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"So far, so good," thought Cardo, standing still a moment for breath;

"and now to cross this mill race!"

But he was too late Already he saw that Vale was irl was not only in a measure protected froht, and it was not until she had left the

shadow of the rocks and entered upon the open and unprotected reef that

Cardo in a sudden absence of clouds saw in the ure wrapped in its scarlet cloak For a moment she hesitated as she

felt the full force of the wind, and in her hesitation decided upon the

wrong course: she would run, she would reach the opposite rocks, and be

safe before the next gust of wind came

"Good God!" said Cardo, "she is lost!" as he saw her approach with

flying hair and fluttering gare,

which was for a moment left bare, and in that irl, who had seemed to drop from the clouds

into his quiet, uneventful life, had taken possession of his heart

All this flashed through his s

Instantly he wassteps and

sturdy shoulders fighting with the wind, which seemed determined to

baffle his atte

inrush of opposite streaether Thoroughly frightened and tre strea her on either

side, and in her terror losing her self-cory waters, which she felt herself too weak

to withstand At this criticalspray--a fornised, and which as

quickly restored courage to her sinking heart She felt the strong