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He knew that he had given a pledge to his uncle to contract no atory to his position He knew also that he had given a pledge to the priest that he would do no hare As for that sweet, darling girl, would he not sooner lose his life than harm her? But he are that an adventurous life was always a life of difficulties, and that for such as live adventurous lives the duty of overcoot into his canoe, and, having succeeded in killing two gulls on the Druht that for that day he had carried out his purpose as aFebruary and March he was often on the coast, and hardly one visit did he make which was not followed by a letter from Castle Quin to Scroope Manor No direct accusation of any special fault was ht of an i after any special female, because Lady Scroope found herself bound in conscience not to commit her correspondent; but very heavy injunctions were laid upon hierly entreated to rereat duty and to coland In the mean time the ties which bound hier every day He had ceased now to careFather Marty, and would come, when the tide was low, direct from Lahinch to the strand beneath the cliffs, froh the rocks up to Ardkill And there he would re little for his gun He told himself that he loved the rocks and the wildness of the scenery, and the noise of the ocean, and the whirring of the birds above and below him It was certainly true that he loved Kate O'Hara

"Neville, youwhen they were out together, looking down upon the Atlantic when the wind had lulled after a gale

"Ask it then," said he

"What is theof all this? What is Kate to believe?"

"Of course she believes that I love her better than all the world besides,--that she is ive or take I have told her at least, so often, that if she does not believe it she is little better than a Jew"