or your reception," said Mr. Rockharrt.

The bridegroom handed his bride into the carriage that was to convey
them to the railway station. The carriage crossed the ferry, and in a
few minutes reached the other side, and rolled toward the railway
station.

The road was at this hour very solitary, and the bridegroom and his
bride found themselves for the first time that day tete-a-tete. He
turned to her, and drew her head to his heart and whispered:

"Cora, speak to me! Call me your husband!"

"I--cannot. My heart is too full," the girl muttered evasively.

But his grand, simple, truthful spirit perceived no prevarication in her
words. If her heart was full, it was with responsive love of him, he
thought. He bent his face lower over her beautiful head, that lay upon
his bosom, and kissed her.

Soon they reached North End, where all the aged, infirm and infantile
who could not come to the wedding were seated at their cottage doors, to
see the carriage with the bridegroom and bride go by.

Smiling and bowing in response, the pair passed through the village and
went on their way toward the station which they reached at half-past one
o'clock.

They had to wait about ten minutes for the train to come up. They
remained in the carriage; for here, too, a small crowd of country people
had collected to see the bride and the bridegroom, who was also the
governor-elect.

The train from the East ran into the station. The bridal pair left the
carriage and went on the cars, and the governor-elect and his bride set
out for the State capital. It was a long afternoon ride, and the sun was
low when the train drew in sight of the State capital, and slowed into
the station.

An immense crowd had gathered to welcome the governor-elect, and as he
stepped out upon the platform, and stood with his bride on his arm, the
cheers were deafening. When these had in some measure subsided, the hero
of the hour returned thanks in a simple little speech. Then the
committee of reception came up and shook hands with the governor-to-be,
who next presented them in turn to his wife.

At last the pair were allowed to enter the carriage that was in waiting
to convey them to the town house of Aaron Rockharrt. Other carriages
containing members of the committee attended them. They passed through
the main street of the city.

The procession of carriages passed until it reached the Rockharrt
residence, opposite the government mansion, where the committ