CHAPTER XIV.
ACROSS THE BORDER.
Dan, on his return with the cart, had brought back a message from its late owner to say that if she could in any way be of use to them, she should be glad to aid them.

Her farm lay on the road they were now following, and they determined therefore to stop there.

As the cart drew up at the door the woman came out.
"Glad to see you," she said; "come right in.

It's strange now you should have been lodging in my house for more than six weeks and I should never have set eyes on you before.

The doctor talked to me a heap about you, but I didn't look to see quite such a young couple." Lucy colored hotly, and was about to explain that they did not stand in the supposed relationship to each other, but Vincent slightly shook his head.