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fine fellow! a son to be proud of!"

And when Gwynne Ellis joined him at tea, they vied with each other in

their praises of Cardo's character

If Cardo had followed his impulse and returned to look over the stile,

he would have found on the e inside a little white heap of

misery For Vallihtened when she saw the "Vicare du"

looking towards the stile, and evidently drawing Cardo's attention to

it; she had shrunk back until they had passed, and then standing on the

hedge, had waved a last good-bye, and irief She rerass, until at last her passion of tears subsided

Al cal to

dry her eyes, let the tears roll slowly down her cheeks She clasped

her hands, and tried to steady her voice as, looking up at the flying

clouds above her, she spoke words of encouragement to herself

"Valmai," she said, "you er a girl--you are a wife! and you ood

woman!"