The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-09-12
AIT N MORNING
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turned around to summon a porter who
was sleeping ia tho rear OF tho office,
80 oakley had a moment 10 brace himself
UP.
When The clerk faced around again
oakley was perhaps q trliie paler than
he was when he came n. but otherwise
ne BETRAYED nothing or the terrible pain
WHICH seemed lknawing at his heart.
NO he said. II 1ont know any
thing about the wedding. j haven't
heard from anybody IN phili9sburg for
five years and have Just run down to
renew old acuuaintances I remember
Tom well. ana suppose Il viii be all right
IN J go 20 the church and SEQ him mar
RED anyhogw When does the wedding
''At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. az
st. Johns Church. The couple are going
go catch the noon boat up 10 Memphis
20 decided on a morning wedding You
certainly must go; all your old friends
Will be there and will be glad TO see YOU"
That night oakley slept little 1t seemed
30 bin that his lifo ended here In a sort
on blind alley. He had been rs,rved TO
strive for but one end. and now he had
failed IN the moment Of his fancied sue
He was up nearly the next morning
and deciding that ne could not eat. took
a walk down the levee. Almost no one
was on the streets, except the negroes
who worked In the mill. With many OF
these he exchanged greetings. and their
pleasure az seeing him touched him a
little He carefully avoided passing any
where near the HORNE residence.
Coming TO the decision that he would
attend the wedding. he returned TO the
hotel and dressed for it, lie was in a
uespernte mood but nothing OF this
showed. His face was a little drawn. and
a little paler than Il wEs the day before.
but there was no one TO notice these
lie was early at the church. and So
cured a position In the shadows under
the choir loft Here he WAS sure that
he would be recognized by but few. aud
that no one would be able to see that he
was suiIerlnE-
| people whom he Recognized. and II grew
close 70 the appointed time There was
a hitch Of few minutes. and then re
could sec bv the craning OF necks OF
! nose near me door 70 me vestry that
Above his head. from the choir loo
the organist began the strains of the
| wedding march from "Lohengrin,' and
tho bridal partv swept up the aisle
There was % tightening ia his throat
and for a moment no did not dare 10
/ look at tho bride All fhrouded IN her
/ white veil, he could not make out her
/ features, and he looked al her stonily-
Then be shifted his gaze 10 see his suc-
/ cessful rival. and in his heart the primi-
/ tive instinct Of the savage 60 Kill wrestled
/ with his education and cultivation
Then ne noticed that q man seated be-
/ deal Of curiosity. Forcing a smile ss
turned to scan the bridal party.
| The maid OF honor was-Neva.
| The bride at the altarl Pierre Hor-
Ter. whose very existence he had forgot
/ ten.
\ A slight disturbance IN the hack OF the
/ church caused the minister q look up
/ from the prayerboOk. lie saw a man NJ
| ing his wav out Of a pew. and noted that
| he had upon his face a lock OF great hap
I piness. Then the minister turned again
! 70 the reading OF the service.
/ unduestionahlY, Oakley should have
consulted Neva before applying for n
| marriage license. But he did not He
/ jumped into one on the carriages waiting
/ for the bridal party, handed the driver
/ a SO bin and told him 20 drive for the
| county clerks office as fast as his horses
I could 60.
! THAT was the reason why. when the
I bridal party came out Of the church.
| the spectators at the wedding ceremony
were biddenA hy ihe minister 10 remain.
as there wouM be another wedding.