The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
1 SILAS MARINER.
HisI0N

vi. W. have come to the last chapter OF
X Silas Mariner and for fear 81 getlins ~
3cited 10 tell the conclusion, as briefly as
nossihIe. The last chapter broke Off Win
an allusion 10 Eppies approaching mar
rage. Before the day came rouno .t ~,
did stone Dit near Silns Mariners cottase
Went dry for the first time in many years,
and. at its bottom. was found the SKIES
4 ton OF a man, identified by a rms. Matcn
seal. ana gold banded hunting crop as
4Dunstan Cass, who mao oee.i il uitS -
5 With the skeleton was found Su Ia,l
Manners gold, the whole OF y. Wh men
Y Dunstan had taken from the cottage, oul
which he had never had the opportunity
a ~ snsndinr because, being drunk. he
m id fallen with il into the stone-pit, Win.
#snrl a halt-hour after the commission ~
the robbery. and had broken his neck nee, ~
the IAN. Thus The mystery OF OF, M, N, rsap
A ne ara,lcs WIS cleared UP ana Mariner
inng-lnst money was returned TO nun.
& Tlsr, Godfrey Cass came to ten his wiz VIZ
Of the finding OF punstanS s BOO! ana Wy
discovery Of the author OF me roooe 81
told her Of his first marriage and It's I'M
happy ending. He confessed that Eppie
was HIS child and begged his Wire 8 lot
giyeness which wqs granted :. TED a men s sre
Mariner, told them the truth bout E up
pies parentage and offered to adopt her
and educate her and make "a grand lady
Of her But Bppie put y, her ars aooas
81 can't feel as I've got any father nut
one. @ i've always thought OF little
home where he'd sit in the corner, ana J!
should fend nnd do everything Tor nun,
can't thing o no other. home / wasn't =
i brought up to be q lady, and I can't
turn my mind to 1t. like the working
h folks, and their victuals and their ways.
b And I'm promised to marry q work1ng-
4 man. as II live viii, father ana sheip me
Of him, d.
So Eppie had her way. the right and
natural way 1t was, and remAned WIN \
the man who had been the gua 81 a I hsr
4 girlhood and Young womanhood! we are
y told finally that. sSs
F.Trheret was one time Of year which was
helJFn Raveloe to be especially sultaole e
for a wedding. 1t was when the great
58iilacs and lahurnums in the old-f nshioned
K gardens showed their golden and purple
wealth above the lichen-tinted walls,
4 time when light bridal dress couid %
'.Eippie had often thought that the per-
fection Of wedding-dress would be q
white cotton, with the tiniest pink sprls
ut intervals: so that when Mr. Godfrey
ca Cas- begged to provide one, and asked
FIppie TO choose previous meditation had
enabled her to give q decided answer al
once.
across the church yard and down the VII
lage, she seemed to be attired in pure
white and her hair looked like the dash
Of gold on a lily. One hand was on h he,
husbands arm. and with the other stls
olasped the hand Of her father Stlas. /,
"You won't be giving me away. father.
she had said before they went to church
you'll only be taking Aaron to DO q sor
1je to you"
Dolly winthrop walked behind with hel
8l husband: and deere ended the little brida
procession ,Silas and Eppie had declared
that they would rather stay at the stone
den was fenced with stone on two sides
but In front there was an open fence
through which the flowers shone with an
swering gladness as the united groul
came within sight Of them
90 father" said Eppie. what q prett.
home ours ISL II think nobody could b.
happier than we are.