Thrice Wedded, but Only Once a Wife — page 214: what you’re looking at

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THRICE WEDDED. > 905 a mighty effort, burst the fetters that bound his hands, waved them wildly i in the air for a moment, then tottered forward, swaying from side to side, and fell prostrate again. ‘at Vivien’s feet. With amoan of fear and anguish, the lovely girl closed her eyes upon the horrible scene, and sank fainting upon the bosom of him who supported her. Ralph and his father sprang forward and raised the form of the prostrate squire; but life had fled, and they raised only a stiffening corpse. The heart disease that so many years had threatened him, hanging like an avenging sword ever above him, had cut him down in an instant and he had gone to his reward; gone to where justice would be dealt unto him, net by the weak and erring hands of Bum aD ty but by astern and enone Judge. CHAPTER XXXVIII. FREE AT LAST. An hour later a happy company, comprising the reunited — husband and wife, the happy lovers, and the lovely but now joyous and hopeful maidens, who long had been held in captivity within that wonderful underground palace, might be seen wending their way toward the large and com- modious inn where Madame Alroyd and Dora, also Mr. Hilerton, had taken rooms on first entering the place. Mine host’s face glowed all over with sympathy, delight, and genial hospitality, as he welcomed so many illustrious people beneath his comfortable roof. It was not often that anything so interesting and exciting occurred in the quiet village, a proof of which might be seen in this honest landlord’s flurried manner, as he rushed hither and thither, giving an order here, and counter- manding one there. But at last all was right, every one was comfortably settled, and every eye closed in sound and — peaceful slumber, and every heart forgetting in its gentle embrace the thr illing events of the few hours previous. The fated smugglers were left behind within the cavern, ~ under a strong and watchful guard, until morning, when they were handcuffed and chained in pairs, and then sent from the place to be tried and sentenced by the country’s | laws, which for so many years they had boldly and SUCCESS- fully defied. -comicbooks:co