She can't see nothing for the light of this new love of hers." "I know! Dat's w'y--nobody onderstan's but you an' me--" Gale looked out through the open door, past the sun-lit river which came from a land of mystery and vanished into a valley of forgetfulness, past the forest and the hills, in his deep-set eyes the light of a wondrous love that had lived with him these many weary years, and said: "Nobody else CAN understand but me--I know how it is.

I had even a harder thing to bear, for you'll know she's happy at least, while I--" His voice trembled, but, after a pause, he continued: "They neither of them understand what you've done for them, for it was you that brought her back; but some time they'll learn how great their debt is and thank you.

It'll take them years and years, however, and when they do they'll tell their babes of you, Poleon, so that your name will never die.

I loved her mother, but I don't think I could have done what you did." "She's purty hard t'ing, for sure, but I ain' t'ink 'bout Poleon Doret none w'en I'm doin' it.

No, I'm t'ink 'bout her all de tarn'.