Part 37 (1/2)
”To the devil, for aught you care.”
”What ails you? I should like to know.”
”You will find that out some other time,” he said, as he walked away in an angry mood, leaving Irene alone.
”Oh, dear, I wonder what has come across him. I never knew him to be so angry before. I wonder if I must humor him to all the money he wants. I almost wish--oh, no, I don't either; I wouldn't go back to Scott if I could. Max will get over this little spell and be as loving as ever.”
She looked out of the window as though she expected to see him return, but instead she saw only a shadow pa.s.s the window. She looked again, but there was no one in sight.
”Mary,” she called to the servant, who was in the next room.
”Well.”
”Come here.”
Mary stood in the doorway in an instant.
”Did you see any one about the garden?”
”No, ma'am; no one but your husband.”
”When did you see him?” she asked in a very low voice.
”A little while ago.”
”I thought he had gone.”
”He has gone now.”
”I thought I saw some one just now, Mary. You go out and look all about the garden, and see if you can see any one.”
Mary obeyed, and returning said that she could see no one, and she guessed that her mistress was nervous.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
”Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful. Jest look there!
How that lookin' gla.s.s come broke is more than I know,” and Mrs.
Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears. ”I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done.”
”Oh, no, that would be foolish,” said Miss Elsworth, ”for five dollars would buy a much nicer one.”
”But la me, it's a bad sign, an awful bad sign.”
Miss Elsworth smiled.
”Why, yes,” she said, ”so it is. It is a sure sign that I shall have to get another.”