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"Hear the mellow wedding-bells— Golden bells! What a world of happiness Their melody foretells!" "Hark! there's the wedding-march." "Here they come!" "Looks as…
The beautiful fragrance-breathing bower was deserted. The soft light of the wax-lights, half-hidden in flowers, streamed down upon her as she trod the leafy walks alone in her beautiful white satin r…
The beautiful bride remained motionless where Howard Templeton had left her until the rich lace curtains parted [Pg 7] noiselessly again and her lawful lord and master looked in upon her. He did not…
Several months of irksome quiet to Mrs. St. John succeeded the festivities that followed upon her marriage. Her elderly bridegroom found that protracted gayeties did not agree with his age and health…
Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her. Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head a…
For one terrible moment Xenie St. John and Howard Templeton remained silently gazing at the excited old man, as if petrified with horror, then: "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsel…
"Mamma, how pale and troubled you look. What ails you?" Mrs. St. John was crossing the threshold of the little cottage home that looked, oh, so poor and cheap after the stately brown-stone …
Some three or four weeks after Mrs. St. John's visit to the country, Howard Templeton was sitting in his club one day, smoking and reading, after a most luxurious lunch. The young fellow looked …
"I don't believe it!" Howard Templeton repeated angrily, as he stood still where Doctor Shirley had left him, those unexpected words ringing through his brain. "What is it you don…
The door swung slowly open, and the gray-haired old servitor whom Howard could remember from childhood, took his card and disappeared down the hallway. Presently he returned, and informed the young m…
