The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 215: what you’re looking at

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206 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. ‘‘Yes, Captain Lyle; Iam Madge Lippencot. I was his own cousin, and I loved him dearly.” | ‘‘But Madge Lippencot ran away with some strange man.” f ‘-No, she did not; she ran away with her cousin, be- cause he told her his mother was opposed to the marriage of cousins.” «That was a lie. Mrs. Hudson wished them to marry, more than anything in the world. I’ve heard her say so.”’ ‘¢ Well, he deceived me. I left home, and married him secretly.” ‘Foolish girl! Have you proof of you marriage?” ‘¢ Yes; here it is—my marriage certificate.” She handed him the paper. It was the certificate of the marriage of Charles Hudson and Madge Lippencot, performed by the Rey. Alexander Knox, in New York, four months before. The captain sat staring at the paper in horrified surprise. ‘My God! who would believe that boy could be such a villain!” the captain exclaimed. “‘T believe it, for I know him.” ‘‘ But you did not always know him, poor child.” ““No, indeed. I found it out gradually, and I tried to shut my eyes to the bitter knowledge.” ‘“ Well, he could deceive me as easily as he deceived you. I never saw a franker, more happy, honest face than Charlie -Hudson’s looked to-day.” ‘‘ He is happy, then?” atic said, LE a ‘¢ Yes, he seems to be.” “* Yes, he fell in love with this girl, and then he began to hate me because I stood between him and his new fancy.” ‘<'This is frightful!” was all the captain could say. ‘‘He tortured me by his neglect, and then taunted me with love for him—told me he married me for pity !”? «The villain!’ (E(@) =» . MM j /-comicbooks m .