Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-01

friend remember my words, that
will give my life to serve you"
Thank you" she said, simply. If
the time should come when want
you ] shall not forget"
Il should like to hear from your
own lips" he continued, that you
are happy. 1t will comfort me when
am far away to think of you as
bright and radiant and beloved. II
fall my last thoughts will be OF your
face. Tell me, do you love Lord
Lynne?"
Il do" she replied. IF 1t will make
y 81, -.sa psy 10 know that ! am happy
| will tell you that my heart has no
wish left ungratifed."
Il am heartily glad" he said; but
the brave young face turned a shade
paler. "Will you tell me the day
settled for your wedding? / shall be
upon the blue sea then, but l shall
| like TO know It,"
She told him the twentieth Of May;
then he rose and held out his hand.
Il must not detain you" he said;
but Inez--Miss lynne, | have given
you all the. love of my heart. The
world Is all over for me. | can care
/ for no woman living after loving you.
| Before I go, will you say to me, God
bless you, Bertie?"
Tears rose in those dark eyes as she
uttered the words. He bent his noble
head before her and kissed the little
white hand that lay in his own. With
the quick, warm impulse Of her south
ern nature, she touched his brow with
J her lips; and she never forgot the
j expression of his face as she did so.
He spoke no word, but in another
minute he was gone,
During the remainder of that day
lnez was haunted by poor Bertie's
face and the sound OF his sad, wistful
voice.
The day was drawing nearer, and
one thought began to agltate the
| beautiful bride-elect How would
Lord Lynne and Agatha meet? She
wished It were over; aud yet she
| whispered to herself that nothing
4 could 20 wrong on her wedding eve
he should be engrossed with her. She
called herself weak and fanciful, but
there was the ever-haunting dread
&. Suppose anything should happen
Il would kill her now. She could not
bear TO think of Il. With care anC
caution, by constantly watching hei
sister, she could avert anything that
seemed dangerous; and again in the
hour of triumph she wished, but
wished vainly, that she had done no
thing that could cause her to fear.
she had purposely invited Evelyn
Leigh to be one of her bridesmaids
I thinking that she would engross
Agatha's attention. They were to
reach Lynnewolde three days before
the wedding, and on the day appointed
she awaited their coming anxiously.
She dreaded the first look at her sis
ter's face. II II should be pale and
sad, II those gentle eyes wore that
panied wondering expression that she
remembered so we'll, what should
she do? Mrs Lynne wondered why
I
so pale and agtated as the carriage
stopped at the hall door For one
moment al the sound OF Agatha S
voice. a mist swan before her eyes,
and she saw before her the same
sweet face with It's delicate color,
There was no trace of sorrow on those
/ calm features, no cloud of grief in
! those dove-llke tender eyes. Her SIS
ter looked a little thinner and more
/ thoughtful. the child-llke gaiety had
| gone; but II was not a sad face upon
which Inez gazed with curious visit
/ tul eyes
The relief was great. for the fear
| had been great Agatha did not quite
understand why, when her sister
caressed her. she left two burning
tears upon her face; even Evelyn
thought how tenderly the bride loved
/ her sister
There Is but one danger more. .
said lucz 10 herself that evening
"and that is, Philips first meeting
with her"
The whole countryside was ringing
I With the coming marriage No one
could be more popular than the young
/ Lord OF Lyunewolde, no one more ad-
mired than his beautiful young bride
/ The country papers were in ecstacies;
4 they discussed the magnificent prepar-
atoms az the Hall the number OF
bridesmaids the superb wedding pres
rnts the arrangements for the mar.
rjaEe. and the ball 20 be given In the
evening They likewise informed the
public taat Immediately after the
. ceremony the happy pair would leave
( for Ross-Gjynu, a small estate in
North Wales, belonging 20 Lord
Lynne After the honeymoon they
We're go proceed 10 London, where
I Lady lynne was 20 De presented al
. the drawiug-room announced for the
twenty fourth Of June
The morning OF the nineteenth ar.
. rived bright and beaudiul,-no cloud
in the sky nature seemed to have
dnnnci her fairies. robes: the soft
spring air bore the perfumes OF flow.
ers and the music Of birds.