Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-05
THE FATAL WEDDING.

R3s1snds was an ideal Southern
home. Roses twned luxur.2ntly around
the Auud columns Of the stately balco-
MES. shock their fragrant petals into
the open windows and ri0-ed in the old
Fashioned garden. where they proudly
crowded the more modest flowers into
the background. The lap Of the fair
mistress Of The beautiful home was full
of the fragrant blossoms, whose color
nz We'd with thai, in her blooming
cheeks IL WIS defeated i'm the contest,
for her compl exi0n was of chat faultess
mink and white 50 seldom seen outside
of tha great masters pictures. Gold
red hair and eyes IF f0rget-mc-nc- blue
combined to- finish that f2ultless pc
uure. pa.c-ed by the great Masters own
hand
Her face betrayed supreme indiner-
ence as She PLAYED with the flowers,
tearing the a-3ls apart one by one with
tnr -rs o. her white fingers. She talk
el with the man who sat beside her IN
tho pc~fumel recess2s of the balcony
But w hin her heart Indifference had
ne place-.t was fun of an absorbing
passionate love for her companion, and
au inpatient questioning as TO why he
8. refused to- yield 10 her destinations
and offer her his heart and his home.
R0selands was @ handsome place. but
Fcrestoak was grander by far. But am
t.-.us as She was. Marion Ardry would
not have desired the home without its
master, who. she felt certain. INTENDED
CD ask her % leave her f2-her's home
10 como and reign over his Why, then,
llj h7 delay?
A score Of times the words she longei
20 hear were trembling on Douglas
T7u0--1's liDs yet had never passed
him. He was q weak man and knew IT,
and ne 'c7rel that Marion. The stronger
of The -wo. would assert her supremacy.
once they were safely married. and he
would De q secondary figure on his Owls
domain.
Yrt this afternoon he ha1 come over
TO sneak for her beau'v fascinated him.
hn1 auD -aled 50 % hts sense chart he de-
tormi0el To- c7st fo~ebcdirgs to- the
winds and possess this perfect s9eci-
mon OF WomarhC0d, whose looks and
tones had revealed more than once that
She YVES HIS for me asking.
Bu- while M d7lHc1. s-1l lo9-h 10
give D hts freedom. the old butler re-
specially approached HIS mistress with
q card upc0 which were few pc1ciel
lines re had scarcely delivered e.
when o SLIGHT eirlsh figure. clad i'm
,ffr, ..-r-- I'd soft f10r1- r, --t,1 WOW,
cut Of the house and threw t.self before
Mar.7u's chair.
"De7- cousin Marion, Won VIII be n
sister 10 me- VIII Won not? ann so
lonely and sad" she cried. pa-hetic9lly.
tears d.mm,ns the light In her soft,
brown ewes
eyes. Lucille. of course 7 VIII be kind
Co YOU. Marion answered. o lisle inn
n7-.orco tetr7ving !tself I'm her voice ct
-his uU-.mely interruption Of her .a-e-a-
tc-e "ple9sa scr up. Why did y01
ro- l- MS know You were coming Let
mo intro luce my friend, Mr.. Hamp-
ton
The young girl rose from before her
cousins stately form. feeling somehow
as II hand Of ice had been laid on her.
Turning. she Clugl. the look Of Won
de~'rg fmiraGon En- Douglas Hemp
toms eyes and blushed until Marion,
t8ki1g her hand led her 10 him. saying:
"LuC.l'o. this is one Of our best and
Oldest friends Won VIII often see him az
Roselo11s. as ne IS our nearest neigh
Dor also"
eyes. indeed. Miss Lucille" responded
Douglas. taking the little hand 0u--
5rcc hei 90 meet HIS own. Marion ana
T are like brother and sister. and You
mus like me for her sake.
The heart OF B0se'2nl's proud MIS-
-r-=s sunk a- these words. and q strong
foreb0ti0C Of IN came 10 her 2s thee
-vo began 20 talk together evidently
f--'.rg some bond Of sympathy between
0rru Lucille had been left am orphan
several years before. but. although Mar
ie1's father was her guardian. she had
never been at their far away Southern
home. Now school was over for her.
and. acting en- q sudden impulse. she
hIi come c1 90 -ho place which was 90
h- her home without informing the fam
i'y ct her intention. Surely she was
an mvclcoma guest, Scarcely % week
had past during which Marion had no
opportunity OF being alone with p1u-
g'as before she d severed that little
childish Lucille had accomplished i1
B-w Jaws what She had failed to do En-
vc7~s-h1j won the he7rt of the owner
c, F0res-03ks and he'd bound him to her
w-h bonds soft as the ve've-y petals Of
the rose. but strong as steel.
Tco proud to beray her bitter DIS