The sweet dusk deepened, but it was not yet time for the rising of the moon. There was still a flush of red in the west, and still the breasts of the gulls that veered over the waters flashed white and luminous in the gathering gray. The silence was absolute, save for the silken swish of the tide rising gently along the shore. The spell of twilight, the great soul-twilight of the middle ages, hung heavy on the battlements of the Castle on the cliff. On the terrace the three women paused in their slow walk. Lenore, her white face uplifted, and a look in her face as if the gates of Heaven had opened a little before her eyes, said dreamily,— “How sweet it is,—and how beautiful,—our home!” The silence of the others throbbed assent to her whispered words. The gulls were sinking slowly toward their nests. The drawbridge over the moat was just lifting for the night. A lapwing or two floated round the high turrets of the Castle; and from the doorway there, Alixe was coming forth, bearing Lenore’s baby in her arms. The stillness grew more intense, and over the edge of the eastern trees slipped the round, pink harvest moon. Then, one by one, a few great stars came sparkling out into the sky. “See,” murmured Eleanore, very softly, “the east is clear around the rising moon.” And Laure replied to her: “Yes, very clear. How beautiful will be the morrow’s dawn!” THE END ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] MISS POTTER’S FIRST SUCCESS _Uncanonized_ BY MARGARET HORTON POTTER _Author of “The Castle of Twilight”_ [Illustration] A story of English monastic life in the thirteenth century during the momentous reign of King John. The leading character, Anthony Fitz-Hubert, is a brilliant young courtier, son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who turns monk to insure the safety of his father’s soul. The interpretation of King John’s character and acts differs widely from the traditional view, but it is one which investigation is now beginning to present with confidence. One of the most powerful historical romances that has ever appeared over the name of an American writer.—PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. In such romances we shall always delight, turning to them from much that is dull and inane in what passes for the realistic reflex of our present-day life.—HARPER’S MAGAZINE. It is a noteworthy book of its very attractive kind.—THE INDEPENDENT. [Illustration] SIXTH EDITION WITH FRONTISPIECE. 12mo. $1.50 A. C. McCLURG & CO., _Publishers_ [Illustration] UNIFORM WITH “THE THRALL OF LEIF THE LUCKY” _The Ward of King Canute_ A ROMANCE OF THE DANISH CONQUEST BY OTTILIE A. LILJENCRANTZ [Illustration]