working a little, but his face was perfectly calm, even grim.

As he did not speak immediately, she went on with piteous effort.
"You must forgive me for making that stupid mistake. I see
now--you are not Guy, though there is a strong likeness. You see,
I have not seen Guy for five years, and I--I was allowing for
certain changes."

"He is changed," said Burke Ranger.

That nameless terror crept closer about her heart. Her eyes met
his imploringly.

"Really I am quite strong," she said. "Won't you tell me what is
wrong? He--cabled to me to come to him. It was in answer to my
cable."

"Yes, I know," said Ranger.

He turned from her abruptly and walked to the window. The darkness
had drawn close. It hung like a black curtain beyond the pane.
The only light in the room was a lamp that burned on a side table.
It illumined him but dimly, and again it seemed to the girl who
watched him that this could be no other than the Guy of her
dreams--the Guy she had loved so faithfully, for whose sake she had
waited so patiently for so many weary years. Surely it was he who
had made the mistake! Surely even yet he would turn and gather her
to his heart, and laugh at her folly for being so easily deluded!

Ah! He had turned. He stood looking at her across the