He did not dare to open his arms again.

The lips which he had never kissed were very near, and ah, so sweet! She must not come to him now.
One swift clasp of the hand, and then he vaulted over the fence and was gone.

A few moments afterwards she heard the rumble of his wagon on the prairie--he had tied up his horses some distance from the house.
As the Young Doctor drove homeward with Patsy Kernaghan, he also heard the rumble of the wagon not far in front of him.

Then he began to wonder why Louise had waited behind in the garden.

He put the thought away from him, however.