Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-12
CHAPTER xXxif
Conclusion

II was a bright April morning six
months after the evoats narrated liz
the last chapter, al for the third
time in her life, May Rivers dOnned .
bridal dress.
IL was the very perfection OF a
spring day-tise sun shoae gaily CT TIE
vivid green Of opening buds and fresh
grass; the birds carrOlled forth in the
joy of liberty; and ali nature looked as
glad as our heroine. poor little May"
no longer-for her troubles were ar an
end; and after all the sorrow ana pain
she had experienced. she was to- reap
her reward by having the dearest
dream of her heart realized. in we'd
ding the man she loved. and had all
ways loved, through all the tumult AMI
misfortune which John Gridley had
brought upon her.
Thanks to the skill OF DR.. Rose and
the kindness and tenderness Of Miss
Henwood. May had quite recovered her
health and spirits. and on the wedding
morning descended the very ~realiza-
ton OF beauty.
There was no tinge of sorrow in her
mind; for now the dark clouds which
IA dppCaltt ~ hC4A ilct III DA tfEA1
side had all disappeared. and q clear
sky shole round about her.
1t was from Blackjack she set out
May Rivers. and il was to Blackjack
she returned May Hartrey, TO partake
OF the wedding breakfast before set
ting forth with Ernest-her husband
upon a foreign our.
And who was there ut the celebra-
tionn OF the marriage?
Who was that white-haired old man.
who. with bent head and benevolent
expression, gazed so lovingly at the
bride, and told all who would listen to
him that she had sacrificed everything
TO her father? Who should il have
been but Matthew Rivers, the Malt
ster of Annadale?
True, ii was Matthew Rivers. but
inaitster no longer. Ill worry ana an.
noyance with respect 10 money mat
iers were at an end with him.
He would be a little childish and for
gctfui at times, for the brain fever had
left its effects; and then be would talk
of market day at Alvertou. and speak
Of his wife as IL she were still among
the living; bet then, he was an old
'esa W. Oth ~ dIu ltDtiJtt stliU
sickness leave such narks behind as
cannot be effaced.
Who WAS that noble. ~arlstocratie-
looking man., who, in most fiattering
terms. proposes the brides health?
Ii was the proud. naughty Sir Har-
old Hartley. Bafonet. OF Hartrcy Park.
May, ia the six months which she
had personally known Sir Harold. had
managed TO creep into the inneruost
recesses OF his heart. and there 20 take
such a deep hold as to become almos.
necessary To his existence.
"Ernesf could not have made a bet
ter choice had Re sought the wide
world through" said he 10 MAY on bsr
wedding morning. And he kissed the
fair white forehead of his sons bride
Then. besides these two old gentle.
men, the fathers Of the bride and
groom, there were other guests n
whom the reader has been introduced
before.
Tncre was DIR. Rose. bland. smiling
humorous and clever. with q great eY.
panse OF white waistcoat, talking 10
dear Aunt Agatha. who had done so
much for her nephew and his bride.
There was Captain and Mrs. Steele
u old friend Gregory Steele Grst
lieutenant OF III. NJ. ship Osprey. pro
NOTED for distinguished gallantry. ana
who for some months had been til,
happy husband OF the lovely Rose.
1t was a great SUCCESS, this wedding
breakfast. Everybody was happy.
everybody enjoyed himself or herself.
and The number of tiirtations which
ripened into something serious d,,.
ing strolls through the park-lIke
grounds OF Blackjack was never ac.
cdrately estimated.
And on the scene Of happiness ana
JOY let the curtain descend. There h
n % need TO follow them OH their wed.
ding tIip-no occasion 20 tell how AZ.
fec5ion increased. 1t Is sufficient To
say that through many years. the re-
mainder of their lives. the true ana
lasting affection suffered no dimInu-
tion; or, In the words OF the old nurs.
cry tales which summed up the hero
and heroine's future In a single line.
'"They lived happy ever after"
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