When London Sleeps — page 231: what you’re looking at

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226 A GUARD. OF THE HEATHEN. ‘unfortunate women with which the great metropolis -teems. In her work, she is assisted by the girl who was once known as Maudie de Freer. Purified by suffering, Hilda no longer aspires after the unattain- able, but is peaceful and contented in the good she is doing, and in the affection and companionship of her little daughter. David and Queenie are married. Mr. Fuller gave the bride away. ‘They have purchased a beautiful estate in that most beautiful of all counties, Devon- shire. Mrs. Jones lives with him. She has abandoned traveling with the circus, but she still delights in reminiscences of when she rode barebacked before the Prince of Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blythe, the latter formerly Carrie Jones, are frequent and warmly welcomed visitors. For our hero and heroine it seems as if the clouds, which so long overshadowed them, had rolled away forever, and the sunlight was clear and strong upon their lives. Safe in their lovely home, supremely happy in each other’s devotion, there are none in all the neighborhood more beloved and respected than they who were once The Star of the Air and The White Queen of the Slack Wire. [THE END. ] comicbooks.co