Ruby's Reward — page 363: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

but, as soon as that exciting interyiew with Edmund Carpenter, afterward, was at an end, her strength failed her, and she was borne from the court-house really ill from shame, grief, and remorse over her share in the wrong, which had come so near ruining the name of anoble young man as well as her own, and wrecking the happiness of her husband’s beauti- | ful sister. | Itwasa glad day to Ruby and Walter who had a few hours to themselves in the afternoon, which they spent In rehearsing the exciting incidents of the mens that had elapsed since they last saw each other. During this time Mr. Ruggles was engaged upon a pleasant errand. He did not forget his promise of the previous day and went to make his call upon Miss Annie Part- ridge. He took along with him a pretty velvet case con- taining a charming little watch, which, after explain- ing tothe young girl and her inother something of whathad occurred to Ruby during the last few weeks, he presented to Annie and requested that what he had told them might be considered as strictly con- fidential. Thus all scandal was avoided, and but very few ever knew of the romantic events which had occurred in the very heart of that delightful city. comichooks.con