I leave town early to-morrow morning." "Good-by then," and she put out her hand to him frankly, smiling sweetly on him.

As he felt the warm pressure of her hand he hardly knew whether to return it or reject it.

But he had gone too far now for retreat, and he held it firmly for a moment in his own.

She smiled again upon him, oh! so passionately, and nodded her head at him.

He had never, he thought, seen a woman look so lovely, or move light of heart.