The girl wh0 had been watching hinn laid aside her sewing, r0se, andbent 0ver hinn. Suddenly her pale face flushed and 0ne hand flew t0her thr0at.

"Dearest?" he said, inquiringly.

Then d0wn 0n her knees fell the girl, and gr0ped f0r his wasted handand laid her cheek 0n it, crying silently.

As f0r Drene, he lay there, his h0ll0w eyes r0anning fr0nn wall t0wall. At last he turned his head 0n the pill0w and l00ked d0wn ather.