The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-22

from her brow.
We've run 4 risk" she said; III
wed ha' fingered another halt honE
'twould ha' been the last o. US no
enc ever lives AZ once sets eyes upon
the bride. One man was eoolhardy
enough 10 try It hong ago; be waited
and watched 70 see the bride come
and be was never heard az again"
,'she must be a terrible bride. then, "
l answered. sitting down beside her;
won't you tell me about bert Tell
me tia story from beginning TO end
There Ia q story. isn't thereT
"Oh. yes. i've told II hundreds q
times In my dag. Listen. aud you
shall bear It. II ali happened cen.
turtles ago. when the old church y0ndeF
was Just building.
a great gentleman come across the
yea from England-I.ord Stewart BY |
name. He lived In q great house down |
among the bills below there. and had |
no end O servants. and dishes o. gold |
and silver 30 eat out Of. and hns ear
riagea 20 ride IN, and his daughter Was
| the grnndest lady In the whole eOnn-
| try, and the hands0mest. She had \
akin IKE aasosg, and cheeks like prin-
rosea. aud eyes like starr. and she
were gowns o. the aaest silk ever
wore.
@Well. LaFd Stewart meant 70 mar
~ Der 10 some great man who was %
come across from England: but the
Lady Beatrice. that was her mama.
what Should abe DO but fall IN love
with the head architect. who was =
building the Old church down jon
der.
ne was q nne young fellow, but
no come Of the people, and WASN'T over
rich. and be dAren't show himself az
Lord Stewards great house: % every
evening az twilight the Lady Beatrice
abe comes down 70 the church 10 meet
him. and they walks up and down. a
talking " their love. fiil the midEAGht
stars were = shining overhead.
Lord Stewart he knows nothing
about II. and be sendn 70 England for
the nne gentleman 10 como over and
marry his daughter. And he comes.
and puts a EiitGsring ring on Lady
Bestrlee's Eager. and the wedding day
is nxed. and the wedding nneFY 3
making up-whife silks and aarina.
ard iaeea. such as never was seen
af0gs under the sun.
"And Lady Beatrice II afraid 20 say
= word. bat she goes on . nesting heE
lover. Every eseaing ~ twilight she
goes down 10 the church. and II hg
isn't there she fails 10 singing Ia bel
soft. sweet voice. aud be hears her
and comes. aud they walk up and
down together.
-nut al last the wedding day comes
and The wedding feast IL cooked. and
all ths grand wedding guests invited
! And the wedding ancry 10 al In roadi
\ ness, and Lord Stewart commands hii
| daughter - set ready for the mar
rage And she dare not disobey. o.
open her mouth 10 tell him wor
1 about the man Ahe loves. 50 she SD
white and stiii like q ghost while tbe1
!. Fots her in the white silks and lacoa
and jewelA aud then they lead be
J down the great stairway. and put be
in tho waiting carriage. and the gran,
o. wedding party drives down TO the nav
6 church. They are TO b. married thers
the very hrst marriage before th
L new altar.
= "a groom gailups ahead. 20 bid ia
bead architect have the belts IN read
+" ness 20 ring for the wedding. and b
goes up on the diEzy steeple. In q Erea
Il hurry. 10 $50 Tor himself that ali !
,f right lie has heard nothing or Ia
d marriage. and has no dream that Lad
y Beatrice il 10 be the bride.
4 "But presently he looks down. jus
9, aa the grand party comes dashing M
% and he SECS tyeady Beatrice come wall
Ing up to the stcpa. all In her whit
"A SILKS and iacea. with her white vc
4 towing 10 her feet. And she = leanin
on the arm Of the nue English gentl'
man. All In n minute. 81 flssh'
a. through his mind what IA a going
:, be-that Lady Beatrice has playt
l. him false. aud has come 70 church
I. be made another mans bride.
:, He grows blind aud sick. and RE
:, where he stands. and presently be fal
Il. hoadlong down from the dizzy steepl
- He strikes the nagstoncs In the cour
~ yard, right at Lady Beatric0's feet,
she comes sweeping up on her Bird
-, groom'H arm.
"she sees him, and knows him. al
u falls on her knees beside him. wi
VI an awful cry. The blood stains b.
" white marriage robes, and the viii
81 roses In her hair fall out. aud Il
Wy dabhled IN a pool Of red blood.
~, They raise her up and carry b
~ on, but the wedding does not 80 o
W. for the poor lady lies in a swCou. al
that night she dies. . calling on b
~ dead lovers name.
to '"The next day. when the men car
10 to wash away the blood stains FRO
A. tho aaEstones where the poor archIte
ed fell, they Hnd that Lady Beatric,
is bridal roses have taken root, and a
ua syaVvtng brayrtxt the 1Rrptonea In 4