Thrice Wedded, but Only Once a Wife — page 64: what you’re looking at

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THRICE’ WEDDED. dD use now, to waste time in vain repinings, and he resolved to do the best he could by making an ally of the man. “<T’ll tell you what I will do, Edgerton,” he said, at length, ~ assuming afriendly air, at the same time drawing forth his purse. ‘‘I will hire you to do such little odd jobs as these, if you like, and pay you well for them, too. You shall have the fifty dollars now, and the remainder when you bring me the pictures, then I shall have something else on the docket, I have no doubt.” ‘“That’s it; now you talk to the point! Thank’ee, sir,” he said, as he took the money. «You will not fail me now—I may depend upon you?” ‘‘Depend upon me, that you may. If it’s in the power of man, I'll have that breastpin before many days. Il guess I'll be traveling now,” he said, as he put the bill out of sight; ‘‘but you will see me again soon. Good-day, sir.” He touched his slouch cap politely to the squire, and turning, was quickly lost to view.’ For some moments Squire Moulton stood lost. in deep thought. He could not trust the man fully, try as he would. But he was where he could not help himself, and so resolved to make the best of the matter. Ronald Edgerton walked briskly in the direction of the city, for half a mile, when he came upon a horse tied to a tree. He quickly unhitched the animal, and leaping into the saddle, trotted swiftly away. It was getting dark, and he spurred his horse onward, looking anxiously at every ob- ject he passed. Soon his eye brightened, for he caught sight of a familiar figure hurrying in the same direction with himself. He now slackened his speed, in order to keep the figure in view, but did not follow so closely as to be him- self discovered. They entered the city, and he rode nearer to Rose Moul- ton, for she it was whom he was watching. She had walked swiftly after fleeing from her brother’s grounds, in order to gain her lodgings before night came on; but her now lagging gait told that she was foot-sore and _ weary. Once she stopped and leaned against a lamp-post, but having a faint sigh, she soon started on again. She had not proceeded far before, uttering a deep cry, she fell stumbling upon the rough pavement. Quick as thought the horseman sprang to the ground, and before other assistance was offered, he had tenderly raised GComichbooks co