She drew her horse down to a gallop, and the jar of the changed gait made her moan. There was no haste now. Her own men had come upon the desperadoes and there was a quick volley. And ahead, riding fast toward her from the top of a little rise, was a man on a white horse--her husband, she knew. She gave a dry little sob of unutterable glad relief and tried to raise her voice and call to him, the call they used for one another when they rode about the ranch. But the sound was only a weak, low wail. The horse came down to a walk. She had lost all control of the reins now, and clung to the pommel with both hands, swaying from side to side. She could hear galloping hoofs, behind and in front--or was it only the blood, the icy cold blood, pounding in her ears? The horse stopped, and she reeled blindly in her seat into a pair of strong arms that caught her and drew her down. A voice was saying words she could not hear, but she knew the voice so well. And she smiled and dropped her head down upon her husband's shoulder. "Just--just in time," she whispered very low. "In time, Felipa? In time for what, dear?" but there was no answer. He turned her face up to the moonlight, and the head fell heavily back with the weight of hair. The half-closed eyes looked unseeing up to him, and the quiet lips smiled still. "Felipa!" he cried, "Felipa!" But only a coyote barked from a knoll near by. ADVERTISEMENTS THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD YEA AND NAY By MAURICE HEWLETT _Author of "The Forest Lovers," "Little Novels of Italy," etc._ Cloth. 12mo. $1.50 "The hero of Mr. Hewlett's latest novel is Richard Coeur de Lion, whose character is peculiarly suited to the author's style. It is on a much wider plan than 'The Forest Lovers,' and while not historical in the sense of attempting to follow events with utmost exactness, it will be found to give an accurate portrayal of the life of the day, such as might well be expected from the author's previous work. There is a varied and brilliant background, the scene shifting from France to England, and also to Palestine. In a picturesque way, and a way that compels the sympathies of his readers, Mr. Hewlett reads into the heart of King Richard Coeur de Lion, showing how he was torn by two natures and how the title 'Yea and Nay' was peculiarly significant of his character."--_Boston Herald._ "The tale by itself is marvellously told; full of luminous poetry; intensely human in its passion; its style, forceful and picturesque; its background, a picture of beauty and mysterious loveliness; the whole, radiant with the very spirit of romanticism as lofty in tone and as serious in purpose as an epic poem. It is a book that stands head and shoulders above the common herd of novels--the work of a master hand."--_Indianapolis News._