation that train time was fast ap-
preaching. So, having seated them in
the dog-cart side by side, Montmorency
sprang up in the groom's place behind,
and they drove away gayly to the near
est railroad station.
At the very last minute Edna slipped
something into Montmorency's hand.
I'm so sorry, almost forgot it,, she
said, but here it is, and I'm sure you'll
want it again very soon for-you know
whom!'
The storm which broke with the dis
covery of Edna's runaway marriage
with her old western lover was an I'M
pleasant one to weather, even although
her parents never dreamed of the part
Montmorency had played in their
daughters elopement. His position
now, at best, was an awkward one, ard
he was glad to make his exit from the
scene at Saratoga as speedily as posi-
BILE.
But at home he found it even worse,
for there he had to face his mothers
bitter disappointment, and her con-
slant lamentations and reproaches
made his life miserable.
So one fine morning, having actually
succeeded in persuading pretty Jennie
into following Edna's example, he bold
" presented his blushing bride to his
astounded mother.
This, then, was the ending of her
ambitious dreams! That Montmorency
should have risen in such open rebel
lion, after submitting himself to her
authority so long, was cruel and crush
ing blow to the elder Mrs. Crane. She
gave no voice to her anguish now, for
this grief was too deep for tears; but
she packed up her most cherished be-
longings and without delay went over
to Italy. where she had been told that
she could not only live comfortably on
her annuity, but with even a semblance
of luxury, determined to end her days
n voluntary exile from the country
where her ungrateful son had fallen
victim to his own short-sighted folly.
Montmorency's first care, after his
fall from grace, had been to dispose of
his iaunty turnout and to resign from
the Howling Exclusives club; and by
so doing he had dropped out of sight,
nay, had sunk fathoms beneath the no.
tice of his old set of acquaintance and
chums.
All this Mrs. Crane the elder had
foreseen, but worse was get TO come;
and when she learned that her fallen
idol had actually accepted the situation
of clerk in fashionable dry goods
shop, which was the only position
which offered itself to his limited capa-
bilities when Montmorency set out to
fight the battle of life for Jennie's sup
port and his own, she felt that, though
the ocean rolled between them, she
could never hold up her head again.
But when, a year later, Montnorency
wrote of his unexpected good fortune,
and how fine and lucrative position in
one of the largest pork-pacling houses
Of the country had been given him,
through the influence Of his former
Gancee, now happily reconciled with
her parents, her rnotherly fondness be-
gan to get the better Of her anger
And now she is actually contemplate
ing trip to her native land next sum-
ner, oste1sibly 10 visit the Columbian
exposition, but, in reality, because,
hidden deep in the recesses Of her fond
though foolish heart IS a great longing
to see Montmorency again and to make
the acquaintance OF his infant son
Judith Spencer. IN y. I. Ledger.
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