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"'Deed sir, I'll tak' care that she gets the gude o' all your kindness

It's mair than thochtfu' o' you; and I'll hae nae need noo, to let Maggie

step in atween ether, and David res froo for Aunt Janet the

followingThe rest of the day went rapidly by, Allan had ard to leave Then they had

tea together at Maggie's fire-side, and Allan watched her once more stoop

to the glowing turf, and light the little iron cruisie, and rise with the

light from it on her beautiful face The si and interest to hiht when he had first seen her This evening he tried to catch

her eyes as she rose, and he did so, and what did she see in his steady

gaze that brought the happy blood in crimson waves over her throat and

face, and ht that was underneath them?