A light in the upper windows showed that the parents were in.

Buchanan came ambling along the walk and went through the gate between them without speaking.

When he had closed the door, the girl came close to her lover.

He took her in his arms, and cried, "Oh, darling,--only four more days together." He paused, and in the starlight she saw on his face more than words could have told her of his love for her.

He was a silent youth; the spoken word came haltingly to his lips, and as often happens, words were superfluous to him in his moments of great emotion.