Beadle's Dime Novels No. 138: Tim, the Scout — page 45: what you’re looking at

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THE TWO LOVERS. 47 heart, ‘ What a cruel, cold, calculating heart is here! This an will do me some harm’ Iam sure I can not account for” it, but I thought that the moment [ saw him.” | “Tf J thought so,” said Ed. fiercely, “I-would seek him out and kill him. But he can do you no harm. What did he Suy to you ?” ee “THis eyes were on my face all the while until I grew angry at his staring, when he apologized for it by saying that I re- Minded him of some face he could not recall. But, no doubt, ° that was a die on his part. ; do not think he could have seen any one who looked like me.” “ Certainly no one so beautiful,” said Ed. » promptly, seeing the “opening for a compliment, and cutting into it in great — haste. | “Phere! You know I did not fish for that, Ed. But I like to have you think me beautiful. Tam more worthy of you if I am, for Jam only a flighty thing, at the best. But, this man stared me out of countenance, and then gave that Treason. Is there anybody who looks like me ?” “Your father is the handsomest man I know, and he has the same color in hair and eyes that you have. Perhaps this fellow jaas met OME: eS: somewhere. He has been in this Country many years.” “Then you think he khew my father ?” “T don’t know thathe did. He bray have done so.” “Then my father must not see him.” “ Why so?” “ Because he wishes to cut off all connection with the past, and build up for himself a new name and new future in the Place of that which is gone. You know that my dear father has been unfortunate ; that he has endured trials and reverses Cnough to bear any man down. pout time you will know What. they were, but not now.” “T do not wish to knowthem. Let them be forgotten with “ the rest. Your future is secured. You will be my wife, even if disgrace attach itself to the past. It can not approach you.” ‘: Disgrace ! What made you think of that? I know of ho disgrace which is attached to our name. Misfortune, per- haps, but disgrace, never. . If I thought that, I would never Marr ‘able man.” y any honorabie mar ae A enookascoim