AN UNWILLING BRIDE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15014, 8 July 1914, Page 9

AN UNWILLING BRIDE.

SENSATIONAL SEQUEL TO A WEDDING. DISAPPEAR OF THE LADY tfRESS .ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, July 7. An unusual denouement is 6aid to have followed a. wedding celebrated in Wellington to-day. ' A young lady arrived in town from a distant part of the Dominion a" few days ago, and stayed with her relations at a hotel. The bi idegroom and his friends wero at another hostelry. ]t is related that tho young lady had expressed unwillingness to go to the altar with the gentleman, but the latter's suit -was favourably viewed by her parents, and rather than disappoint them she decided to go on. with the ceremony. At tho church there was a fashionable attendance of friends and relatives of tho couple, including some prominent personages), one of whom gave tho brido away. All, apparently, was going well, but a little lator, after tho brido had driven in a motor-car to tho groom's hotel 3 consternation was caused by tho discovery that the lady was missing. Search was made, biit like Genovieve of old, the bride seemed to have vanished comnletely. Subsequently, it is said, a motorcar had beon f.een dnshing away from the hotel wich the hride and someoue. believed to be a, male relative in it. T h <* is that tho lady, though unable to muster un courage to declare the veddin? "off." before the (vent, had sought her relative's aid to esrano afterwards, loa-unf tho prooMi inmenTing :md tho ■ wedding guests <li»~*bfonnrK»d'. Tho movements of tho runaway car ara wrapped in mystery.