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THE MISSING BRIDE
A Novel
by
MRS. E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH
Author of Self-Raised, Ishmael, Retribution, The Bridal Eve, The Bride's Fate, Mother-in-Law, The Haunted Homestead, The Bride's Dowry, Victor's Triumph, A Fortune Seeker, etc.
CHAPTER I.
LUCKENOUGH.
Deep in the primeval forest of St. Mary's, lying between the Patuxent and the Wicomico Rivers, stands the ancient manor house of Luckenough.