The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-03
CHATTER xxvIi-continued

ESEaE~-'fs'E sEE.
At u word from DR., Willingham w
klelt before him, and in n low. full
voice he began to read a service, a
stranger wedding, surely, was never
seen; the dimly ligtlted chamber OF
death, q dying wol"itn ~devouring US
with her eyes, q beautiful young bride
giving her hand TO n groom In clownisf
homespus, and II priest Wrapped in 9
shabby ~aorsenaan's coat.
This is as nave seen IT since, In
looking back npon that memorable
evening. not rs / saw II then. All, no!
! had no thoughts Tor such tribes as the
quaint figures we presented; my mind
WAS loo strongly bent on the solemn
situation In witch we stood at the mo-
ment.
The rite WAS ended. and the reverend
silence which followed the doctors last
weeds wsis still unbrelSen, when q sud-
den. sharp rapplng on the door rang
through the house, William ran at
once, aad we heard him hold a mufliea
cailaQ9y With the person without. Then
Observation-Disclosures with SO disturbed
&aa mysterious an air that l felt sure
some bad news mad arrived.
.vStsI is ita" Whispered the sick
@esnafGi sfet William come here
h aei man came forward and told
NfiS StQfS III ION tGlSS
ss,'Bss the landlords wife from the
Holly Bush.' said he. SHE slipped
up. being friendly to us. TO give notice
that SOME enc has carried word TO
yonder attorney at the Inn that Doctor
Nottingham Was seen hereabouts. And
Q the attorney is egging on Hum-
phreS Brown, the constable, to come
here and search the place"
The old story. the old story said
the good doctor. compesealS.
Go, sc" said Mrs, Whitgift, family.
Il have q piece of duty yet to per-
form which 1would leave undone ut no
cost replied he, then it is time to talk
of going And he called for writing
materials. He wrote q careful state
Tnent, testifying 10 the marriage he had
solemnixed md signed II. Next. We put
our names TO the document, and then
Mistress Whitgrsft, whose earnest wish
If Was ais 10 attest, was assisted by
clergyman TO write her name In
trembling characters, William wit
messed Ii also, and the wone signed
by crosses.
'sSaw. leave us for 4 few minutes,''
said the doctor. giving the paper to
isaid,
we went softly out. and as NE passed
through the doorway his quiet. deep
WAS heard reading the last pray
5ers.
Wiliiam went to the door and I fol-
lowed him The old mar held up his
finger and We listened earnestly. No
sound He cautiously drew the bolt
and pesra ouss Everything was quiet
n he stepped cIt, ! Went with him
ard we troa SOFTLY down TO the gate
which led 10 the road. The mist was so
thick that the lights OF the village were
sbietted.otts ara heavy. slow drops pat
stersd@down from the trees above, We
had been watching some Ave minutes
when d Intsisisd tts inning Of feet echoed
along the road.
They sre coming whispered Wifliani, |
and we ran hack to The house. The
himself stood IN the doorway.
Haste sir cried William. there's
"a party o q hundred yards from the
gate
DR. Wiainslsam hinged me tight for
Ra nnoaasnt and whispered, "If the poor |
lady lasts 50 long. IN be here again
itisis tisle tomorrow night, aud we
parted. He went OF as c~ornpesedly as
possible by d path leading through q
little wood at the hack of the house.
He had been hunted SO often tina he
minded it no more than an old dog fox
who knows of sure earth Within easy
sreach.