In the next moment, his hot lips had touched her pure forehead--and in the next moment, "Farewell!" rung hurriedly in her ears.

As the retiring form of the young adventurer stood in the door of the summer-house, there came to her, with a distinct utterance, these confidently spoken words--"I trust you without fear."-- And "God bless you!" flung toward her with a heart-impulse, found a deeper place in her soul, from whence, long afterwards, came back their thrilling echoes.

By the time the maiden had gathered up her scattered thoughts, she was alone..