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The first hundred yards of their course lay under an to hiss with falling drops of rain By the

tilade it rained heavily

"This is aard," said Grace, with an effort to hide her concern

Winterborne stopped "Grace," he said, preserving a strictly business

ht"

"But I must!"

"Why? It is nine miles from here It is almost an impossibility in

this rain"

"True--WHY?" she replied, mournfully, at the end of a silence "What is

reputation to o back to your--"

"No, no, no! Don't make me!" she cried, piteously

"Then let us turn" They slowly retraced their steps, and again stood

before his door "Now, this house from this moment is yours, and not

mine," he said, deliberately "I have a place near by where I can stay

very well"

Her face had drooped "Oh!" she murmured, as she saw the dile burning within, and he looked through