Beadle's Dime Novels No. 131 — page 90: what you’re looking at

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— , * ) 94 THE WRECKER’S DAUGHTER. autumn. As Tangee was to be bride’s maid, there was much shopping to be done together ; the days fled so rapidly as to frighten the bride-expectant. To Tangec they went not quite soswifily. In the midst of her unbounded prosperity, she felt a vain and ceaseless repin- ing to behold again that face which had first appeared to her like a vision beaming upon her out of the splendor of an ocean sunset. If she walked the street, any form or step which reminded her of him sent the blood rushing to her cheek; at every opera or concert, she scanned the crowd, hoping to see his face. She became addicted, even, to reading the advertise- ments, and the “ personals,” with the idea that she might chance upon his name. Yet she never saw nor heard of him ; he had vanished completely from her sphere. Despite the press of interesting business on hand, Tangee would go away in October, to pay a visit to her old home. In the midst of her new luxuries she pined for the sea, for a sight of Joe’s storm-beaten face, for her little bed in the “crib,” perhaps to sit where she sat when her knight came out of the sunset, murmuring— ** She saw the water-lily bloom, She saw the helmet and the planta living over again, in fancy, the scene of that summer even- SEbeowtd ytd a.aeutatel, sab qroulbé-hark 40 waged daddy,” was old Joe’s welcome. The neighbors came for a peep at the heiress, to find how much she had changed, and if she was “set up” beyond their endurance; but, as she was as kind and pleasant as ever, they had’no complaints to make. ae ae Williams, home from his long whaling iaeeaaanrpere brother, arter all? Wal, it don’t make much difference to me, since you've got so much above me, anyhow. I cum home with five hundred dollars wages, ready to set up housekeepin’; I didn't know bat I might catch yer, arter all, Tangee; but it’s no use. I was so mad; when I heard the news, I went right off and asked Sally if she’d have me?” comilen@ekss com