Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 18 of 294
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4A SARATOGA EVENING. § «JI have shunted Davis on to Parkinson,” he laughed. “ Another numismatologist. They are worrying each other already and good for the whole night.” His tone changed quickly to one of apprehension, as he looked at her. “What is the matter? What has occurred ?” As she handed him her wrap she smiled sadly. He saw she was struggling to keep back her tears. “ Little that I know,” she replied, as she prepared to receive the wrap about her shoulders. “I have been hearing the fragment of a very sad story.” Then she took his arm, leaned heavily upon it; as she looked up into his eyes, her own filled with love. She said: “© Harry, a lawyer has come here to-night to tell a bride, only married as long as we have been, that she is not married to her husband—that he is really married to another woman, and he is innocent of any wrongdoing.” “He is ignorant of wrongdoing?” asked Tres. cotte, quickly sympathetic. “He is ignorant and innocent,” she replied. “God help and pity her if she loves him as I do you!” Trescotte drew her closer to him, and, looking down upon her said tenderly: “God help and pity him, if he loves her as I do you!” Then perceiving the teardrops trembling in her eyes, he led his fair young bride down the steps to GOMMGIOO cS (GO)