Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-09-01
my aunt. to whom I had related tt

incident.
But she, though equally shocked
with myself, found Sophie's taste ana |
talent in dress too useful to be dis,
pensed with and the matter was passed
over.
The Pythia will be in to-day, Chris
tine" said my Uncle Forester, cheer.
fully, n day at dinner, $50 we NAV
expect to see Mr.. Bradshaw tenor
row.
ghe words struck coldly upon my
heart. So long as Magnus was at a dis
my fate had not appeared to me
so obvious, but now, to think that I
was so soon to be in his presence, so
soon the wife of the man whom I
knew did not and could not love-sent
a chill to my heart. And ~Philip-why
was it. I asked myself, that Philips
image would constantly intrude when
eVer | thought of Magnus Bradshaw as
my future husband?
On the following day the Pythia ar
rived In port, but instead of Mr.. Brad
shaw making his appearance a letter
was received which caused quite q
commotion.
He was in Paris, in too feeble a state
OF health to risk the fatigue of an
ocean VOYAGE apd return, and he and
his mother proposed that I should pro-
coed to Paris, in care Of some friend,
and there let the marriage take place.
They would make all preparations for
my arrival, and we could then proceed
to Italy for the winter. s-s,er-.gssssssss
OF course, in considering this propo-
sal, the first thing to be done was to
discuss the matter with ny family. :
Accordingly, my aunt and myself, ac-
companied by the children, whom she
was now unwilling to leave in charge
Of Miss Dane, proceeded to my home
in the country.
| remained at home for a week or so
and then we proceeded to Paris.
We had no sooner arrived at u ho-
tel than Uncle Peabody proceeded to
inquire for his sister, Mrs. Bradshaw,
and her son.
The polite waiter answered, volubly:
Monsieur Bradshaw and madame
his mother had honored their house.
But it was now q week or more since
they had left-when monsieur had mar
RED"
married." we all cried simulta-
neously.
certainly. Monsieur has married a
young English lady-Mlle. Fenwick-
and had gone to Nice"
"Fenwickv' I exclaimed, in surprise,
for it was my own name.
The waiter was quite sure the lady's
name was Fenwick, and when Uncle
Peabody Indignantly denied that Mr..
Bradshaw had married at all, he called
another waiter, who had accompanied
| Monsieur Rradshaw's servant to the
church, and there seen the ceremony
performed.
"There has been some extraordinary
mistake here" Uncle Peabody de-
clared, turning very red, and a sudden
conviction at once flashed upon me.
"Was the lady like me?' I inquired,
| stepping forward.
"The lady was, indeed, very like
l "a az
the waiter said.
"Then it was Sophie Dane!w I ex-
claimed, to the horror Of the whole
party.
Aunt Forester turned faint with
the shock of the conviction, and as to
Uncle Peabody, his rage was speech
less.
In a violent state of excitement he
left us at the hotel and set off without
delay for Nice, where it appeared the
Bradshaws had proposed spending
some time before proceeding to Rome.
He wrote us in a few days-a half
dozen lines-saying that it was indeed
Sophie Dane who had presented her
self to Mrs. Bradshaw and her son as
Christine Fenwick, and under that
name had married Magnus.
Uncle Peabody returned to us highly
incensed against his nephew. He had
insisted, as had Mrs. Bradshaw, who
was almost insane with rage and NOR
tifcation, upon the marriage being in
stantly annulled as a fraudulent one.
But Magnus had become infatuated
with his bride, and not only refused to
listen to the proposal, but actually
married Sophie Dane over again under
her own proper name.
We decided to hush up the matter
and after a brief tour, which I greatly
enjoyed, we returned to London. And
however people may have wondered
at the result of my two years engage
ment, they had no cause to judge from
my appearancet that I was disappointed
When, six months thereafter, I mar
ried Philip Waring, with everybody's
consent, including Uncle Peabody, wht
had transferred his favor from Mag
nus to me, I blessed the day when i
had occurred to the ambitious mind Of
my aunt's governess to p%ersonate mt
and rob me Of my proposed bride
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