The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-10
HEROINE ON HER BRIDAL
NIGHT GAVE UP BER
LOVER TO SAVE AN
OTHER.

|
who Dumfonud~d ;be BRIDEGROOM
nv Substituting For Herseif TN"
y,nnp woman whom He H"d
Wr0nged.
| New york Mary MarD"na "a is lnt oat Sm ~
,.r ofa Brooklyn worsingman. she IL ~
| veaTs of ace and lives simply win ntr loV-
| ne,narents In Il rented house 10 sue street.
Mary ia not a great beauty, though nature
has endowed her WIN a ",nd"id Via wids open
ewes that bespegk modesty ana simple sweet
Rmt Narv MacDnu ale has suddenly sprung
from her small bronkiyn %oi'T saIf. socriac,nc q"
| act ihis small girl IL now Known tnrouehoul
| he lenpih and breadth OF the country. quite
Without her will or con'ent, Without even
her comPrehensiGnIi cnI ier sne heroines erMrfef' "
| n was strangely romantic s'ory. LHsl
spring Mary met and quickly tnrneu 10 o're ,oue
VIII Thorber, handsome ana ainisto Sa,t Uuus
die cutter ,em ploy ed in a factory IN NewWalh'
n. j. o,,or, n his home In
Newark TO visit his parents. she Pleaseo
Them, and thev her. She war seiy nappy'
| The wedd ng day was SET. IL WAS HI haPPr
ness with Mary MacDonhld. ,,u
| Charlotte Curday left her needle woih 10 Rl,l
the enemy OF her country. Mary MacDona VI
ia the mldsL OF her Heun'hs Hsi hfore ~ pthe hour
set for her nnptials. TO plan her act OF sacfi-
| flee A young man from Ne"Alh > i' nUt I'LL ;"L,
Ing his words, told her father tnal i.i inpi ,he
| her was engaged 10 marry Nlo!a Hio'ei' VIC
daughter OF Newark baker ,,Do,a
| What is thIs?'crrd Mary Mac!)nna'u'
wbsn The s,oIy came to her turs. u love
Will and trust him, hui mus, MAKE S'ie
| that our marriage IL houoraole.
Win her mother Mary Immediately went
to Newark. In The shaded parior 1 tDe
bakers home she met poor WYE Tna HaGsr',
deem in sorrow and shame: Inc oH her
| Il 81
| shp had worn her hair down her bacK snt
/ hnd known VIII Thorber, and she had ioVeo
him. They were engaged. ,.,., ,-
| VIII 1hOrber deceived and betrayed ner.
rhtu tho girl was discardt q ns II broken 10Y
| A hot flush OF indignation sprehu over 'nt
| face OF Mary Mcdonald. nc sh"uiu uuu u
must marry you and save your cn"q name.
She cried. SruAbIIgaWay hcr own not tears
>m,. sat eIu uI.nncu for the marriage hf this
Iii III nv" ",', h,r swerlhpnrt. when | send for
ynu, come" was her pnrliug lnstructloh. m
The Invitations Were out ~ n''oh y -, ro't "t
nbnut lhc pnI,rIs and swcCi-+cented no~ers
The ,iry had urriN l""nru evening tne
ntis hhurs came llu kirg IN: Mary was ih
her ronm clad in L,r sniL white bridal gown.
Tholbe impatient and happy III MS piaek
clothes rushed up stairs: ON. You ionk
beautiful, my dear" he said, hnd w"uu nave
kissed her MOT YET. "and she hiu her iace'
| What was the shadow there? ,
| Another man might have seen and thus
| bt en- warned. ,,,, o, ,h.
| There was luil In the cTa!terius VI tnc
vnpsis when ali aged woman, beuriug upon
| her arm girl who s'aggefed az II uhuer a
weight OF sorrow nr Illness, entered ana
onielly took Il Se4 In "a corner almost uh-
moi Iced They wore heavy wells. NooouS
knew Them and few noticed.
Prtsently Mary Mach maid entered tht
room. viii Thurbtr rat surrounded o3
friends lurgning and ubllvinIs 10 all aonnl
him. New he srCde iurth 10 Wtet u's
bride.
.Wrtt - shr said ia inly.
Turning 10 hCr Gucsls MARY .hhrDohaip
white faced, snii III an unqaavrrirg voice:
am sorry hut there nIu*l br cnahGr IN lhe
Wedding ulans am to be Il bridesmaid 20
dny and not bride. My brother IN law, Mr..
Griffin, and my cousin here, Geo. Casey, are
Ia hr th,. ATTENDANTS. And tins young lauS
burning 20 ihc swuying figure IN b!hck) Is |"
br he BRIDE. ~, -, o.,
She led NIuln Clover tn the Siue ol 'Ee
sIpmmrIlru Thul tier whusin d agha.t.
.Nuu ar, IT, p'liy thr~"i !. tH'i 'nr Wh'''
r,,l,,.u uItI t, M ''St, hur> ! nt want A"n
~ , hu.ir,rh .,.y nruTe nhr nuW DO, Ii'n'isE
st !,... l. "a, NV Il y"n. 1T size :i' eu" .o"r
name Il, pIul3ri her n"Ii'. m
WI!dlN Inuibrr g'a"c'd ah"ui h,hl. iht
atirudnnIS. large, nrHwry net, sirHd al "in'
Inw. uud l,,mrs. II ere was II" r.cape.
rfiir prnJuceh II *cG>iihs f1hs hhn II,
ctlsr The Rev. y. { Meyer stepped III lloln
nm ndinInIIg Iuru,. And 80 they were ~tu;
MARY MacDunu d first kissed The Drlue anu
swept away her scalding tears.