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It was not long before she saw Alick walking along the terrace above

the croquet players, evidently in quest of her "How is it with you?" he

anxiously asked; "you know you can go hoh of this"

"No, I want nothing, now I have found you Where is your uncle?"

"Fallen upon one of his oldest friends, ill take care of him, and

well out of the way of the croquet traps Where's ht you

ith her"

"She disappeared while I was talking to that good Miss Penwell! Youto see about going to

Scotland"

"I should be better pleased if she had not left that poor old man alone

till nine o'clock"

"She says that when he has his man Saunders to read to hih of that at first hand"

He broke off with a start The terrace was prolonged into a walk beyond

the screen of evergreens that shut in the lade, on whose turf preparations had

been made for a second field of croquet, in case there should have been

too many players for the principal arena This, however, had not been