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"Then--there--there must be a--a woman!" Dark red mantled the clear tan of temple and cheek and neck Her eyes were eyes of sha search for the verification of her fear Suddenly they drooped, her head fell to her knees, her hands flew to her hot cheeks

"Bess--look here," said Venters, with a sharpness due to the violence hich he checked his quick, surging e to an irresistible voice-- Bess raised her head, looked at him with sad, dark eyes, and tried to whisper with tremulous lips

"There's no wolance with his "Nothing on earth, barring the chances of life, can keep low of a leaping joy; but like the vanishing of a gleam it disappeared to leave her as he had never beheld her

"I a--I am lost--I am nameless!"

"Do you want me to come back?" he asked, with sudden stern coldness "Maybe you want to go back to Oldring!"

That brought her erect, tre and ashy pale, with dark, proud eyes andyour pardon I shouldn't have said that But you angered me I intend to work--toas ever you need et what you are-- were--I mean, and be happy When you remember that old life you are bitter, and it hurts ood that--that it killswhy I'irl of the rustlers Oldring's Girl, they called ood and kind--want to make me happy--why, it's beyond belief No wonder I' me But I'll be wretched and bitter no more I promise you If only I could repay you even a little--"

"You've repaid me a hundredfold Will you believe me?"

"Believe you! I couldn't do else"

"Then listen!Saving you, I savedhere in this valley with you, I've foundI never troubled myself about God But God, or some wonderful spirit, has whispered to me here I absolutely deny the truth of what you say about yourself I can't explain it There are things too deep to tell Whatever the terrible wrongs you've suffered, God holds you blameless I see that--feel that in you every moment you are near me I've a mother and a sister 'way back in Illinois If I could I'd take you to them--to-morrow"