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"I--I never thought of that?" he cried, confusedly

"Please do not think er One often thinks afterward of things one ht have done, don't you know? You did the noblest when you inconvenienced yourself for me What trouble I have aily fro on criticism, had thrown hiht of it, the more transparent became the absurdity of his action

"It has been no trouble," he floundered "An adventure like this is worth no end of--er--inconvenience, as you call it I'm sure I must have lost my head completely, and I am ashamed of myself How much anxiety I could have saved you had I been possessed of an ounce of brains!"

"Hush! I will not allow you to say that You would have rateful when I certainly aerous?" she cried, as the hack gave two or three wild lurches, throwing hiirl half upon hiasped, the breath knocked out of his body Just the same, he was very much alarmed It was as dark as pitch outside and in, and he could not help wondering how near the edge of thehorses and theyto the bottom of the ravine, hundreds of feet below Still, he must not let her see his apprehension "This fellow is considered the best driver in thedetected liquor on the man's breath as he closed the door behind him Perhaps he was intoxicated!

"Do you know him?" questioned the clear voice, her lips close to his ear, her warainst his

"Perfectly He is no other than Lighthorse Jerry, the king of stage drivers" In the darkness he smiled to himself maliciously

"Oh, then we need feel no alar that Jerry existed only in the yellow-backed novel her infor and clattering that conversation became almost impossible When either spoke it ith the mouth close to the ear of the other At such times Grenfall could feel her breath on his cheek, Her sweet voice went tingling to his toes with every word she uttered He was in a daze, out of which sung the ht clasp her in his ar down the ave forth no complaint He knew that she was in terror but too brave to murmur