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Now as I stood watching her leavetowards the ship saw they were alreadysail Roused by this I came beside my lady, and found my voice at last

"Here was the work of chance--not I, Da ever on that piteous, liesture "God, Damaris, you'll never doubt my word? Speak--will you not speak to ether and the pistol went off in his grasp--"

"Daentle, and thus ent in silence until before us was Deliverance Beach All at once I caught her up in an to bear her back up the ascent For aher face against me, suffered me to bear her where I would But now I heard shouts and cries that told me I was pursued: "You are mine, Damaris!" I cried, "Mine henceforth, and no man shall take you from me whiles I live!"

Despite reater effort And now it became the end and aian to run, on and up, untilsobs;brain a confusion of wild thoughts: "Better die thus, my love upon my heartThe ship shall sail without usThe door of the cave is stout, God be thanked and, firing from the loophole, I ained the plateau at last, but as I staggered towards the cave I tripped and fell heavily, crushing her beneathher within the cave, laid her uponthe door, barred it; then I reached my muskets fro my lady so still and silent, I ca in the direat cry to see the pale oval of cheek horribly bedabbled with blood Tre in a sickness of fear I sank beside her onshe yet breathed, I parted the silky hair above her teash Now as I strove to staunch this precious blood I heard again the echoing thunder of a gun