Steadily he looked for a moment, and then said, quietly, but exultantly, "You love me! Oh, my Patty Blossom!" Patty stood very still.

It seemed to her that the end of the world had come--or the beginning,--she wasn't sure which.
"Come," said Farnsworth, still with that glad, exultant note of triumph in his voice.

He led her to the house, walking quickly and with springing step.
Adele was in the hall as they entered.
"Good heavens!" she said, helplessly, as she stared at them.
"Adele," Farnsworth's words fairly rang out, "don't stop us.

We're just getting engaged, and we want a few minutes alone." "I should say so!" and half dazed at the suddenness of the news, Adele opened the door of a little reception room, and let them in.

Then she closed it, and ran hot haste to find Jim.
A wood fire was blazing and Patty threw off the silk wrap.
"Apple Blossom," said Farnsworth, as he took it from her, and tossed it over a sofa, "my Blossom girl!" He took the soft, trembling little figure in his arms, the pretty white frock sadly crushed in his strong embrace.
"My Love, my Patty Blossom!" he murmured, and then, with his first kiss on her quivering, scarlet lips, Patty knew that she "cared for" this big, tender giant, with her whole heart, and she began to realise how he loved her.
"Patty! darling! I have loved you so long, but I had no idea what it would mean to know you love me!" "What does it mean ?" she said, softly.
"It means heaven! Great, blue, sunshiny, cloudless heaven! Oh, my little girl, I can't tell you all it means, there aren't any words big enough.