Laura Brayton — page 148: what you’re looking at

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LAURA RRAYTON. 139 wretchedness,” fare Laura. “I trust you—we trust Suddenly a Blaze of light burst out which, fora moment, almost blinded them, coming in such dense darkness. But when their eyes recovered from this shock the young couple saw standing before them, in a small but comfortable room, a middle-aged female, tall, commanding in figure, and with a face mournfully sweet and earnest in its expression. Looking with dark eyes, liquid with feeling, upon Laura, she extended her arms, and said: Poor, poor child, yours has been a hard, a cruel - fate, but Heaven has saved you that you may be happy yet.” “Oh, who, who are you?’ said Laura, as she moved willingly into her embrace, and looked up trustingly into her eyes. “I have not seen you be- fore, yet it seems as if I had known you all my life.” “It is long, very long since we met; but it will only be death which shall ever part us now,” said - the lady. “But ask me nothing more at present. You shall know soon who I am, and why I tell you that I love you dearer than my own life, that I have battled for life and struggled for years top the hap- piness which is now dawning. You will remain here with me, dear one, in secrecy andin safety. This noble young man, of whom, through others, I have learned enough to know that he is worthy the love you have given him, has yet a work to do in the outer world before the finale comes which shall ex- pose a terrible iniquity, and restore wronged ones to — their rights. He will leave us until he is sent for to see right done and evil put down. This will occur - jn two short days more.” “T do not wish to leave her alone again, even with comicbook com.