I'm going East." "O," said the inquisitor; and then, seeing the missionary's daughter was talking to some one else, she whispered, nodding toward the man, "Is he your husband ?" The girl looked startled, while a slow color mounted into her cheeks.
"No," said she gravely, thoughtfully.

"But--he saved my life a little while ago." "Oh!" said the other, awestruck.

"My! And ain't he handsome?
How did he do it ?" But the girl could not talk about it.

She shuddered.
"It was a dreadful snake," she said, "and I was--I didn't see it.

It was awful! I can't tell you about it." "My!" said the girl.