ay, 'I love you!'"

Roger broke into a short laugh.

"Thank you, Hugh!" he said. "There is not much need of my saying it,
but--shall I, Hilda?"

Hildegarde could not speak. She looked up, and meeting her eyes, Roger
held out his hand across the little bed,--the strong, faithful hand that
had helped her now so many times,--and she laid hers in it, and felt
its earnest clasp, and knew that there was no more any parting between
Roger and her.

THE END.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 46, "Good-by" changed to "Good-bye" (Good-bye, dearest and)

Page 74, "gentlemen" changed to "gentleman" (a gentleman, and that)

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