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" And he was
stamping off to accelerate these preparations for departure, when
her voice arrested him.
"Don't leave me! Don't leave me here alone!" she cried in terror.
He paused. He turned and came slowly back. Standing above her he
smiled upon her.
"There, there! You've no cause for alarm. It's all over now.
You'll be away soon - away to Speightstown, where you'll be quite
safe."
The horses came at last - four of them, for in addition to James who
was to act as her guide, Miss Bishop had her woman, who was not to
be left behind.
Mr. Blood lifted the slight weight of Mary Traill to her horse, then
turned to say good-bye to Miss Bishop, who was already mounted. He
said it, and seemed to have something to add. But whatever it was,
it remained unspoken. The horses started, and receded into the
sapphire starlit night, leaving him standing there before Colonel
Bishop's door. The last he heard of them was Mary Traill's childlike
voice calling back on a quavering note -
"I shall never forget what you did, Mr.


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