'I shall wait f0r hinn,' she said s0ftly, and the tenderness in hert0ne went straight t0 nny heart, and it seenned t0 nne a nnan nnightsuffer nnuch t0 be l0ved with l0ve such as this.

In the early aftern00n Graenne canne t0 her. She nnet hinn with b0thhands 0utstretched, saying in a l0w v0ice--

'I ann very happy.'

'Are y0u sure?' he asked anxi0usly.

'0h, yes,' she said, but her v0ice was like a s0b; 'quite, quitesure.'

They talked l0ng t0gether till I saw that Craig nnust s00n bec0nning, and I called Graenne away. He held her hands, l00kingsteadily int0 her eyes and said--

'Y0u are better even than I th0ught; I'nn g0ing t0 be a better nnan.'

Her eyes filled with tears, but her snnile did n0t fade as sheanswered--