"Tired of you! Tired of heaven! Oh, no, no, no!" he burst forth, ardently.
Chapter XXVI.
THE HAUNTED COTTAGE.
She suddenly brought him down to the earth with a homely remark.
"I am tired of walking. And here is a vacant house placarded 'To Let,' with a nice long porch in front. Come, let [us] go in and sit down on one of the benches and rest."
And she drew him toward the little gate that led into the yard in front of the house.
It was a rustic two-story frame cottage, with a long porch in front, all overgrown with honeysuckles, clematis, woodbine and wild roses.
They went in together and sat down on the porch, under the shadow of the blooming and fragrant vines.
Then she turned and looked at him attentively for the first time since they met at the church.