The Illegal Marriage — page 106: what you’re looking at

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98 THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE, of mind, she drew his attention to the opposite side of the path, and tried to check his steps. Alfred had stepped aside, but when he saw that Morgan was bent on shooting him, ran down the road and mounted his horse. — In an instant the thought came that he was doing a cowardly act to leave the woman he loved, and whom he had led into trouble and danger, to struggle with one who was little better than a maniac; and he rode quickly back to the garden. It was too dark now to expose him at any distance. Cecy was, indeed, struggling with a maniac. She had no idea which way Alfred had gone, and was in constant fear that he would spring out to aid her, and be shot by her father. She knew now that her father had watched her closely, suspecting from the first, and that he had been a witness to the meeting with Alfred. With the cunning peculiar to those who are afflicted with such mania, Morgan had seen her glances at the clock, and suspected the reason for them. Removing his boots, the old man followed her down the walk, and crept behind the very althea bush before which they stood. He saw who it was with whom she was talking, and with cat-like tread passed through the garden, entering the house by the side door. Rage had now taken away the little reason that he had remaining. Quickly loading his gun, Mor- gan came stealthily from the house; but Cecy’s quick ears—painfully alert at that time—caught his step the moment that it struck upon the graveled walk. Had she not heard him then what would have been the result? Even while struggling with (Elo) cComicbooks