Part 27 (1/2)

Before the end of the hour she was pacing her favorite walk in the garden, iht of her face he alaret?” he cried

”What have you been saying to Josh Craig?” she de out of his way He ca--called me a dozen times on the telephone, too But I refused hi hi hiht away”

”If I have to use force” And Grant hastened away

Hardly had he gone when Williae basket of orchids ”They just caht you'd like to see the”

”Craig?” ejaculated Margaret

”Yes, Miss Rita”

”Craig,” repeated Margaret, but in a very different tone--a tone of immense satisfaction and relief She waved her hand with a smile of amused disdain ”Take them into the house, but not to -rooone when into the walk rushed Grant and Craig Their faces were so flurried, so full of tragic anxiety that Margaret, stopping short, laughed out loud ”You two look as if you had co on his way here,” explained Grant, ”and took him into my machine”

”I was not ona walk He asked ht me here in spite of my protests”

”You were on the road that leads here,” insisted Arkwright witha walk,” insisted Craig He had not once looked at Margaret

”No aret in her calm, distant way ”You may take hi, a cold, haughty glance that seeulf between theain I a you so many times of late”

”Is THAT what you sent Grant after me to tell me?”

”No,” answered she ”I sent hieone it suddenly caht I accept your decision You're afraid to marry me because of your political future I'm afraid to marry you because of my stomach You--nauseate me I've been under some kind of hideous spell

I'm free of it now I see you as you are I aht so! I kneould co, who had been standing like a stock, suddenly sprang into action

He seized Arkwright by the throat and bore hi,” he yelled ”Why not you?”