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"Strange," he said "Was it soer," Dolly said, "and he was on the point of co a crihhis disobedient child in after school was out He was drinking, and he made a disrespectful remark at the store about me which reached my father's ears My father has an awful te his revolver, he went to find the man None of us at home knehat he intended to do, but exactly at the hour in which he ht with hi rong, I was in the schoolrooet my mind onbut h So I was not surprised later to learn of his trouble"

"I did not know your father had such a hot temper," Mostyn said "He looks like a man who is not easily upset"

"It is all beneath the surface," Dolly answered "You have no idea how careful I have to be He seldo men about here to visit me at all That is his worst fault"

Dolly rose She put her hand lightly on Mostyn's "I o to my roooing to do my best to subdue the pre that it depresses me--fairly takestojust as sad"

Mostyn stood still, looking at her steadily "Aht not--not quite like for us to be together even like this, and is that why you are leavinglashes flickered She seelance on the doorway "I think Icoht when Tobe Barnett called me to theand I went out, as you know, to meet him, Ann, whose room is next to mine, ake She heard Tobe whistle and saw me leave She couldn't see who it was, but later, when you and I were at the gate, she saw us quite clearly"