ton held a position of command, won
y your own efforts. You bore the
iart of a man In a revolution ; if guilty
f any crime, it was .1 political one, in
10 way sullying your honor. I have
very reason to believe you were false
y accused and convicted. Consequent
y that conviction does not eiist be
tween us; yon are not my uncle's serv
ant, but my friend you understand
ne now?"
"And yon would actually have me
peak with yoti as of your own class
1 free man, worthy to claim your
riendship in life?"
-"Yes," frankly, her face uplifted.
Why should it be otherwise? No ir.au
ould have done more, or proved hirn-
elf more stanch and true. e are n
ianger yot, but such peril Is nothing
ompared with what I have escaped. I
eel that your skill and courage will
ring us safely to land. I am no long-
r afraid, for I have learned to trust
on. You possess my entire confl
lence." "But do yon understand fully?" I
nestioned anxiously. "All I have done
or yon would have been done for any
ther woman under the same condi
kras of danger. Such service to an
ther would have been a duty, and no
jjore. But to be with you, Riding and
t-otecting, has been a delight, a joy.
Shave served Dorothy Fairfax for her
sake not as I would any o'ther."
f'Did you not suppose I knew?"
StHer glance flashed into mine through
Ve star-gleam, with a sudden message
revealment.
"You knew that that It was you
rsonally I served?"
Of course I knew. A woman Is
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