--SHAKESPEARE.

Every one arose and looked around to catch sight of the expected
witness.

But no one was so much affected as the accused. He started to his feet
on first hearing the name of Craven Kyte, and then dropped back into his
chair, pale as marble.

Evidently he had not expected to hear this man called.

In the meantime a little bustle was heard in the bottom of the hall, as
of some one pushing his way through the crowd.

And presently Craven Kyte, pale, calm, handsome and well-dressed in
clerical black, came forward and entered the witness-box.

He bowed to the presiding judge and stood ready to give in his
testimony.

All eyes within range of them turned constantly from the witness on the
stand to the prisoner at the bar.

The two men were perfect duplicates of each other.

The oath was administered to the witness.

Mr. Berners conducted the examination.

"Please to state your name and age, the place of your nativity, and all
you know of the marriage performed at the Church of St. ----, in the
city of Philadelphia, on the fifteenth day of September last, between
the hours of twelve and one p. m.," said the counsel.

"My name is Craven Kyte. I am a native of this town. I am twenty-three
years of age. I know Mrs. Mary Grey, one of the parties to this
marriage. I was engaged to be married to her. On the evening of the
fourteenth of September I arrived in Philadelphia, having followed her
there at her request. On the morning of the fifteenth I met her by
appointment at the art gallery of Bertue Brothers. It was arranged that
we should be married on that day. I took a cab and we entered it. At her
suggestion I directed the driver to take us to the rectory of the
Reverend Mr. Borden. As we drove along she proposed that I should marry
her under the name of Alden Lytton."

At these words of the witness there was an immense sensation in the
court, breaking forth into murmurs of astonishment and indignation, so
that the judge arose in his place and said that order must be observed
or he should be obliged to command the clearing of the court-room.

His words produced the proper effect, and the spectators became "as
still as mice."

The examination of the witness was resumed.

"You say that Mrs. Mary Grey proposed that you should marry her in the
name of Mr. Alden Lytton?"

"Yes. I was very much astonished at the proposal, and expostulated with
her about it; but she was in e