Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-28
Prepared BY Or. &c. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass. U. S. A

accidentally to have slipped.
she is a snake in the grass" |
said to my aunt. to whom | had relat.
ed the incident.
But she though equally shocked
with myself. found Sophie taste and
talent in dress too useful 10 be dis.
pensed with, and the matter was pass.
ed over.
The Pythia will be in today. Chris
tine" said my Uncle FORESTER, cheer.
fully, one day at dinner. so we may
expect to see Mr.. Bradshaw tomor.
row."
The words struck coldly upon my
heart. So long as Magnus was at
distance. my fate had not appeared to
me so obvious: but now to think that
was so soon to be in his presence, so
soon the wife of the man whom ! knew
| did not and could not love-sent a
chill to my heart. And Philip-why
was IT,, 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, letter
was received which caused quite com.
| motion.
He was in Paris, in too feeble n
state of health TO risk the fatigue of an
ocean voyage and return; and he and
his mother proposed that 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.
| OF course. in considering this prop.
osal, the first thing TO he done was TO
discuss the matter with my 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 homo for a week or so
and then we proceeded to Paris.
| We had no sooner arrived at our
hotel 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 II was now a week or more since
they had left--when monsieur had
married"
Married." we all cried simultan.
eously.
Certainly. Monsieur has married
young English dy-Mademoiselle
Fenwick-and has gone to Nice"
"Fenwick!" exclaimed in surprise,
for It was my own name.
The waiter was quite sure the name
was Fenwick, and when Uncle Peabody
Indignantly denied that Mr.. Bradshaw
had married at all, he called another
waiter, who had accompanied Mon.
sieur Bradshaws servant to the church
and there seen the ceremony perform.
ed.
There has been some extraordinary
mistake here" Uncle Peabody declared,
turning very red; and sudden con.
yiction at once flashed upon me.
WAS the lady like me?" | inquired,
stepping forward.
"The lady was, indeed, very like
Inademoiselle-as like as a portrait"
the waiter said.
Then 1t was Sophie Dane!" | 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 violent state of excitement he
left us at the hotel and set off without
delay for Nice, where 1t appeared the
Rradshaws had proposed spending
some time before proceeding to Rome.
He wrote to us in few days-a half
dozen lines-saylng that It was, in.
deed, Sophie Dane who had presented
herself 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 aud NOR.
tifcatlon, 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.