I turned away without answering, but at my own door I stopped, and again held out my hand.

“Willy,” I said, breaking into tears, “say ‘Good-bye.’”

He took my hand again, and kissed it softly; he was crying too.

“God help us both!” he said. “Good-bye.”

CHAPTER VI.
A RESOLVE.

“Sad is my fate; I must emigrate
To the wilds of Amerikee.”
Old Irish Song.