" That 's good," answered the young officer. " Bring
him along, sergeant."

" Yes, leftenant Now, you Johnnie, right about
face, march I"

It was in this unexpected and undignified manner
that O'Neill gained entrance to the castle. As they
valked beneath the great gates of the gloomy for-
tress, his heart, in spite of the serious nature of his
position, gave a bound of elation. This reckless
young man had as yet no other thought than that by
every step he had been brought a little nearer to his
divinity ; if other thoughts had come, it is doubtful
if he would have allowed them to stop him now. As
the party halted in the courtyard, while the lieutenant
dismounted and hastened to apprise the governor of
the capture, he even ventured most imprudently to
ask the sergeant if Lady Elizabeth Howard was in
the castle.
** She is," replied the astonished functionary.
