d been taken from me. She whispered to me:

"Promise me that you will never tell him. I am dying! he need never know
now. Will you promise me?"

I promised, and she died! I have kept my promise--Lance Fleming knows
nothing of what I have told you.

Only Heaven knows how far she sinned or was sinned against. I never see
the sunset, or hear the waves come rolling in, without thinking of the
tragedy on the pier.

THE END.

[Transcriber's Note: Several typographical errors from the original
edition have been corrected.

<i>white, slivery foam</i> has been changed to <i>white, silvery foam</i>.

<i>an entensive park</i> has been changed to <i>an extensive park</i>.

<i>the magnificent retriver</i> has been changed to <i>the magnificent
retriever</i>.

<i>a ring of such clear, music</i> has been changed to <i>a ring of such clear
music</i>.

<i>the breat boughs</i> has been changed to <i>the great boughs</i>.

<i>come to your own room, John and</i> has been changed to <i>come to your own
room, John, and</i>.

<i>a supberb picture</i> has been changed to <i>a superb picture</i>.

<i>it was utterably impossible that my suspicious could be correct</i> has
been changed to <i>it was utterly impossible that my suspicions could be
correct</i>.

<i>seeming unconciousness</i> has been changed to <i>seeming unconsciousness</i>.

A missing quotation mark has been added at the end of the line <i>I do not
like thee, Doctor Fell!'</i>

An extraneous quotation mark has been removed from the sentence
beginning <i>I meant nothing by the words</i>.

A missing quotation mark has been added to the sentence <i>I will go into
the house."</i>

A missing quotation has been added to the sentence <i>I am not tired, Mrs.
Fleming, I am interested," I said.</i>

In the sentence <i>He heard her as plainly as I here the river here</i>
"here" has been changed to "hear".

An extra comma has been removed from the line <i>my old friend," he
added,, "I am afraid</i>.]

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