The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 200: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. 191 to sea. He was shipwrecked and went through many hardships, but the thought of his home and his loving wife restrained him, and he lived to go back to England. ‘‘ When he got there what did he find? His young and beautiful wife had fled from their happy home—ran Hie with a rich man. ‘How do you suppose that man felt? Can you guess?” Madge was sobbing now as if her heart would break. The captain let the tears flow; they were like the evening dew to the parched flowers; they brought freshness and healing to her fevered heart. “Don’t you think that man wanted to he down and die? | “Don’t you know that the shadow of his wife’s shame - fell on his soul like a bhght? “Yes, it did; but he was no coward. He stood up and swore he would not die, but dive till God called a ap) ‘He has done it—and, my dear, [ am that man.’ The captain’s story was told. He was no orator, but his words gave Madge strength. Others had suffered the same pain; they had lived, and so would she. «¢ And—and—have you forgotten her? Do you love her ~ still?” | «Yes, my dear, I have never forgotten her. I love her still, and I think perhaps some day God will bring us face to face, and she will beg me to forgive her, and tell me that — she remembers our old love, and that she never was so happy as she wasin our little cottage. Yes, I have often dreamed it, and, please God, one day it will come true.” ‘¢Oh, how good you are!” said Madge; ‘‘ how good!” ‘No, my dear, not good # all. Now I’ve told you my story, ae by and by, when you feel like it, you will tell me yours.” Again he kindly passed his hand over her TOrenenG: aa then left her alone. cComicbooks.com =)