Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-17

was her letter asking for explanation
and withdrawing her promise for the
morrow. Could one believe ones
senses?
crawled away. ashamed for the
first time In my life of the girl loved.
Women. said to myself. are poor,
weak creatures. They believe every
thing. Lord Fylngdale must have
been with her early. He had but to
deny the whole: she accepted the de-
nial. 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. l
thought Of going to the captain: Of
telling my father: Of telling the vicar.
but it 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 1t Is
for man that at moments Of great
unhappiness bis work has to be done
and he Is desirous to put aside bis sor-
row and to think upon bis duty. But
alas. Poor Molly! Who could have
believed 1t possible?
Well. you see. ! did not follow this
wedding to an end. Had gone into
the vcstry | should have been witness
Of something very unexpected.
The clergyman had the registers ~
ing on the table open. He took pen
and filled In the forms He then offer
I'd the pen to the bride.
"My lady" he said. 81 must ask your
ladyship to sign the register-in dupli-
cate. If you please"
The bride sat down and in q large,
bold hand wrote her name--Mary Mil.
Ter.
Then the bridegi Iom 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
TIM, the key In his pocket.
And now." said Mr. Pu"den. "let me
congratulate my noble patron and the
newly made countess on this auspl-
cious event. have brought with me
bottle Of the finest port the Crown
possesses. and venture to drink
health. happiness and prosperity" So
saying he produced a bottle and glass
es. The bride. without saying word.
inclined her head to the bridegroom
and drank off her glass. Lord Flying
dale, who looked. If one may say so of
bridegroom. peevish and Ill at ease.
raised his glass. ITO your happiness.
| Molly" he said.
So all was finished. You are going
home. Molly" he asked. "For the
present-that Is to say, for a day or
two--it will be best. shall claim you
very soon. There Is no one but our
selves in the veStry." QHor 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"
"As your lordship pleases." Lord
Fylingdale started. Whose voice was
that? "As 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 a
church.
Lady Anastasia" cried Mr.. Purden.
Good Lord. Then we are all undone"
"Wha: does it mean? Tell me, she
devil What does it mean? Where is
Molly? But this Is play acting. This
Is not a marriage"
IL fear. my lord" said the parson,
that it is marriage. The registers
are in the strong box. They cannot
be altered"
GO after the clerk. man. Order him
to give up the keys. Tear the pages
out OF the registers"
Il cannot" said Mr.. Purden. 81 dare
not. The man is witness of this