The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-27
TIE BRIDEGROOM IARR|ED.
o0er Thompson and Nellie Cole. Of
ksma~r. Lovers of Long Standing
-Trousseaa and = Coxy Cottage
Ready, but Thompson Has Gone.

Oner Thompson ard Nellie Cole. az Sum
Esr. were 10 nave been married on Christ
mas daT, but the groom diga ppearss and
the bride Il heart broken. The cozy If,la
cottage whiea was prepared for the harry
couple Is uzo"capi@d. ard Miss Cole Is sat
ssnef that her Intended has purposeiy
avoided the ceremony.
Miss Cole e. well known in the thriving
little town Or Sumner. this county. She Is
only y years Cd. and Is a bright. inter-
eating young woman. She has pretty blue
eTes. clear, light Complexion and light.
silky hair.
-Four years arc she rset Orner Thompson.
. young mar Of rather pleasing address
ard ready words. They became fas,
f,iends, and then grew 10 have q deeper
interest In zach other. After a willis IL be-
esne known that they were engaged. Miss
Co.e. however. mas a brother. r. s. Cola
who looks a, things In a masser-of-sact
way. He was not particularly overjoyed
q the prospective match. and On number
Of occasions told his sister that he did no,
think Thompson would make her the right
KIND Of husband. This warning did not
cause Miss Cole 20 break the engagement
She thought a great deal of her intended
ard her implicit faith in him caused her TO
firmly believe that he would be ever faith
IN. loving and kind Time passed on. and
although the wedding did not take place
The engagement still held. and Miss Col.
bokrd forward 10 the time when she would
become the happy bride OF Omer Thomp-
s0T.
Thsy were - be married on Christmas
Gay. December g. pretty little cottage
vas selected and carefully prepared. Miss
Cole made arrange ments to have her trous-
ssza made in Tacoma. Last Wednesday
she took trip 20 Tacoma 10 try on her
; ( st=a f~fs
sng day. ard her people commenced 70 he
worried. Finally her brother. +. S. Co.e.
.aade trip 20 the City OF Destiny 10 sec
waat was the matter. He could not find
his sister. bat learned that she had taken
boat fer Seattle 70 hunt UP her intended
husband, who had disappeared and make
Hnal arTa gersEta for the wedding. Fri
day ard Saturday passed, ard still no word
cane frora her. Then the brother started
fur Seattle. lie went from hotel to hotel.
examining tie registers. but sui no trace
az the missing one could be found Finally
he went % police headquarters and report
sf the matter 10 Registering Clerk Frank
Atkins. He said that he could not under
slana The affair and VAS afraid some hing
.mixhf have happened To her. In his de-
serfptloa re said that size wore blue
woeleu dress. black cape trimmed with fur.
ard white felt hat with heavy black
hard
Last night Mr.. Cole found his sister in
q lodging house en- Pike street She was
almost heart-hr0ken. and had lost faith in
her Intended She had made trip, she
sald. from Tacoma 10 Nhatcom In search
Of Thompson but had not been able 10 find
him Al hast she had become convinced
that ha who had wooed and Won her love
had purposely avoided her and desired 10
break the engagement. she VIII return
home. and il is not probabie that ThomP-
son will ever again have the oppor unity
Of naming the happy day