He cried out, "Yes, Ellen, do you--do you ?" She nodded her head and spoke quickly, "That was the time you got your hands stuck in the taffy and had to be soaked out." They laughed.

John tried to get the moment back.

"Do you remember the rubber ring I gave you ?" She grew bold and turned to him with her heart in her face: "Yes--yes, John, and the coffee-bean locket.

I've got them both in a little box at home." Then, scampering back to her reserve, she added, "You know ma says I'm a regular rat to store things away." She felt that the sudden reserve chilled him, for in a minute or two she said, looking at the bridge: "They're going now.

We mustn't stay but a minute." She put her hand on the rock between them, and said, "You remember that night when you went away before ?" Before he answered she went on: "I was counting up this afternoon, and it's six years ago.