"And will you live here all the time?" Jean eagerly asked.

The young man smiled as he looked fondly upon the girl's animated face
and sparkling eyes. Then he shook his head.

"I wish I could live here, Jean. But I have a dozen such cabins in
various places, and I must spend some time in them during the coming
winter. They are my stopping-places, you see, when I am carrying
messages for Davidson. No doubt he is very angry now at my long
absence, so I shall have to go away in a day or two."

"But you will come back soon, will you not?"

"Do you really want me to come back soon?" Dane asked.

"W-why certainly," the girl stammered, while her face suddenly flushed.
"I hope you will use this cabin often."

"I will make it larger and stay here all the time, if you want me to."

"Oh, will you? How nice that would be."

"But only if you will stay with me."

"Oh!" It was all that Jean could say, for his meaning was now quite
clear. Her eyes dropped, and her body slightly trembled.

Impulsively Dane reached out and took both of her hands in his.