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THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE. | 111 ~ “Thatis a good sign,” Pierce remarked; “it shows that consciousness is returning. He is not yet sensi- ble of pain.” “Do you think he will recover, Ham?” “T cannot tell yet. I hope so. Heaven knows I will do all that I can for him.” “T am sure you will,” said Stannard, earnestly. “YT could not wish him in other hands than yours, Ham.” y “Thanks, Stannard, for your good opinion. I am more hopeful now than I was at first. Letting out the extravasated blood and raising the fractured bone seems to have relieved him already. See!” he said, pushing back Trippe’s eyelids, “his pupils are getting natural again.” | “Where is Mrs. Trippe?” “T sent her out; she could not bear to see the operation, and troubled me so with her moaning that I had to ask her to leave the room. I promised to send for her when it was over.” “Poor lady!” said Stannard, sympathetically. “It makes my heart ache to think of her grief.” “What is all this, Stannard? I want to hear your story. Those men tried to tell me about the murder, but I had no time to listen.” “Have they gone?” | “Some time ago. I fancy they finished your brandy first though.” “There’s more in the sideboard for you—’— Stannard was interrupted by a servant, who came — in to say that Mr. Simmons had passed, leaving word for Stannard to go over to the castle at once. “Tt is for the inquest,” he remarked. “Ham, I must leave you for a time, but will come back as soon asIcan, Then I can tell you more about this GComicboo cS com