comfortably and dress yourselves properly before we leave for the
church. So look sharp," was the greeting of Mr. Fabian, as he shook
hands with his brother and his nephew.

At ten o'clock the carriage containing Mr. Rockharrt, Mrs. Rothsay and
Cadet Haught left the house for the church, which they entered by the
central front door, from which they were marshaled up the center aisle
to their seats in the right hand front pew.

At a quarter past ten the bridegroom, with his best man, Clarence
Rockharrt, followed in another very handsome carriage.

They drove around to the side of the church, and passed in through the
rector's door to the vestry on the left of the chancel, where they
awaited the arrival of the bride's party, and through the open door of
which they looked in upon the splendidly decorated and crowded church.
An affluence of rare exotic flowers everywhere. The green-houses of the
State capital and of three neighboring cities had been laid under
contribution by Mr. Fabian, and had yielded up their sweetest treasures
for this occasion. Floral arches spanned the center aisle from side to
side, all the way up from the door to the chancel; festoons of flowers
were looped from the galleries on three sides of the church; wreaths of
flowers were wound around the pillars from floor to ceiling; the railing
around the chancel was covered with flowers; the pulpit and reading desk
were hidden under flowers. The pews were filled with the beauty,
fashion, and aristocracy of the capital, and a splendid crowd they
formed. Every lady held a rich bouquet; every gentleman wore a rare
boutonniere.

Mr. Fabian looked at his watch from moment to moment. We have scarcely
ever seen a more impatient bridegroom than Mr. Fabian Rockharrt. But,
then, childish disorders go hard with elderly folks. Just as the clock
struck eleven, with dramatic punctuality, the gentlemanly
white-satin-badged ushers threw open the double doors, and the bride's
procession entered. She wore a trained dress of rich white satin, with
an overskirt, berthe and veil, all of duchess lace, looped, fastened and
festooned here and there and everywhere with orange buds; and a
magnificent set of diamonds, consisting of a coronet, necklace,
ear-drops, brooch, and bracelets--too much for the little
creature--lighting her up like fireworks as she passed under the blaze
of the sunlit windows. She carried in her white-gloved hand a bouquet of
white wood violets, with