In Sight of St. Paul's — page 61: what you’re looking at

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56 4 CROSS PURPOSES. cause of the quarrel, and believed that both brothers were in love with the fascinating widow. Altogether, it was a wretched game of cross pur- poses. | Tom crossed quickly over to her, and with a rever- ent gesture, touched her arm. : ~ ‘Aileen, now you know why I would not speak,’ and to the girl’s distorted vision, this seemed a con- fession of shame. ‘‘*This pang is acruel one, but the infatuation will soon pass and the love for you must and will return.’’ _ Aileen started violently, flung off his hand, and faced him with a passion that startled him. ‘“How dare you?’’ she cried, in low, quivering tones. ‘‘Do you think?. No, no!”? ‘Aileen !”? It was such a cry of pain that Aileen’s tender heart was touched. After all, what tight had she to blame him? She had given her love unasked, and it was for her to bear the consequences of her folly. ~“T bee your pardon,’’ she said, with an entire change of manner. ‘‘I don’t mean to be unkind. JI have no right to be soy It’s over, and I’ll return.” Her voice faltered, but she controlled herself. and went on: ‘‘Harry’s health is to be proposed, you know, and I must be there. My absence would pain your father, and I owe everything in the world to his kindness, ”? | (E(0) GComicbooks