Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-23

vas He1 Aetler aShlnS IOr explanation
and withdrawing her promise for the
morrow. Gould one believe ones
!. senses?
crawled away, ashamed for the
first time In my life Of the girl loved.
Women, said to myself, are poor,
Z weak creatures. They believe every
thing. Lord Fylingdale must have
been with her early. He had but to
deny the whole; she accepted the de-
NAL. Despite her resolution she walk
ed with him to the church as the lamb
goes to the shambles. oh, Molly! Who
could have believed 1t of you?
left the church and went away.
thought of going to the captain; of
telling my father; of telling the vicar,
but n seemed like treachery, and re-
Trained.
Instead, walked back to the quay
and padded to the ship, where pres
emily the barges came alongside and
the days work began. Fortunate it is
for q man that at moments of great
unhappiness his work has to be done
and he is DESTROYS to put aside his sor-
row and to think upon his duty. But
-alas! Poor Molly! Who could have
believed it possible?
Well, you see. did not follow this
wedding to mn end. Had gone into
the yestry should have been witness
OF something very unexpected.
The clergyman had the registers ly-
ing on the table open. He took n pen
and filed in the forms. He then offer
ed the pen to the bride.
my LADY, he said, IT must ask your
ladyship to sign the register-in dupli-
cate, IL you please"
The bride sat down and in large,
bold hand wrote her name-Mary MIL
ler
Then the bridegroom took the pen
and signed "Fylingdale."
The clergyman sprinkled the pounce
box over the names and shut up the
books, which he gave to the clerk.
This officer took the books and locked
them in the great trunk which held the
papers and books of the church, put
4 ting the key in his pocket.
"And now" said Mr.. Purden, "let me
congratulate my noble patron and the
newly made countess on this auspi-
cious event. have brought with me
a bottle of the finest port the Grown
possesses, and I venture to drink
health, happiness and prosperity" So
saying he produced bottle and glass
es. The bride, without saying word,
inclined her head to the bridegroom
and drank off her glass. Lord Fyling-
dale, who looked, If one may say SO of
bridegroom, peevish and Ill Mt ease,
raised his glass. ITO your happiness,
Molly" he said.
So all was finished. "You are going
home, Molly2" he asked. For the
present-that is to say, for day or
two-lt will be best. shall claim you
very soon. There is no one but our
selves in the vestry." Tor the clerk.
having locked the box and accepted the
guinea bestowed upon him by the bride
groom, was now tramping down the
church and through the porch. No one
but themselves was in the vestry or
the church.) "You may therefore take
off your domino"
IL. "As your lordship pleases" Lord
D'yllukuule sluIIeu. WuOSt SOlCo Wdo
that? Gas you order obey" So the
bride removed her domino and threw
back the hood.
The bridegroom started. "What is
this?" he cried, furious with certain
words which were out of place in q
church.
LADY Anastasiar' cried Mr.. Purden.
"Good Lord! Then we are all undonev'
''What does 1t mean? Tell me, she
devil! What does 1t mean2 Where is
Molly? But this Is play acting. This
is not a marriage"
81 fear, my lord" said the parson,
that it is a marriage. The registers
{ IRE in the strong box. They cannot
be altered"
$50 after the clerk, man. Order him
to give up the keys. Tear the pages
out of the registers"
81 cannot" said Mr.. Purden. 'I,dsre
not. The man issa Mituesa of 4 ia