The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-28

completion of the chain of evidence
forged with so much perseverance. It
was necessary to prove the marriage CT
Dalrymple Bruce and Tryphena Mad
dams "a runaway couple who We're sup
posed to have been united in matrimonial
bonds somewhere about the year 1904.
Their marriage certificate had been adj
vertised for and large reward offered
for it in every newspaper in the three
Kingdoms. Hundreds Of registers had
been personally inspected, bat the much
desired entry had never been discovered.
Gradually, as listened to my visitors
narrative of his baffied but still hopeful
efforts, something Of his own enthusiasm
and eagerness in the pursuit commune
Gated itself to me. Probably was in
more than usually impressionable state,
owing to the bodily weakness caused by
my illness, bat at all events when put
my hand in his at parting felt that
sympathized with him heartily, and
that, had it been in my power, would
have assisted him so far as in me lay.
Sand who knows but might be able
to assist him?'' said to myself after he
had gone. "There are more reasons than
one why it would be desirable to put
Mr.. Bruce under an obligation. Mary,
Mary What If the discovery of your
great great grandmother's marriage reg.
lister were to bring about the creation Of
our own? Oh, Maryi wish ! might see
you now. / shall never be quite my
own man again until the light of your
sweet eyes has shone on me once more.
All, mel if it were possible. Well. and
why notP"
This last thought made me sit upright
in my chair and draw quicker breath.
Why not, indeed? never did have over.
weening respect for the prophecies and
conyentionalities of Mrs. Grundy Mary's
face and figure, Mary's voice and Mary's
eyes as l had seen them that last happy
day at Marlowe haunted me ever 1t
was really intolerable that we should be
kept apart. | could not muster up cour.
age to speak to her father now, since my
worldly prospects were even more I'm.
promising than before; and since, more
over, the long sickness which had reduced
me to skeleton had taken out of me
the greater part of such audacity as
had ever possessed. No, could not speak
to Mr.. Bruce, though it was certainly
my duty to dose. But after thinking
over the matter all night and part of the
next day did something which, from
one point Of view, required more audac.
ity still wrote to Mary. wrote her
a long, passionate, imploring letter, beg
ging her to come to see me, if only fol
five minutes It was wrong and selfish,
but / could not help it. Mrs CrunI
posted the letter.
The following day sat beside my fire
in a state of feverish expectation. Every
knock at the door sent the blood flooding
to my heart, and Of course every one
who had any business message or parcel
for me must needs choose that day of ali
days to call That knocker was kept
going with monotonous regularity. Sc
the morning passed away and the after
noon set in. But at 8 o'clock precisely
Mrs Swatman came in with mysteri.
Gus air.
A lady to see you. sir.
At last! Oh, it was too much happi-
ness to be true. With the help of my
two sticks | raised myself up and
hobbled to the door in an ecstacy of de-
light The green baize screen was
pulled aside and in a moment / was in
the arms of-of my Aunt Johanna!
To be concluded nert Sunday