In Sight of St. Paul's — page 52: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

CROSS PURPOSES. AT the other. ‘‘Her presence in this house is a dishonor to our mother’s memory, and if she had not robbed you of every sense and driven you mad, you would have discovered, as I have, that she is Captain Grid- -ston’s mistress !”? At this bold statement, Harry, mad with rage, lost all control of himself. He rushed upon his brother, with hand uplifted to strike. “Vou coward!’’ he screamed. Ouick as lightning, Tom caught his arm before it could descend. - “Ror God’s sake, man!”’ But before he could continue, a white figure, the fisure of a young girl, who had entered unperceived by either, sprang forward. ‘What are you doing ?’’ she cried, in terror. T’om released his grasp, and the two brothers fell apart, Aileen, for the girl was their cousin, at once stepping between them. From her appearance, Tom Chichester had not been far wrong, when he declared that a man would give his soul to win such a woman. Aileen Millar was a little above the medium height, with a figure slight, but of exquisite propor- tions. Her profile, with the sensitive nostrils, rather full lips, and firmly moulded chin was as clear-cut as that of a cameo. Her heavy hair, bronze-colored with Eomicboo CS (E(0) m