The Illegal Marriage — page 178: what you’re looking at

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170 THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE. CHAPTER XVI. CECY’S PRISON “LIFE. For nearly an hour after the lawyers left him, Stannard sat inthe same spot thinking of the de- velopments of that day. Could it be true that Alfred Guerry was after Cecy’s money? Was he really ~ concerned in the murder of her father? “Heaven forbid!” he said to himself; “if she loves him it would break her heart. I must see her at once; yet how can I tell her of this? I cannot.” Taking his hat, Stannard went down stairs and inquired for Guerry, learning that he had gone away on horseback some time before. The paper which he had obtained from Cecy had been left on the table, and with this in his possession, Stannard went to the jail. He found Cecy with a note in her hand, sitting by the narrow window. “Oh! Tam glad you have come,” she said, extend- ing her hand; “have you seen Mr. Guerry ?” “Ye—yes! thatis, lsaw him an hour or so ago. He was at my room.” She cast her eyes upon the floor and for the mo- ment made no reply. “William, you are so good to me that I do not like to worry you with my troubles, but——” “Cecy, you would not feel so if. you knew how happy I feel when serving you.” A crimson flush suffused her face, and again she paused. He pressed her to call on him for any service. “Do you think you could find Mr. Guerry?” she asked, presently. “T think so—I will try, if he has not left town.” “Perhaps he has not yet gone. This morning I gave him a paper which I wish to get again. I fear I have made a great mistake.” It was not alone to the paper that she now re- ferred, and once more she dropped her eyes upon cComicbooks com