Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-31

teruay. he ndu DrOOueu 30 long lubt
his remorse was abnormal.
"The prettiest wedding the village
had ever SEEN" the people said after
ward. The pews were packed and a
subdued buzz of comment played
about Hayden's ears as he waited.
He had not allowed himself much
time to kill; but, supported by his
best man, he took his place about five
minutes before the bride was expect
ed. He determined to throw off use
less self-reproaches and do his best in
the future.
The brightly colored crowd was an
undistinguishable whole to him; but
at the end of the aisle was a shaft of
brilliant light; 1t streamed through
the porch, and into and through it
walked a double line of beauty.
They came on in the sunshine and
halted till the end of the lines was in
side the door, then they widened the
space between them and lined the
lower half of the little aisle.
The smile on Hayden's face snapped
off as suddenly as if struck by a
hand; his features became stiff and
ashen-colored; a roar seemed to be
filling the church and hurting his
brain, the building itself heaved abort
him.
But the figure on which his eye had
first smilingly rested stood motionless.
She stood nearest to him, as first
bridesmaid, her back slightly turned;
a dropping hat almost hid her fea-
lures, but she was dark-haired and
splendidly poised, and her gown was
of lilac with a pink band about the
heml Lilac, among the white gowns
beside her!
Then he felt hand grip his arm
firmly. keep up, old man, she's com
ing" some one said.
Then hush. then a stir filled the
church, and between the waiting
bridesmaids, shutting from his sight
that terrifying form, came Sybil to
ward him; and chilled, horror-1lled
as one in a dream, he stepped to meet
her.
Tell her, 1 say, tell her" was IL
his ears as the marriage service began
A strange VOW mingled with Hay
denis marriage vows. Tell herr" 90
will" 81 will" 81 vow it."
There was no lilac gown among the
bridesmaids surrounding her when h
took her away. He could see no ont
like Kate Moon.
But he told Sybil all the story al
they drove toward their new life;
and she listened with flushed, avertet
cheek
But when he had finished, and ,
moments silence like a concrete blocl
of despair had followed, she turned t
him and wept upon his shoulder. Ant
How you must both have suffered!
were her first sobblng words.
But because she was frightened b,
the new suffering the telling Of tn
tale had cost him. she did not say tina
she had known the story all along, an
that the silence had been as an aveng
ing ghost between them.
One day, long after, when Hayde
and his wife strolled into the oil
church, he noticed a curious thing.
Sybil had walked toward the chance
while Hayden halted by the door, an
as she stood a moment in the aisle b
saw her white gown turn to lilac in tn
sunlight. and band of rose-color fe
across the hem.
For a moment the blood flushed int
his face, and all the miserable pas
rose before him.
Then, as he looked, Sybil moved TO
ward and her gown was white again
and again as she moved it we
splashed with color.
Then in swift enlightenment /
looked up at the famous windowe
story of Joseph and he understood.
1T was all for the best, though" /
said to himself at last, and in unutte
able relief he followed his wife an
stood again beside her before IL
altar.-Utica Globe.