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194 THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE. my heart; a——” she hesitated and stammered out; “but Iam not even unhappy.” Was she about to say that she had something in her heart that proved an antidote to sorrow? It was what she felt, although she dare not say it before him. She knew now that he loved her. Not a trace of regret for Alfred Guerry could she find in her heart, and she now regarded that weak, vacillating young man with pity, as she wondered at her own heart. Stannard sighed deeply as he found his heart throbbing painfully at the very sight of this sweet girl. After a few simple compliments, the lawyer peeen on the business which had brought them there. “Our time is short, Miss Morgan—permit me to come at once to business. Not to annoy you by needless delay, I must say that we have the testi- mony of Doctor Trippe——” “Oh, is he better?” she broke in gladly; “I am so glad to hear it. How happy Mrs. Trippe must be.” “Unselfish girl!” Stannard thought, “she never thinks of herself when another is in trouble.” “Yes, my dear Miss Morgan,” Crawford replied, “Tam happy to tell you that he is out of danger. He has.told us all, and has confirmed your state- ment in every particular. He knew of the promise which your father tried to extract from you; and by his skill and thoughtfulness he has supplied us with, I hope, sufficient evidence of your father’s suicide.” “Oh, Mr. Crawford! I felt sure it was so. Did he say that my father killed himself 2” “He did—but for his accident you would not soe been subjected to this annoyance. He told us all.” “Did the doctor tell you all about—about——” She hesitated and cast a quick glance toward Stannard, as her face crimsoned with confusion. She could not speak. Crawford understood her confusion. “Confound these birds—I cannot hear myself think, I wonder how you can bear this noise, Miss cComichooks:.com