“Good-by, Miss Marlowe; Marion!” whispered Mr. Ray very gently. “You shall hear from us after, and some day I shall be back, then——”
He pressed her hand in both his own, while Marion’s eyes fell beneath the glance that was so ardent and so tender.
“Good-by, Marion. God bless you,” whispered Miss Ray, taking Marion in her arms.
“Good-by, dear brave girl, and may the angels guard you. They ought to, my dear, for you are one of their number.”
CHAPTER VI.
MARION’S CLEVER TRICK.
“Just see what she gave me!” said Dollie, after their guests had gone and the girls had wiped their eyes and recovered a little from the parting. She opened her hand and showed a fifty dollar bill. For a moment Marion’s face flushed, and she was annoyed and indignant.
“You shouldn’t have taken it, Dollie,” she said, sharply.
Dollie hurriedly repeated Miss Ray’s words when she offered it, and Marion’s flush of resentment faded in an instant.
“The dear girl! It was lovely of her!” she said, very softly. “If that was the spirit of her offering, I accept it gratefully.”