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I have no words to speak my thanks I knoe ," he said, leaning on his elbows and looking up into her face,

"nothing; there is no need for thanks, for I could not help er I helped you out of it,

for, Valmai," and here his voice sank low and trembled a little, "it is

like this with me, and you must know it; had you been washed away by

those cruel waves, there would have been no Cardo Wynne here to-night!

I could not live without you! And you--Valmai, how is it with you?"

Her head drooped very low Cardo, lying on the sands, looked up into

the blushing face; but still sheto his feet,

he stretched out both hands to her, and said: "Coether--I cannot rest Valmai, tell

me, have I the same place in your heart that you have in mine? Place

inelse

You own it all, Valive ive you what you have already stolen froht in the

one froood"