Octavia's Pride; or, The Missing Witness — page 266: what you’re looking at

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256 OCTAVIA’'S PRIDE. I tell you I have had a man watching her for ten days back. I know how that silly id ie Saha took her away, but my men went for her this morning.’ ‘“T do not believe it!” exclaimed Jane, sndigadalee ‘‘ And this girl, this heroine of such a strange story, has proofs to thrust out my beautiful Octavia!” cried the poor - general, shading his face with his shaking hands. ‘‘QOh, it is cruel! wicked! What will become of my Octavia?” ‘She must marry Lord Ronald Falkner,” sneered Mathew Merle. ‘‘ You have been congratulating yourself upon the match. I took a look into the matter to see who ought to have the estate of the Falkners, and I find the title is ex- tinct; but there ought to be issue from one of the daughters on the other branch, one Anne Thurston, who can claim the estate. She made a low marriage, and went off to England, and there I lost her.” “Ann Thurston!’ exclaimed Jane West, involuntarily, and stopped abruptly. — **Do you know about her?” demantiad Mathew Merle, sharply. ‘It was my mother’s name, and she married Robert West,” faltered Jane, her head all in a whirl, trying to guess if Doctor Morley suspected anything of this when he took such pains to look up the proofs of her parentage. “Your mother! Well, I can’t say I’m particularly pleased to know that I have brought you to the knowledge of this good fortune. I owe you no good will, with your mar- plots.” There was a general hush, and natural dismay in the room, and the looks and gestures of all would have served an artist for a startling picture. Amid the silence, a servant knocked from Cube and said, with a deprecating voice: ‘Indeed, my lord, I hope you won’t blame me, but rene come so queerly to-day, There’s a young gentleman and pag oad, IP ete Ae eee aCe Ovo PURONES ha lc ae ee | ReEARREA e ae P e ee - t- ue Me ho BP eS ey as fear By at 4 Se A wea MP 4 | A eiak A! ER, TS 4 ! 9! Be RO ie At ae BD eave oo rt x. if¢ ba) 47a ee) * Rite? Seat ey: tad PSAs So her meee ; ‘ : RV el ate j hel J me ee ae) WD nde eet BAYS ree ah 2 § thie ® ered | “aur on ey Pass a ‘ * ‘dc8 ; * e Pp . &\ 4 ; & oa? 4 - g*/ ec : | me ' “ comicbooks co nm