That shall be to her credit." He sat silent, smiling thoughtfully for a moment.

Then he raised his eyes and drew Louise toward him.

"But you, Louise, awoke real love." His arms enclosed her fast and their lips met in a first kiss.
"We shall walk among the flowers and in the orchard again, Lee dear," she murmured, "as we did once before.

And I shall bring you buttermilk as I did that morning--but there will be no Charlie Menocal." "No.

Charlie won't annoy us in the future." "And when the snow is gone we'll ride along your canal----" "Our canal now, sweetheart." "Along our canal and see where you worked so hard and struggled and won, and I'll listen while you point here and there and tell of the obstacles overcome, and of all you did.