It seemed wise for me to place before Miss Grace's father the question of advisability of allowing her to remain pledged to a man whose fortunes were in so sad a state.

I asked him what was right for me to do.

His face was very grave as he pondered, but he said, "If my girl's word has been passed, we will wait.

We will wait, sir." And that was all I knew when I made my hurried preparations for the longest journey I had at that time ever known..