I shan't sleep till I've seen him again.' "Somewhat relieved, I drew back from the road, but did not quit the spot till those men, seeing through the window what had happened, worked their way in and lifted him up in their arms.

The look with which they let him fall back again was eloquent, and convinced me that it was death I saw.

I started again upon my shuddering flight from Boone, secure in the belief that while my future would surely hold remorse for me, it would nevermore burden me with a hindrance in the shape of an unloved husband.".