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nurse's family emigrated to Australia. You have 

 rejoiced, I know, in their prosperity, and will not have 

 one spark of ungenerous feeling in being told that the 

 Harrisons hold a position in the mighty gold land 

 as high as ever the Halcros held in Shetland. 



"The minister and your sister know all the truth. 

 It was through Mr. Nicolson that I heard from time 

 to time of you. Be sure, if any other man had come 

 forward as your suitor, I would not have remained hid 

 one day longer. Can you forgive what I have hid from 

 you, and can you meet Ole Harrison at God's altar 

 to-morrow and crown his life with blessing ? " 



Shame, indignation, wrath, desire for revenge, regret, 

 sorrow, love, fought a great battle in Ingath Halcro's 

 breast that night, but the Master-passion won the fight, 

 as no doubt Mr. Nemo knew it would. 



All night long the new laird sat at a high window 

 that looked towards the Manse. Patiently he waited 

 for the first streak of daylight, and when at last the 

 sun rose above the sea beyond Orgert he strained his 

 vision to see if the signal floated from Ingath's window. 

 Then, for the first time, a doubt of the result beset him. 

 Pique has been known to overpower love, and pride of 

 birth is a sworn foe to personal affection. Perhaps, 

 after all! 



Ah, no ! the woman's heart was true to itself, and 

 the signal was floating from the window. Nay, more ; 

 Ingath was there herself waving a white hand as if to 

 show that there were no half-measures in her giving. 

 Fancy what a romantic pair of " old fogies ! " 



