Beadle's Dime Novels No. 38: The Wrong Man — page 37: what you’re looking at

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PRECAUTIONS. 89 have followed, he certainly has not grown better. He is a bad man—a bad man.” The old man shook his head from side to side, and looked into the fire, as though displeased and worried, while Lucy sat silent, her eyes wandering from him to her lover, and back “And how do you feel?” asked the latter, seating himself beside her, and taking her hand. “T think I have not the fear that seems to trouble father,” she replied, speaking the name she generally applied to the old gentleman. “T hope there is no cause for either of you being troubled about the presence of this Overton. Remember how near the day is that you shall be my own.” A blush overspread the countenance of the young maiden, while her splendid blue eyes, turned up to Dudley, were elo- quent with the affection too unfathomable for utterance. She made no resistance to his fervent embrace, and turned a willing cheek to the lips that were constantly pressing against it. She had perfect confidence, full faith, in the honor and integrity of her loyer. Although a few months previous he had been entire stranger, and although he was educated and accom- plished in all the refinements of civilization, and she was nothing but a “ wild-wood lass,” still her assurance of his devo- tion was perfect. Their several months’ acquaintance had been characterized by the most unexceptionable attention upon his part; nor, in-all their intercourse, had she been made to feel her shortcomings of education. “ How long since you have seen this fellow ?” asked Dudley, after a few minutes silence. $ “It is now over a week. Father was with me then, so that he was not very troublesome in his attentions.” “ He was rather careful of what he said or did, of course ?” “ More than he would have been, I suppose, if I had been alone. He said he had taken the occasion to tell me that he at a great distance to Canada to remain a*great w “What did you reply ?” “TI merely wished him a pleasant journey, and told him got , = w hurry back on my sccount.” comichooks:.com