When Philip came in he found her sitting quietly, in her eyes a deep, calm peace that filled him with wonder.
He smiled at her, thoughtfully, and remarked: "Well, Claire, you look happier than you have for months."
"I am," she said simply.
They did not carry on the conversation. He was satisfied that it was love for him which made her so distant, and he was content to wait until she should be his wife. He sat by the fire, watching her earnestly, and she was too deep in her new-found joy even to think of him or of her promise to him.
TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. Don't forget this magazine is issued weekly, and that you will get the continuation of this story without waiting a month.
Claire
by
Leslie Burton Blades
THE BLIND LOVE OF A BLIND HERO
BY A BLIND AUTHOR
This story began in the All-Story Weekly for October 5.