A moment more and a lady, a beautiful brunette, dressed in black, with long black curls hanging over her shoulders, entered the room.

Her dark, bright eyes flashed as she caught the first sight of Jerome.

The gentleman immediately arose on the entrance of the lady, and Mr.Devenant was in the act of introducing the stranger when he observed that Jerome had sunk back upon the sofa, in a faint voice exclaiming,-- "It is she!" After this, all was dark and dreary.

How long he remained in this condition, it was for others to tell.

The lady knelt by his side and wept; and when he came to, he found himself stretched upon the sofa with his boots off and his head resting upon a pillow.