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"Let us do everything in order," said Ellis "Take your wife down to

the vestry"

Cardo drew her hand through his arently to his side, looking s face beside

him When they reached the vestry, whose outer wall in the old tower

was lying cru roo an old and tiht of the register; it is kept in the new

church! Is it absolutely necessary, Ellis? What shall we do? What

have you there?"

"Why, the old register, of course! I furraged it out last night from

that old iron chest inside the altar rails There is another there,

going back to the last century, I should think I "

"Ellis, you are a friend in need," said Cardo "I had never thought of

this part of the ceremony"

"No, be thankful you had a cool and collected head to guide you See,