The Illegal Marriage — page 92: what you’re looking at

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84. THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE. then to the man who could have saved him, all might have been well; but he let the golden moment pass, and had now written for money to aid in the cause of crime. Promptly came the answer to his letter. Stannard had written kindly—very kindly, although every word had been a dagger to his heart, as he thought of Cecy Morgan. “T send you a check, Alf, for the sum you want, and if you need more do not fail to call on me. I want to see you. Come down to my place any day that will be most convenient to you. Let me know one train ahead, so that I may send my carriage for you. Doctor Trippe has told me of your en- gagement to Miss Morgan, and I should like to talk the matter over with vou, if agreeable, with refer- ence to the estate. You know that Morgan is hardly in his right mind, and I would speak to you as his nearest friend, and a well-wisher of both you and Miss Morgan. Come as soon as you can, Alf, and believe me, your friend, “WILLIAM STANNARD.” Guerry’s letter had reached Stannard soon after his conversation with Trippe, and at a time when his heart was open to the young man. He wished to aid him for her sake. The check had fallen on the floor while Guerry was reading this letter, and, without stooping to pick it up, he sat long with the letter in his hand, thinking of his course. “TY shall hate him—I know I shall,” Guerry said to himself. “I can’t stand this much longer. Why does he have everything his own way in this world, while I am driven to all sorts of mean shifts to get along? He’ll not have a chance to triumph over me long. I will marry her, let what will oppose me,” com comicbooks tp: i-* 6 3p wae