Thrice Wedded, but Only Once a Wife — page 90: what you’re looking at

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Poor, mistaken father, thou didst commit a grave error when thou didst banish thine only son from thy love and presence. Ay, gaze fondly upon him, as he stands there so noble, and so like one inspired! Revel in his brilliant powers and intellect! gloat over him with all thy father’s fondness, for he is worthy of it. Yet he and thou wilt suffer much of sorrow and misery ere ye shall meet again. And ye little.dream that that fond look had nearly been the last! But we will return to Robert. He was eagerly pressing his way through the crowd, when he felt a light touch upon his arm. Looking around, he saw a little fellow neatly and simply dressed, who held a note up to him. “Who sent it?” he asked, as he took it from the boy. ‘‘A gentleman with white hair,” he respectfully answered, and which was true, for Ralph had cunningly given the note to his uncle to send by the boy. With a beating heart Robert hastily tore it open, and read the following lines: ‘My Drar Son:— ‘“‘T arrived to-day, but not in time to see you before the exercises commenced. Come to me at once, for my heart aches to welcome my long absent boy to my arms. Come quickly to zou impatient father, es ELLERTON. “The hotels are all full, so I have been obliged to take up with such accommodations as I can ‘get. Lhe bearer of the note will conduct you to me. ‘When was this note given to you?” he asked again, turn- ing to the boy, and with a joyous smile upon his “fine face. ‘“Just a few minutes since, sir.’ ‘Which way did the gentleman go?” asked Robert, with a sharp glance over the boy. THRICE WEDDED. 8i ‘“<T will show you, sir,” he replied, quickly dropping his eyes before Robert's elear gaze. ‘What is your name?” pursued our hero, who did not like the youngster’s looks at all. ‘“Hans Weichel, sir.” ‘What is your father’s name?” “Hans Weichel, sir?” Robert smiled at the boy’s concise replies, and said: “Well, we will not wait for this crowd to get out; we can -go out through the chapel.” And turning, they went through another large room, then down some steps, and thus reached the street. “GOMIGCbDoOO ss) (G0)