So at dawn they went away—as far as they could on their scanty means—and the veil of a merciful oblivion fell over their future fate as scheming adventuresses to the end of their days.
Love and Dainty did not punish their arch-enemies, but they did not fail to reward all who had befriended them in their days of adversity. Mamma Chase lived with them at Ellsworth, Ailsa Scott spent all her summers there, and Doctor Platt remained the beloved friend of the family to the last day of his life.
THE END.
Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original edition have been corrected.
In Chapter I, a comma was added after "added Olive, eagerly", and "téte-à-téte journey" was changed to "tête-à-tête journey".
In Chapter III, "téte-à-téte drive" was changed to "tête-à-tête drive".
In Chapter XVI, "frighten his timid bethrothed" was changed to "frighten his timid betrothed".
In Chapter XX, "eyes flashing with a strang fire" was changed to "eyes flashing with a strange fire".
In Chapter XXI, "Calm, oh. calm" was changed to "Calm, oh, calm".