The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Our Daily Sport Story

Saw TOUT men CdTTylIIS StIelSHeT CONet ed over with dark cloth. Why was so gloomy a thing coming now?
 After a long time her mother came in. all the light gone out of her face. Ginevra held out her hands.
 You need not tell me-" she said h a voice softer than a whisper. yet more in- sistent than a thunder tone. Allan Is dead and you have come to tell me. will go to meet him. He cannot come to me-
 She walked steadily out of the room and down the stairs. her white robe trailing in a silvery pillow on :he floor. Her mother followed and tried to detain her. but she broke away from the detain- Ing arms She crossed the vacant room at the foot of the stairs and opened the door opposite. On couch within lay the form and beside 1t stood her father, a physician and two of the guests. They stepped forward to intercept her, but fell back in awe of her stiffness and the ma jesty air with which she waved them away She stood upright and looked for an instant at the white face on the crim- son cushion. She turned and walked with the same stately step and moyeless face back to her room, the maid of honor followed her, weeping and clasping her hands.
 "A cap came Tapluly up the uiINe' A young man with arm in sling hastily entered the hall.
 "Alan!" exclaimed MT. Verney. Where -why-how did you come?"
 Did you think 1 should not come? l was near thinking so myself, If ever man was pardonable for being late at his own wedding I am. But I am here at last; rather damaged. but with life enough to be happy. It was terrible wreck and 1 was fortunate in being one of the slightly hurt. but 1t kept me waiting until my arm was patched up."
 But who is-there is another man I can't understand 1t at all. Some one was brought here because the hospital was full and 1t was hoped that his life would be saved if he had immediate care He died as they carried him over the threshold and when we looked-it was your face"
 "lt was as If I were looking at myself when life had gone. I wonder who he is. These accidental resemblances are very strange. l have never seen the man. Poor fellow! How sad that he should have come here today. Ginevra! I hope she has not seen. We will never tell her of what has happened. Let me go to her.
 When Alan entered the room where the
 
 and bowed, graciously extending her hand.
 You are welcome" she said in a voice whose low music was sadder than sobs. 'I await my bridegroom. When he comes he will give you welcome to our wedding feast"
 Sweetheart! Do you know me?''
 She drew back in offended dignity.
 Tt is not fitting that a stranger should call me by that name. You jest, sir. If you have come to do honor to our nuptlals you should not speak light words"
 She sank back into her chair, lifting her gaze upward and waiting with smile of happy expectation on her lips. All the answer she gave to Ais entreaties was gentle: 1 await my bridegroom s coming"
 The days and the weeks and the months went by and drifted into years and still the maiden waited for the lover whom her dazed mind could not recog- nize. though he watched over her with a tender care until hope was gone and he knew that his presence could never bring anything of pleasure to her heart. Then he went away.
 The years passed on and the maiden waited In radiant expectation and time dimmed not the springtide bloom of her ioNeHness. She was even the fair and loving child-woman. waiting for her bridal
 
 Lieutenant Alan Warrington had re- turned from the Philippines and was statloned at Fort Milford. Life at an in lahd lort, with it's routine drills and dress parades, may be more comfortable than Iohg hikes over tropical islands. but It IeaVes something to be desired in the way oI variety. Lieutenant Warrington found no outlet Tor his changeful tempers and IoVlhg tendencies except in long walks ana l.l rlues about the country. Home-com- 'lg meant less to him than to most island exlles. He was the only child of bis iather for whom he had been named In ms absence his father had died ana th.ro was no tie of kindred left to bind him to his country. ''''N '''''' sometimes In his walks he passed q AIloli sioping to the south. on which stood large house built of crearn. tolored stone. contrasting viyidlv with the green of the line of trees beyond and 'ie pale turquoise of the sky.
 Tn passing he had seen beautifm ,iri d ,He gate always with an older woman ,,ol,s Iiei sue who seemed to be less com man an attendant. He had noted 'N''hS dHDer hair and tba brown of her great eyes and tho ',T f,Ir,,..s '.e or her delicately pink cheeks. raan nse morning morning he was riding along inc road thinking of the beautiful rnsi1"r ana wondering who she was and wh, sue looked out upon the world with surI nonn m@"otrlhs' .Ln restless eyes. As he drev near lne great house he saw ba. .o,r, aloie down the garden path gloncin, pack now and then as if in fear that com one one would steal upon her solitude. Whe one reached the gate she stood for moment ,r, looking longlngly out. Then sh nai5eu the latch with swift movemer anu ran out into the road. She lifted he ,io nio n'sh above her head and laughed clear musical tone,
 As Alan watched her poised graceful, 9Mthging her arms like slender wInr swept boughs, he heard the sudden hars Jdhele of bells. Down the road can two automobiles racing at their utmo