Chapter I: Front Matter

_THE BRIDE’S FATE_
The Sequel to “The Changed Brides”

_By_
MRS. E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH

AUTHOR OF

“A Leap in the Dark,” “The Lost Lady of Lone,” “Nearest and Dearest,”
“Her Mother’s Secret,” “A Beautiful Fiend,” “Victor’s Triumph,” Etc.

_I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will abide the hazard of the die._
—SHAKESPEARE.

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Beautiful Fiend, A
Brandon Coyle’s Wife
Sequel to A Skeleton in the Closet
Bride’s Fate, The
Sequel to The Changed Brides
Bride’s Ordeal, The
Capitola’s Peril
Sequel to the Hidden Hand
Changed Brides, The
Cruel as the Grave
David Lindsay
Sequel to Gloria
Deed Without a Name, A
Dorothy Harcourt’s Secret
Sequel to A Deed Without a Name
“Em”
Em’s Husband
Sequel to “Em”
Fair Play
For Whose Sake
Sequel to Why Did He Wed Her?
For Woman’s Love
Fulfilling Her Destiny
Sequel to When Love Commands
Gloria
Her Love or Her Life
Sequel to The Bride’s Ordeal
Her Mother’s Secret
Hidden Hand, The
How He Won Her
Sequel to Fair Play
Ishmael
Leap in the Dark, A
Lilith
Sequel to the Unloved Wife
Little Nea’s Engagement
Sequel to Nearest and Dearest
Lost Heir, The
Lost Lady of Lone, The
Love’s Bitterest Cup
Sequel to Her Mother’s Secret
Mysterious Marriage, The
Sequel to A Leap in the Dark
Nearest and Dearest
Noble Lord, A
Sequel to The Lost Heir
Self-Raised
Sequel to Ishmael
Skeleton in the Closet, A
Struggle of a Soul, The
Sequel to The Lost Lady of Lone
Sweet Love’s Atonement
Test of Love, The
Sequel to A Tortured Heart
To His Fate
Sequel to Dorothy Harcourt’s Secret
Tortured Heart, A
Sequel to The Trail of the Serpent
Trail of the Serpent, The
Tried for Her Life
Sequel to Cruel as the Grave
Unloved Wife, The
Unrequited Love, An
Sequel to For Woman’s Love
Victor’s Triumph
Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend
When Love Commands
When Shadows Die
Sequel to Love’s Bitterest Cup
Why Did He Wed Her?
Zenobia’s Suitors
Sequel to Sweet Love’s Atonement

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.— Unchanging Love 5
II.— Calm Delights 11
III.— Surprises 17
IV.— A Messenger 25
V.— Fortune 34
VI.— Entertaining Angels 40
VII.— Halcyon Days 51
VIII.— The End of Probation 59
IX.— A May-day Marriage 66
X.— General Lyon’s Consolation 79
XI.— A Joyous Meeting in June 88
XII.— The Mail-Bag 97
XIII.— Old and New 102
XIV.— Arrival 112
XV.— The Derby 133
XVI.— The Gipsies 147
XVII.— How the Parted Met 159
XVIII.— Waiting and Hoping 173
XIX.— Meeting Every Day 184
XX.— The Ambassadress’ Ball 191
XXI.— Alexander’s Experience 207
XXII.— The Missing Boy 227
XXIII.— Alexander’s Jealousy 248
XXIV.— The Duel 256
XXV.— The Grand Satisfaction 268
XXVI.— The Pursuit 273
XXVII.— The Shock 288
XXVIII.— Alexander Strikes a Light 307
XXIX.— Alexander’s Discoveries 315
XXX.— Little Lenny’s Enemy 324
XXXI.— The Abduction 339
XXXII.— Little Lenny’s Adventures 354
XXXIII.— Lenny’s Experiences 369
XXXIV.— The Peace-offering 374
XXXV.— The Peace-offering.—_Continued_ 386

THE BRIDE’S FATE.