The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-04-10
HOW HE WON II
PHANTOM BRIDE
BY PIPER

W. A0Nf, NcSAure newspaper Synd1cate.)
EICTION-LLKE adventure had pur
sued Ross Edwards from his earli
est childhood. For instance: While
a newsb0y, shouting his wares from
the city's busiest corner, he once al
lowed a dime to slip through his fin.
gers and roll into a culvert beside the
curb. In recovering the coin, he had
discovered a valuable diamond brooch
belonging to a wealthy old lady. The
lady, a benevolent soul, priced tbe
brooch as an heirloom, and was so
pleased over its return that she re-
warded Ross by paying his way
through college.
Later in life, Ross went West in
search Of work, preferably with a min
Ing concern Again Lady Luck found
a way. There was a Slight accident
en- route, and Ross gave first aid to .
man who, hurled from an upper berth.
was rendered unconscious. The gen
tleman was more frightened than hurt.
but he insisted that Ross had saved
his life, and begged him to accept a
lucrative position in his mining com
pany.
Ross was returning home from a
stag dinner when he first saw the b
partition. He was passing the LITTLE
stone church in the square, when he
heard a low, piteous moan. CHANGING
towards the church, he saw a slim,
ethereal figure, clad in the flmy habili-
ments of a bride.
1t stood upon the top stair of the
flight which assembled to the church.
with Its arms stretched over it's head
and resting upon the door panels. Its
head was bowed in despair. Ross Ed
wards was not a superstitious man, |
but, nevertheless, he struck a pace |
which he didn't abate until he reached
his gate.
His sister. Alice, met him at the
door, and the first thing she said was:
"Why, what's the matter, Ross? You
look as though you had seen a ghost
Il have!" he gasped, and excitedly
the story of the phantom bride.
Evidently Alice read his mind, for
presently she looked up and said:
Still thinking about your ghost,
YES" he confessed, land the more
think of it, the more l realize it was
not fancy, but some human being APP
for help. I wish ] had spoken
% it. Like a good sport, Alice, l wish
would sit up until IL 80, and then
walk up to the church with me and see
f my ghost is still beating a silent
Upon the door"
Alice was game, and at the time ap-
pointed, stealthily approached the
The phantom bride was not
Just one week later Ross was
obliged to stay In Town and go to q
meeting. Once more he
hose to walk up from the midnight
rain. AS he neared the church he
hrust his hands deep into his pockets,
'egan to whistle indifferently, and
oOked bravely towards the door. The
hantom bride wa there! :
Cautiously Ross CROPPED his waC !
the darkness to the steps. )
he figure had fallen in a little hud-
led heap when he reached it, and was I
no ghostly sob, but a very :
one, straight from a human '
cart. He gathered the girl In his S
rms and carried her home, where {
lice and a doctor worked over her D
,r hours. a
A + Jnrrr che onaraI boz o~-- $500 n
lured a single name, Norman" and r
Popped into a deep slumber. For
avs her vitality was SO low that Ross s.
Id Alice began to worry as to whom II
notify in case of her death. a
1t was awkward not knowing her "
ime, so Alice christened her ivy" p
,cause she had chung so desperately y
the church. They didn't call her CT
at in her presence, although it would
It have mattered, as Ivy just wan fe
red about in a stupor and hardly n;
lew she was alive. Then one day a.
r health took q turn for the better: W
ID a slip on Alice's part finally cast
light on the whole situation. tn
Its fine to see you growing so well pl
ID happy, Ivy DEAR" was Alice's 81
oughtless remark. th
my name isn't Ivy" the stranger &c
ddenly corrected, 'it's Helen, and l pc
list tell you all about myself. 1 re- M
ntly came here from England in
arch of Norman Castleton, the inter mi
tional polo player, to whom l am pa
gagged. I met him at my London W.
me he told me he loved me and we WI
snned to be married, but important
siness called him to America. Short is
afterwards my mother died and, Il
wing no other relatives, l decided to
n Norman here, but found Upon ar lac
ing that he had married his child Of
ID sweetheart. England held moth kn
for me with mother gone, so / rent (.
a cottage in this suburb and lived wa
alone among the haunting mem ag'
of my shattered romance. My wa
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