And even as Franklin gazed, uncertain and unable to escape, it seemed apparent that the two had found that which they had sought.

The girl, slightly in advance, ran forward a few paces, paused, and then ran back.

"Oh, there! there!" she cried.

And then the older woman took the girl's head upon her bosom.

With bared head and his own hand at his eyes, Franklin hurried away, hoping himself unseen, but bearing indelibly pictured on his brain the scene of which he had been witness.