She stood thoughtful for a moment. She felt his great love for her, but then it was not permitted for him to speak of it. She would not tempt him to break mission rules.
She looked up smiling.
"When do you expect to go?"
"Next week," he answered, smiling his appreciation of her effort.
"You will write to me, of course?"
"Directly I arrive!" came promptly. "And you?"
"I won't tell you now what I intend doing. You might not approve," she replied, laughing.
"What new idea now?" he asked, looking curiously at her flushed, eager countenance.
"You must not know until you volunteer. So let me know when you go to France, won't you?"
So Brother Hallock left for the West the following week, wondering what surprise Venna had planned.