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26 THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE. mistaken. I got but a glimpse at daybreak; but — then——” “T had forgotten that old wretch. He has ‘a orudge against my husband—I do not know for what, and has threatened him. The doctor always laughed at it.” “We must not judge too hastily, Mrs. Trippe, for this may have been accidental. The truth will come out sooner or later.” “Heaven grant that it may,” she said, with some force, looking as if she meditated revenge in case her husband died. But in a moment she raised her tearful eyes to his. “What do you think of him, Colonel Stannard ?” “T can hardly tell,” he said, after a little hesi- tation. “Tell me the truth, please—do you think—think he will—die?” “J trust not; indeed, I hope not,” Stannard said, warmly, while tears came into his own eyes at the thought. “He seems a little better to me. Doctor Pierce will be here in an hour, and——” “Not for an hour yet?” she asked, eagerly. “No, he cannot get here until the noon train arrives. J will leave you now, and send Sarah in. Make the servants attend you; and don’t let those men annoy you with their tales.” He saw that he could do no good, and that it was better to leave her alone. Turning to ask her some- thing, he saw her cheek pressed close to her hus- band’s, while her whole frame was shaken by her sobs. Without a word he went into a gallery room, and threw himself into a chair. In vain he again tried to make a connected story of the events of this day. (Ee) Eomicbooks