Trust me." "Not if you go to her--this day of all days." The words were wrung from the poor child's lips, I could see, by sheer anguish, and it was like death to me that I should have to cause her this anguish, instead of soothing it.
"You shall.

You must," I commanded, rather than implored.

"Good-bye, darling--precious one.

I shall think of you every instant, and I shall come back to you to-morrow." "You needn't.

You need never come to me again," she said, white lipped.
And the guard whistled, waving his green flag.
"Don't dare to say such a cruel thing--a thing you don't mean!" I cried, catching at the closed door of a first-class compartment.