"What, cousin!" he exclaimed; "no welcome from you?" She gave one look, and hetook her inside his arms. She felt the beating of his heart, and he felthers. Neither spoke, yet each felt at that moment sure of the other.

"I say, boys," exclaimed James, "who'll help bring in my sea chest?"

Never was sea chest more triumphantly usheblack; it was a contest whomshould get near enough to take some part in it's introduction, and soonit was open, and James began distributing its contents.