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hire to be killed, neither did I want you
to be hurt, for, angry as I was, I shrunk
from the thought of bloodshed. So I
'would not write myself, nor would, X
suffer Effie to Write."
"You would have spared us all muoh
unhappinass bad you done so," he said.
"I came home to Maywood with them
at last," she said. "13y that time they
had argued no into a more reasonable
mood. I was willing to return home;
but that morning they name over to
Chester I did not oomo with them. I
sent thorn before mo as avant couriers,
with the caution not to tell them unless
they were very anxious over no, They
brought back such news that 1 was
stunned. Delaney House burned to the
ground; the deformed maniac dead;
you wounded by my father's hand, and
your whole story revealed; my own
name cleared from obloquy, and my
friends all ready to crave my pardon for
their unkindness. It took my breath
away."
Ho smiled in spite of his pain as ho
saw the sudden joy -light flash over her
face, What mattered all that had hap.
penned to him so that she was saved,
this fair, sweet girl, who had suffered so
unjustly.
You must be very angry with pape,
aren't you, Mr. Delaney 2" she asked,
wistfully.
"Angry ? No ! I have never blamed
Dim. In his place X should have acted
the same, no doubt," he replied, calmly.
"But I am vory sorry, and so is papa.
I came over this morning, and ib was
one of the first things he told mo. Ile
would give anything in the world to
undo what be has done 1" exclaimed
Aline.
"Anything 2" he repeated.
"Anything!" she reiterated, earnestly.
"And you, Aline 2" he questioned
"Ifoel worse than papa over it," said
the girl in her frank, innocent way.
CHAPTER ',XVI.
Mrs. Griffin had slipped out of the
room quietly with her tray of empty
dishes a moment before. They were
alone. Aline shivered a little. He
looked so wan and ill, what if ho should
die here alone with her?
She half rose from her seat, trembling
with agitation, and made a stop toward
the door.
"Are you going so soon ?" ho asked
wistfully.
It flashed over her that it was cowardly
to leave him alone because she was
afraid to so him die. When be held
out his hand to hot she went up bravely
to his side.
"I will try not to be afraid," she said
to herself.
"You are going before I have said all
that I wish to say to you," he said.
A sudden light flashed over her face.
"Oh, and thorn is something I must
say to you—I had nearly forgotten 1"
she exclaimed.
"Well 2" ho asked, looking up into the
wide blue eyes regarding him atten-
tively.
"They told me that you had made a
will—that you had left me a great for-
tune. Oh, Mr. Dulaney, that must not
be'1 I cannot take it I" she cried,
earnestly.
"You must, Aline. It is but a small
reparation for all the sorrow I have
caused yon," he said.
"But I do not wish to do so. I refuse
to accept it 1" she cried.
"You aro a rash and foolish child, or
you would nob refuse to accept a fortune,
Aline," he said.
"No matter. I will not have it," sho
said, resolutely.
"You do not know what pleasures it
will procure you," he argued.
"I shall not caro for them," she re-
plied.. "You must leave your fortune to
some one else, Ma. Delaney."
"To whom?" he asked.
"I do not know. Any ono you wish,"
she replied, indifferently.
All in a moment he caught her hand
'with a strength she had notdeemedhim
petitioned of, and drew her toward him.
"Aline, darling," he whispered, with
his lips very near to her cheek, "will
you not let me leave the fortune to my
wife ?"
She staggered back from him, the
color flowing cut of her cheeks.
"Your wife 2" she faltered.
"Yes, my wife," he said. "Oh, Aline,
do not turn away from me so coldly. 1
love yon, my darlin�, . and I could die
happy if I could call you my wife if but
ono before that great final hour. 011,
Aline, will you give yourself to mo for
the little while I have to live ? I do
not deserve such happiness I know, but
it will bo such a boon to me that you
cannot refuse. It is only for a tittle
while, you know, only to soothe a dying
hour i"
She gazed at him, bewildered by his
eloquence, her face growing deadly
white.
"Do you hear me, Aline ?" he asked.
"I am asking you to be my wife. ,I love
you devotedly. I have loved yon ever
since I first met you. Will you net
grant my request 2"
"1 do not want to be married, Mr. De-
laney, and—and—you are asking me
because—of—that—night," she said,
slowly, with downcast eyes.
"On my honor, no, Aline. I am ask-
ing you because you won my heart long
before that dreadful night, and because
it would make • me happy in dying to
know that I left you my fortune ending
proud old name, It is a most honorable
name, Aline, even you, so beautiful
and sweet, need nob disdain it," he said.
She did not answer ,a word. She
seemed liko one dazed by the sudden-
ness of all this.
"You said you would do anything tc
atone for yoocfatllaei l a lr, Aline," he
said earnestly. "Will you do this 2
Would it bo vary irksome to be my wi
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a rew days or nours, as use case =got
bo 2 It would only bo a little while, re-
member."
She raised her largo, earnest eyes to
his face,
"It would be only a Iittlo while --that
is true," she said, reflectively, "X won.
der what my father would wish mo to
do 2"
"Will you let ine ask hint 2" said Oran
Delaney, eagerly.
"Yes, you may ask him, and X will do
just what he tolls me. I owe him that
much obedience in return for all the
Borrow I have caused him," said Aline,
with her pretty, childish directness.
CHAPTER LXVII.
"I will do just what papa tells me,"
said Aline, trustingly, and an eager light
of joy gleamed in Oran Delaney's oyes.
Ho fancied that Mr.Rodneywould bekind
to him—that be would give him the boon
ho craved.
Ho was right in his surmiao. The
lawyer was disposed to be vary kind to
the man wham he bad wounded near
unto death. Now that the truth had
come to light, now that his beautiful
daughter was safe at home again, ho
was sorely repentant for what he had
done. He wasbaunted by remorse. Ffe
would give anything in his power to
undo tho deed ho had done in his bitter
wrath.
And now when Oran Delaney toldbine
in a few frank words that his descent
into the dark grave would be soothed if
he might call Aline his bride before he
died, ho was most pager to grant him
this boon. Aline, touched with a strange
awe at the nearing presence of death,
and willing to atonefor her father's sin,
consented at once to give hor hand to
the man who at best could claim it but
a fow short hours.
Everyone of the household was quite
willing for this strange marriage. They
argued that it did not matter, even
although Aline did not love him, as it
was for such a very little while.
So the very next morning there was a
strange and quiet marriage in the sick-
room. Aline arrayed in all the wadding
finery of Effie, and lovely as a dream in
the new gravity and dignity that had
settled upon her, stood by the sick -bed
with her hand in Oran Delaney's, and
responded to the solemn marriage ser,
vice that made her his own until Death
should part them—Death, that stood
silent and unseen in the room even now,
fearful of being robbed of his prey.
Oran Delaney's voice rang clear and
steady in the beautiful responses.
Aline's was low and firm. As in a
dream, she felt the wedding.ringslipped
on her finger, she heard the ulergyman's
blessing. There was a Mee stir about
her, and then mamma and Ellie were
kissing and crying over her, her father
and Dr. Anthony were pressing her
hand. Sho shook herself free from
them all presently, and tried to realize
what had happened to her. She, Aline
Rodney, 'who, such a little, little while
ago had been a wilful, thoughtless
child, was married! She was no longer
Miss Rodney—she was Mrs. Delaney,
and in a short while she would be a
widow. How strange, how dream-like
it all seamed.
She turned suddenly and looked at
her bridegroom. He was regarding her
with a wistful yearning in his beautiful
dark eyes. At the same moment Effie
whispered in her ear :
"Your husband would like to kiss you,
darling."
She went to his side and bent her
head
She,
that be might kiss hor cheek.
He pressed his mustached lips softly
against it, whispering fondly:
"Thank you, and God bless you, my
wife."
And then the dark head fell and the
eyes closed. For a minute they all
thought that he was dead, for no breath
or pulsation could be detected. NIr.
Rodney was in despair.
"0h, this is too dreadful 1" ho cried.
"I had hoped that ho would rally, that
God would spare bis life, and that 1
might bo svved the wretchedness of
knowing myself a murderer. And you,
too, my poor child, are a widow in the
hour of your bridal 1"
CHAPTER LXVIII.
But Dr. Anthony who had been
making a careful examination of the
patient, looked around at those words,
and said, hurriedly :
• "No, no, you aro mistaken. I can
detect some sigus of life yet. It is only
a deep swoon. Let all leave the room
except the nurse and myself, and let
tho attending physician bo sant for
immediately."
They all retired, and Aline went to
her own room to strip off the wedding
finery, Then she looked herself in for
the remainder of the day.
Mr. Lane came that day fresh from
an unsuccessful quest after Aline, and
was amazed and delighted when he hoard
that she had come home, and that sho
had been in Florida all the time with
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony. He grew red
and pale by turns when he heard that
Aline was married to Mr, Delaney. She
was the only woman ho had ever loved.
A swift pain tore his ]kart as he re.
alined that sho was Iost to him forevei
for although hor husband was dying eh
would be too far above him socially as
the wealthy widow of Oran Delaney for
him ever to aspire to her hand,
He remained silent a low minuteH
fighting down his pain and disappoint,.
ment, and et length reason came to his
aid and told him it was batter so. Hii
was quite old enough to be Aline'
father, and besides she was socially hid
superior. no put away his broken
dream from him with a suppreaved sigh;
and declared that he was glad that all
had turned out to well. All would bo
mall with Aline note. Fate had settled
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