Take good care of your invalid, Ranald." With hardly a glance at her Ranald replied: "You may be sure of that," and with a long, swinging stroke shot the canoe out into the river.

For a moment or two Kate stood looking after them, and then, with a weary look in her face, turned, and with the lieutenant, followed Madame De Lacy and Mr.Sims.
"You are tired," said the lieutenant, looking into her face.
"Yes," she replied, with a little sigh, "I think I am tired." The paddle home was all too short to Ranald, but whether it took minutes or hours he could not have told.

As in a dream he swung his paddle and guided his canoe.

He saw only the beautiful face and the warm light in the bright eyes before him.

He woke to see Kate on the wharf before them, and for a moment he wondered how she came there.