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Presently Isoult fetched a long sigh, andover her

"Isoult," he said, "child, do you not know hness than he felt, as a man's way is He will

always dictate rather than ask At his words a shiny veil seemed to

withdraw from her eyes, whereby he learned that she had heard hiain Some was spilt, but some ed

She motioned an answer to his question "Yes, lord," he ry with you," said he; and she looked

untroubled at hione to heed the blame of lords or men

"No, no," her lips fra his hand, and he watched by the bed till

er any who ca sped the vigil: he wondered

what could have happened to bring her so near her death or ever he

could have word of her Galors, he was pretty sure, had got to work

again; it was good odds that he had been running in couple with the

lady of the dead knight Their connection was proved to hisescaped by soht

for hiht

for her; she was his wife Ah, Heaven, but she was more than that!

There were ties, there were ties now What more precisely she was he

could not say; but s , white and shadowy in a bed! He

felt the stirring of her hand in his, like a littlefrom all the forest eyes to drop at his

feet at last! By God, he would split Galors this ti and let her go

At ht Isoult woke up with a little cry Her first words were as

before--"Danger! danger!"