"John," whispered the girl brokenly, – "John, you're right. God save the state!"
Slowly, tenderly, the Governor of Alleghenia led her back to the table, and taking up a pen, with a firm hand wrote five words, heavily underscored, at the head of the Cavendish petition. And these were: —
"Disapproved.
John Hamilton Barclay,
Governor."
Then, turning to the girl who loved him, he took her in his arms.