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After arriving at the further bank of the ravine, back of Mrs Arnot's residence, he sat down for a while, and gave hi sunshine, was the beautiful villa which ardener was at work a the shrubbery, and the sweet breath of crocuses and hyacinths was floated to hi breeze There were the s of his airy, lovely room, in comparison hich the place in which he now slept was a kennel If he had controlled and hidden his passion, if he had waited and wooed patiently, skilfully, winning first esteeht have witnessed many happy hours spent with the one whom he loved as well as he could love any one save himself But now--and he cursed hiht as well have said, "If I had not been ined" He had acted naturally, and in accordance with his defective character; he had been hi up, exclaier: "Motherto be a fool Noe are bothing reaping our reward"

He went off a for ee, in hu themselves But at last he found, near the ravine, a s quite apart from any others, before which a load of wood had been thrown The poor woateway it obstructed was anxious to have it sawed up and carried to her little wood-shed, but was disposed to haggle about the price

"Giveoff his coat; "I take the job;" and in a few loorandeur" appeared--save to the initiated--as if he had been born a wood-sawyer

He was driving his saw in the usual strong, dogged ht step caused him to look up suddenly, and he found himself almost face to face with Laura Romeyn He started violently; the blood first receded from his face, and then rushed tumultuously back She, too, seely, as if she did not knohat to do But Haldane had no doubt as to his course He felt that he had no right to speak to her, and that she ard it as an insult if he did; therefore he bent down to his work again with a certain proud humility which Laura, even in her perturbation, did not fail to notice