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Barbara Harding threw herself beside Byrne Apparently life was extinct With a little cry of horror the girl put her ear close to the

"Coh O Billy! Billy! I love you!" and the daughter of old Anthony Harding, multimillionaire and scion of the oldest aristocracy that America boasts, took the head of the Grand Avenue mucker in her arms and covered the white, bloody face with kisses--and in the ht in the act There was no escape, and as a crimson flush suffused her face Billy Byrne put his arms about her and drew her down until their lips met, and this time she did not put her hands upon his shoulders and push him away "I love you, Billy," she said simply

"Rereat happiness be stolen away frootten for the moment

"I love you Billy," she answered, "for what you ARE"

"Forever?"

"Until death do us part!"

And then Norris and Foster, having dispatched theirup

"Is he badly hurt, madam?" cried Captain Norris

"I don't know," replied Miss Harding; "I' to help him up, Captain Norris," she laboriously explained in an effort to account for her arave a start of surprise at hearing his name

"Who are you?" he cried "How do you know ! Thank God, Miss Harding, you are safe"

"But where on earth did you co," replied the officer, "and the ending of it is going to be pretty hard on you--you h"

"You don'tto her eyes

"Not that--we hope," replied Norris "He has been taken prisoner by these half-breed devils on the island I doubt if they have killed hi to his rescue e ourselves were captured He and Mr Mallory were taken three days ago"

"Mallory!" shouted Billy Byrne, who had entirely recovered from the blow that had merely served to stun him for a moment "Is Mallory alive?"