Page 33 (1/2)

'Frank,' she murmured, as she bent her head towards him, 'it is

really a lovely poe at some distance,

followed in a few seconds by a roll of thunder increasing in

intensity until the last reverberation seee in a little barn and sat down Madge, as timid

and excited in a thunderstorlare

The tumult in the heavens lasted for nearly two hours and, when it

was over, Madge and Frank walked hoood part of the way

'I cannot, cannot go to-morrow,' he suddenly cried, as they neared

the town

'You SHALL go,' she replied cale, think of hts will be--you here--hundreds of miles between us'

She had never seen hio; not another word'

'I --what can I say? My God, my God, have mercy on