Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-09-30
Continued from First Paae.l

come alongP and he dragged Mr.
Blyn toward the place of our help
less captivity. He quietly struck a
light, and as the clergyman's gaze
rested upon us he uttered an ex-
clamation of horror.
"'You see what want, he cried,
you must marry this couple
"'Not if they are unwilling, said
Mr.. Blyn, firmly.
"'Taking a revolver from his
pocket, he said, '7hen you shall der
"Well, was the firm answer, Il
do not think that l have many
months to live, anyway, and a little
less does not frighten me-
"Again the terrible laugh rang
out as he exclaimed, 'Then you
shall have the lille ieSS' and he
raised the pistol.
"'Hold, Uncle GreyY exclaimed
Arthur, for the first time speaking;
wait moment turning to me he
said hastily:
"Will you not save Mr.. Blyn's
life! l have loved you ever since I
first saw you. Can you love me
well enough to marry me nowp
"'Yesp l said in a voice so low
that he had to bend toward me to
catch the whisper.
"'We are willing and glad to
have you perform the ceremony,
Mr.. Blyn; so you may put up your
pistol, Uncle Grey said Arthur, in
a cheerful tone of voice, 'but UNI
bind us first
"'Not at ALL he said, with bright
cleaning eyes. No more tricks
with Major Grey. Dolly-face would
fool you as she fooled me; don't
you see, my boy? patting Arthur's
shoulder. 60 on Dominy, we'll
keep her in her cage till Arthur
can calm her. You've only one
witness, but he's big enough for
two
81 was half conscious of hearing
something and saying yes once or
twice. The maniac had freed
Arthur, but kept one hand on his
relatives shoulder, saying, In a
moment, my boy, she may be free
| was conscious that after q few
words we were pronounced man
and wife, and then darkness came
over me.
"For weeks everything was a
blank. Exposure, from the damp
vault, added to my fright, produc-
ed q dangerous fever, from which l
did not recover till after a long
period of suffering. Arthur was
my constant watcher-and it was
only through his tender care, add
ed TO the kindness Of Mrs. Irving,
that l was restored to health.
"In the meantime, Major Grey
had become so hopelessly insane,
that he had been carried to the
asylum.
ave had been out walking one
afternoon, and the exercise had
given a tinge of color, for the first
time to my cheeks. Arthur quick
ly noted the favorable change, and
drawing nearer to me, as we sat on
a rustic seat in the garden, said:
al shall want my little wife now
but do not feel as if we were
married yet !; do your
"'No,' replied.
"And seeing my quick rejoinder,
and half frightened look, he laugh
ed, and said:
"'Don't be afraid of me, little
one you are so timid, that had it
not been for the freaks of that
maniac, l should have had some
trouble in winning you. But the
die is cast now, and / shall make
you love me. Mrs. Irving planned
that your people visit us tomorrow;
and have decided that we shall be
married again-this time in the
good old English way. See, here
is the ringP
81 examined the massive gold
circlet-and, as he replaced it in
his pocket, he said:
"'After the ring has been put
on this little fair finger, l think it
will seem to you as if you were
really my wife,
"Arthur took me to my city
home in a few days after-and for
the first time l knew that he was
wealthy. Ihad never given it
thought before. We had little time
for courtship before marriage, and
so we are lovers yet.