The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-03
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PROS: ESTIVE eRIDE DUN
POUNDS TIE BRIDEGROOM

PROS: e TIVE eRIDE DUN
POUNDS TEE BRIDEGROOM
By Subs ituting for 7ersslf the Youn
W.m.n Whom Would-be
Groom Had Wrooged
| Mary Md onald is the daughter o
a Brooklyn workingman. She Is !!
years Of age AMI lives simply vita be
loving parents il a rsuted home In
side street.
Mary Is not great beauty, though
nature has endowed her with win
some face, 9 shining mass Of COLDER
bair and vide cp,u eyes that bespeas
rcdesty and simple sSeetness.
But Mary McDo aid has suddenly
sprurg from ner small Brooklyn world
to fame Through On hoaorable and
;elt-sacrefcing act this small girl l.
no7 known throughout tae length
a:d breadth OF the country Qlite
Without har vill or consent, wi .nout
ven her comprehension, the news
papers Of all the great cities call her a
heroine.
It vas strangely romantic story.
Last spring Mary INST a1d quickly
learned to love W:ll Tnorber, a hand
some an6 athletic young de cutter,
employed in factory IN Ne wark, N.
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Tnorher took bis syeetheart to bis
home in N:zask to visit bis parents
She pleased them, nd they hsr. Shs
was very happy. The wedding day
Rss set. T. vas al happiness with
Mary MeDoaaid.
Charlotte Garcia. ,ft her needle
work to kill the enemy OF her country
Mary Mcdonald, In the midst Of he1
Wedding preparations, was suddenly
called, q Weak befUre the hour set to-
her LII ,'5isls, 10 plan her act OF sacfi
6ee. A young man from Newark, not
counting his words, told her father
thst Will Thcrbar was engaged tc
marry Vols Clover the daughter OF a
Newark baker.
Wat is shls?' cried Msry M Do J.
I'D, when 5he story came to her ears
II love VIII ano I srust him, but !
must make sufa tEat our marriage Is
honorable -
Witt her mother Mary immediate
II went to Newark In the shaded par
ior OF the bakers home she met poc1
Viola Giovar, deep In sorrow and
shame. Tae bakers daughter told hes
sad story. From the sire she had
worn nai hs:f d11I neg back see hat.
known Wil} Taorb r, and she had Low.
SC him They we're engaged.
VIII Tnocoer decelyea and betra!.
d her. Then the girl vas discarded,
as a broken toy.
A hot flush Of indignation spread
over the face Of Mary Med ,nald. lie
should and must mary you and save
your good name" sne cried. Brushing
away her own hot tears she sat and
o!aanei for the msTriage Of this girl
and her oan s~essneara. "Waen ]
send fjr you, come," was her parting
ias5ruc .ioE.
The invitations wsre out IN Brook
IN. The horlst came and erected the
oel!, aad spread ABOUT the palms aaC
SWseG- scented fJWe1s. The Gay hac
arrived. Toward evening the neigh
ocrs came f caing il. M.ry vas il
nsr room c:sd 10 hsr soft, white brid-
81 gown. Thorbss, inpatient and hap
oy in bis black clothes, rushed up
stairs. o. you look beautiful, NJ:
dsar," he said, and would have kissed
oer. Mt yet" and she hid ner 1acs ).
WHAT was the shadow thers?
Anovner man mIghG have seen ano
thus been warned.
Thsre Eas q lull in the. .chattering
Of Ehe gnests Wnen an aged woman.
osarirg upon her arm girl who stag.
gersd ss II under a weight Of sorrow OF
llIuess, entered snd quietly TOOK q
eat IN a corner aln.st uunoticsd.
They wore heavy wells. Nobody knew
Snem ard few noticed.
Presently Mary Mcdonald entered
5he ron. Wiz Tnorb.r sat surround
ed by friends laughing and cbliVious
to all ABOUT him N NJW be strobe forth
10 meet his bride.
Walt" she said, calmly.
Turning to her guest Mary McDon.
aid, white tsce, said In an urqua7e,'
ing voice: II am sorry, but there must
be a change in the wedding plans. ]
am 20 be bridesmaid today and not
a BRIDE. Ny b:osher-in-law, MI. Gti1-
ia, and my cousin here, Csc. Casey,
are to be uhe attendants. And This
young lady Cunning to the sWayina
figure in blscA) is 10 be the bride"
She led Vloia Cover to the side OF
the staum5rlng Thorber, who stood
agiast.
You are to marry thi: girl" sale
the white 1ooed girl to him. Sac
does not want you IS a husband, any
more than now do, though We boah
have loved you, but she needs your
name to prctsc5 her honor
Wildly Thorber glanced about him
TIE attendants; large, brawny men,
stood at windows and doors. There
vas no escape.
Gr fiji Produced a wedding ring ano
l!cerse Tbs R-V. A. @. Meyer step
ped In from sn adjoining room. Ant
30 they were wed. Mary Mcdonald
first kissed the bride and swept awaJ
aer scslding tears.
With the swaying bride upon hel
arm tne bridesmaid led the guest intt
the dining room where the wedding
feast vas waiting. TAorber started TX
follow.
Not this wsy," commanded Mary
Med onaid; THAT way!' and she
pointed to the door. Sizing his hat
the bridegr. ON. paliied fright and moi
in disgrace, d,d into the street ano