Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-13

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endure what you endured for my sake
for your own. o, Cora, L only feal
l am not worthy of this sacrifice, this
unselfish affection !"
"Don't say SO, Egbert," she muir
INJURED, with sigh of relief. "Yor
are worthy of anything-everything
Your oere Of that child showed me
your noble noble nature. But still
Egbert, 1 feared your high spirit
would lead you to scorn me when you
should know all. And-and-can |
shall / confess it wanted you te be
mine before l told you, $3.50 you
would not leave me o, God my
husband, you do not know how 1 love
you-you do not know " and the tears
burst in food from her eyes.
"Do not weep, my darling! Gould
anything on earth have raised one feel,
ing in my heart against you? Did |
not love you as poor girl, yes, even
as a wait, and could that love decrease
or change when | found that you were
more than my equal? Oh, do
not weep, each tear cuts my heart
Dearest, dearest, you are all the world
to me, all l have to love-"
ooh, thank Heaven; IL am hap
py now won't cry but a minute,
Egbert, only a minute" and she smil-
ed family through her tears,
He kissed her tenderly, held her
close to him, and presently the beauti-
full face became calm once more. For
a few moments both were silent, he
thinking of the incredible change
which few hours had effected in his
life, and she wondering how her father
would receive her, but not with dis
may, for arms were about her that
would protect her forever Anon, hur-
ried, impatient steps were heard in the
hall.
ut Is my father" she said, under
her breath. 90, Egbert, control
yourself; he will be angry, but it will
soon pass away"
He had not time to reply ere short,
thick-set, nervous little man burst into
the room. rubbing his hands and shak-
ing his head. Preceiving his daughter
resting upon the breast of stranger,
he suddenly paused and glared upon
them with dilated eyes.
"Who are you? Cora are you IA
"A lunatic :? Stand off, you scoun.
drel, you villain Release my daugh.
ter, release her, or I'll tear you to
pieces. What-you don't move-you
only gaze and gaze BY the gods =
I'll know the meaning of this"
"Father! dear father, he is my hus.
band "
"Husband !" shrieked Sir George!
eyes, dear father y
"Ha your hus-husband Girl
girl, you have disgraced you name
you have lied to your father"
ooh, no, no-hear me J"
"Silence I'll not hear anything,
You-have dared to join yourself to
a low-lived wretch, dared to bring him
here and c:.il i'm your husband in my
very face. 9, weep weep you
ought to weep, it'll do you good, it'll
show you sometime how swset it is tc
exchange a father and a home for a
mere adventure"
evil you not give me chance to
explain ? o, father, you cannot mean
to be unkind to me-"
"Unkind? IL, the injured one
Well, this is richly stupid. I-Oh,
what fools women are 1 unkind p
BY the gods, girl, you'll drive me mad
with your innocent blockheadism. You
stand there and tell me-leave me;
never want to see you again. Go with
your husband, stay with him, and re-
that you've ruined my happi-
ness forever"
"No, father, you are wrong" said
Cora, leading her husband forward
II have only obeyed you. l have
but listened to my own heart and your
wishes. / confess the method is un-
usual, rash, perhaps but I loved him,
and l had another duty to perform
My father, this is Egbert Hereford ~
"WhatP You rogue, you SLY puss.
No, though, 1 won't believe it. Cora
explain this? Why did you
marry secretlyG A rare thing for one
Of our name to do, and not very good
reading in the morning papers. L
I'm sorry, my child, that you did not
give your old father your confidence,
for he would have helped you"
40, forgive me, did not darel l
was afraid you would think me nm.
and prevent me and--oh