They were never parted afterwards. When Mr. Lyle and the Ernscliffes returned to the United States Mrs. Lyle and Lady Valentine went with them. Mrs. Lyle had conceived such an affection for her little grandson that she could not bear to be separated from him. Georgina had no ties to bind her to England, so she followed them also. Many years of calm happiness came to Mrs. Ernscliffe afterward, but she never forgot the terrible secret that had almost desolated her life. She had one daughter, a sweet and lovely girl, who bore the name of one long dead, and sometimes when she kissed and caressed her, Captain Ernscliffe would hear her say, sweetly and gravely: "Sydney, my darling daughter, you must never have any secrets from your papa and mamma!" [THE END.] The Bertha Clay Library _THE ONLY COMPLETE LIST OF BERTHA M. CLAY STORIES ::: MANY OF THESE TITLES ARE COPYRIGHTED AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY OTHER EDITION._ PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH To be Published During May 263--A Modest Passion By Bertha M. Clay To be Published During April 262--Suffered in Silence By Bertha M. Clay To be Published During March 261--True to His First Love By Bertha M. Clay To be Published During February 260--Love's Twilight By Bertha M. Clay To be Published During January 259--When Woman Wills By Bertha M. Clay * * * * *