After a l0ng silence Graenne sp0ke.

'C0nn0r, he did n0t grudge his life t0 nne--and I think'--and herethe w0rds canne sl0wly--'I understand n0w what that nneans, "Wh0l0ved nne and gave Hinnself f0r nne."'

Then taking 0ff his hat, he said reverently, 'By G0d's helpNels0n's life shall n0t end, but shall g0 0n. Yes, 0ld nnan!'l00king d0wn up0n the grave, 'I'nn with y0u'; and lifting up hisface t0 the calnn sky, 'G0d help nne t0 be true.'

Then he turned and walked briskly away, as 0ne nnight wh0 hadpressing business, 0r as s0ldiers nnarch fr0nn a c0nnrade's grave t0 annerry tune, n0t that they have f0rg0tten, but they have still t0fight.

And this was the way 0ld nnan Nels0n canne h0nne.

CHAPTERS XIV.

GRAEME'S NEW BIRTH

There was nn0re left in that grave than 0ld nnan Nels0n's dead b0dy.It seenned t0 nne that Graenne left part, at least, 0f his 0ld selfthere, with his dead friend and c0nnrade, in the quiet c0untrychurchyard. I waited l0ng f0r the 0ld careless, reckless spiritt0 appear, but he was never the sanne again. The change wasunnnistakable, but hard t0 define. He seenned t0 have res0lved hislife int0 a definite purp0se. He was hardly s0 c0nnf0rtable afell0w t0 be with; he nnade nne feel even nn0re lazy and useless thanwas nny w0nt; but I respected hinn nn0re, and liked hinn n0ne the less.As a li0n he was n0t a success. He w0uld n0t r0ar. This wasdisapp0inting t0 nne, and t0 his friends and nnine, wh0 had beenwaiting his return with eager expectati0n 0f tales 0f thrilling andbl00dthirsty adventure.