Penny Dreadfuls, 1895 · page 191 of 332
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; Se wie Cae ners pts SoU a gg Sa Pen vs oy . int w ah Oa Oe oe Cae 4 an =. * . x '- . . ~ ; i 3 . +3 . a 4 _ True to Aled Ont. Se eg 187° % c She could Fardlp refrain from bursting forth into ie i a tirade of hate and envenomed fury against Goldie, iB but she had enough self-control not to do so, though in her heart she was all the while vowing the direst _ vengeance on the innocent girl. _ Donald placed his hands before te eyes as if to hide: ue a vision that came up before them, then with a vehe "ment gesture he ejaculated: _ “T will not wed you, Mildred. It would be a crime far greater than the breaking of my word to you. It - : would be worse than the breaking of her oath to your father. What right had he to enact such an oath? None, none; and she shall not abide by it. She shall give her hand to me, who already has her heart. I will make her mine in spite of you.” Mildred caught him by the arm, and detained him as he was turning away. The red color burned in her olive cheeks like spots of flame, and her voice vibrated with passion. “Donald!” she said, “beware what you do! You _are not only bringing on yourself the curse of Heaven, but you are rousing against yourself and her the worst protons of the arch-fiend himself.” He recoiled before her terrific expression, but broke a from her restraining grasp, and strode to the door. $ a will wed her,” he said hoarsely—“T wot pcoks Jeom : eh