Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-08-11

am as innocent of the crime for which
was brought here as you are"
"Gmlty or innocent, pity you, you are
SO young"
Concealing him till the hue and cry
were over, Marion smuggled him through
the gates in woman's dress and with a
basket of soiled linen. And SO the mys-
terry of Aymer Preston IS escape remained.
The years moved on. Marion was
twenty-five. Her father was dead. Her
idolized brother had perished in brawl.
She was alone In the world; an invalid
living on the merest pittance earned with
her needle, but the same et-faced,
sweet. voiced girl who had won the hearts
of the prisoners in the gloomy abode Of
which her father had been warden.
One day she was sent tor, to see about
some embroidery. She was received by
a young lady, and something in the
young girls bright face drew Marion's
glance unconsciously. Where had she
seen those eyes, SO large and SO intensely
black.
"Why do you look at me so ?" asked
the young girl, with naive eagerness.
"You remind me of some one / have
known" Marion answered simply.
mo one ever accused me Of looking
like any one but Robert BEFORE" laughed
the girl. -H
"Ah, yes you do. see the resem-
blance now quite strong" and Marion's
face flushed with emotion. perhaps you
are related TO him. His name was Ay-
mer Preston"
"Oh I" cried the young girl, springing
up, "and your name is Marion Hyde.
Tell me, isn'tit7 knew it. Oh, Rob
ert, what will you say ?''
She vanished from Marion's astonished
eyes, with the words on her lips. She
was back, however, in trice, and with
her came a tall, dark haired, heavily
bearded gentlemen.
"Marion Hyde, is it possible 2" he ex-
claimed, clssping both the little trem-
bling hands in his and putting them over
and over again to his lips, which were
quivering with emotion. "Surely you
know me 2"
"You-you are Aymer Preston,'
stammered Marion.
II WAS Aymer Preston, am Robert
Liesson. A relative Of my mother left
me his property on condition Of my TAX
ing his name. I have searched for you
yainly, Marion Hyde. My'proeperity has
been bitter to be till now find you. Oh
you shall never touch needle or work
again"
mo, indeed, that you shall not,"
chimed in she who had been the means Of
this happy recognition and as she said it
both her arms were around Marion's neck.
and she was sobbing and kissing her al
ternstely. Robert always said that he
would never marry anybody but you, and
you'll have him won't you, dear ?"
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charge of robbing my guardian" said
Robert, grsvely. "But it was long be-
fore l could do so. I followed up the
man whose testimony convicted me, till
he lay dying, and he gave me written
confession Of false witness. Ny guardian
paid him to injure me. He wanted me
out OF the way. will not be 50 abrupt
as to ask you to marry me now, but as
this rash sister Of mine has said 30 much
can do no less than testify to its truth.
have always loved your sweet, dear
face, Marion. / shall never cease TO wish
it my wife's face till that wish is realized
And then he left Marion TO his sisters
.petting and soothing.
"This morning I was alone-not q
friend in the wide world, and now
A burst OF tears came to her relief
She is Robert Liesson's wife now, and
her beautiful eyes are as dove-like as
ever, with compassion for the unfortunate.
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