A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 53: what you’re looking at

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SUSPENSE. | 51 sense. She saw that it would be useless to attempt to withhold the truth from her husband, and she said: ‘** Eloise, your father already suspects something has happened. You have been crying; he will certainly ob- serve it, and—”’ ‘* Well, mother?’’ ‘* We can not conceal the truth from him.”’ ‘* Oh, mammal!’’ ‘* Té is true, Eloise. I would do so if it were possible. 1 am only awaiting a fitting opportunity to tell him all.” ‘** You know what papa is, mamma. ”’ ‘* Yes, I know his disposition, Eloise. ’’ ** He will be so indignant!’’ ‘* His indignation will be justified. He has not been blind, my child; he has seen what has been going on.’’ ‘*Mamma, is it possible I have been blind? Has self- esteem deceived me, or did George give me reason to think I had a right to let my heart’s best love go out to him?” ‘* Tf ever a man allured a girl’s love, Eloise, he allured yours. You were not self-deceived. I have watched closely, and no girl, if free to love a man, could have mis- interpreted his attentions. You did not deceive yourself; he deceived you, or—”’ ‘* Go on, mamma.’’ ** He was sincere, and something has occurred that has caused a sudden change.”’ ** Then why did he not say one word, mamma, just one word, and 1 would have been content? I could have borne the disappointment had he given me a reason for his Gomichbooks