"I will—in time," she promised. "Wait, Berlin—please wait!"
"I've waited too long already. Have I waited simply to find another man in my place?"
"Wait a little longer," she urged. "I have promised to tell you all, and I will. Can't you trust me a little longer, Berlin? Please—please trust me a little longer!"
She held out her hands in pleading, and a moment later, ere she could check him, he had seized her and was holding her to his heart.
"Yes, yes," he panted, "I will trust you, Bessie—I'll trust you with my very life!"
Their lips met, and then——
The heavens fell!