The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 213: what you’re looking at

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204 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. ‘ ‘You, too, will be interested, Helen. Charlie Hudson is going to be married to-morrow night.” No one noticed Madge, who grew deathly pale. “Ts that so? I didn’t even know he had a sweetheart,. though his mother was so anxious he should marry his cousin, the girl that ran away. Poor girl! I wonder what became Of her? I never saw her, for we are such stay-at- homes, and Mrs Hudson always left her to keep house when she came over here. Who is he going to marry?” ‘“Why, Estelle Moore—my old friend Captain Moore’s daughter,” oy, ‘‘ Why, this must be a sudden affair. I don’t believe he knew Estelle before she went there to live.” ‘‘It is a sudden affair. They only met a few weeks ago —love at first sight. Why, what’s the matter?” The exclamation was called forth by seeing Madge rise from the table, with a gasp, and then sink fainting on the floor. | I'he women were about her with smelling salts and fans, and the captain ran backward and forward, half-distracted. ‘¢ What made her faint?” he asked his wife. ‘‘ Hush, dear!” she said, pressing his arm. : He looked at Madge, and saw that she was coming out of her faint. . _ “ITs it true?” she asked, looking at Mrs. Parsons implor- ingly. ‘It can’t be true! Oh! he never could be such’a villain !’ ‘‘T wonder what she means?” said the captain. “Dear knows! Has she ever told’ you her husband’s name?” whispered Mrs. Lyle. No.3" | ‘Then she may be Hudson’s wife?” ‘Impossible. T’ve known him from a boy.” ‘““ Well, we will see, when she recovers. She will tell you if it is so,” ‘S (E(0) mn ; => “ comicboo