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Moya choked on her words "I know I shall, Joy"

Miss Seldon looked at Jack with an expression in which embarrassment and audacity were blended "I've always rather liked your pauper," she confided aloud to Moya

Her confidences had their limits She omitted to mention what had just popped into her ht he had proposed to her too on the saerated deference when she shook hands with hi the seventh wave of happiness and felt friendly to the whole world

"Thanks very racious! What , I suppose" She broke away fro, though You've got the best girl in the world Be good to her, Jack Kilmeny"

With that she turned and walked down the hill

The other talked up

"I'm so proud of you, Jack, boy," whispered one of thehed happily "I'm proud of myself I've done the best day's work I ever did for ht"

"You knohat I mean, Jack What other man would have throay a small fortune--all he had--just for ested Kilmeny

"Ned! But he's a saint"

"And I'm a sinner," her lover replied blithely

"You're the sinner I love, then"

They had reached a clu how it happened she found herself in his arhter in her eyes as her lips turned slowly to meet his

"The first time since ere kiddies on the Victorian, sweetheart," he told her

"Yes, it's true I loved you then I love you now Jack, boy, I'irl alive"

Aabove thesun pierce through it and flood the crotches of the hills with God's splendid canvases It was a part of love's egois day seeh them

Later they cahest wisdo life through a poetic a suether

At last she reo down and tell her at once, Jack"

He agreed "Yes, let's go back and have it out If you like you o to your room and I'll tackle her alone"