At the close of the war, the young couple went to Quebec, to obtain possession of their property. La Violette’s relative was dead; and she had no difficulty in proving her title to the estate. Ross, with some trouble, obtained the bulk of his father’s fortune. Turning their real estate into money, they returned to the land they loved—to the shelter of the Stars and Stripes. To the day of his death, Ross Douglas wore the ring that had finally brought him such good fortune—the gift of La Violette—_the Sign of the Prophet_. [Illustration]