The Face of Rosenfeld — page 239: what you’re looking at

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ae _ 239° THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. evil genius? Who was he? What had I done that he should wish me dead? Julian, you have learned at AAS the secret of my life. What is it?” ‘<To-morrow, darling! Wait till to-morrow.” “<Ts it best, dear?” “Tl think so. Little wife, do you remember the time when you were loth to yield yourself to your love for me, because you felt that, in making a union with a name- less girl, I was running a terrible risk?” ‘‘Hush, Julian! My heart is in my mouth. That fear has never died. In the midst of all my happiness, I have never been strong enough to lift that weight. Oh! I thought, some day we may be sitting here, blindly happy in our ignorance, and the truth will come. If it is as I fear it may be, will Julian feel still that his course was wise? Will he love me quite as much, quite as dearly as before? Will there be no shadow of regret in his heart? Oh, my husband, if I could believe there would be, I should be so miserable!” Julian gathered her to his heart, and kissed her with reckless freedom. ‘*’'To-morrow, little wife, to-morrow, you shall know what a fool I have made of myself!” | «¢ Lamar, I believe you are a wizard.” « Why?” ‘¢ How do you arrive at your conclusions? It isalmost too strange for belief. What possessed you to question my wife so closely, the other day, abods the orga of that portrait?” ‘“Can’t you guess? Had you forgotten?” — ‘*T don’t understand you.” = ~y 4 - 7 - . 4 ; ‘ ae t x . . ie lly : - ras - a ne is ty ‘ ‘ od = ¥! par re) — -~. 7 4 fe » . ; TPNYE) oes (6 we