Part 41 (1/2)
”Perhaps I may tell you all about it years hence, Doris,” he said ”Not now Just make your father happy and be happy yourself And remember that, so far as your father is concerned, it was Alan'snice and tidy, doesn't it?”
”But father ought to know that it was you who--”
”Now, don't go and spoil everything! I assure you that I did nothing worth ood deal for an Englishman to do”
”But, Teddy, what a Just smile, and say I made you”
She smiled
”Ah!” he said softly, ”you haven't sreatto Earl's Gate? I ood news Have you got it safe?”
She touched her breast ”Oh, Teddy, you wonderful, wonderful man!--to alter the world in a few hours!”
”Pretty smart, wasn't it? By the way, I o back with hi to Grey House on Tuesday”
”Oh!” said Teddy of the torn heart ”Do you happen to re hoone out She was not sorry She was not to know that the hour in which she gave her father his freedom witnessed a consultation between her mother and Mr Bullard For Bullard was not yet beaten, and Mrs Lancaster had still to learn that her husband was safe
CHAPTER XXVI
So the two friends returned north, Teddy with a new secret in his heavy heart, Alan in a thoroughly unsettled state ofwith Doris had certainly not been helpful to either Doris, while almost assured as to her father's freedoently but fired to Alan, and Alan, as any other honourable young ued
”You will never marry Bullard,” said he, for the tenth tiht yet find another way of injuring father,”
she answered; ”and you too,” she added to herself
Alan was handicapped: he could not think to shock her with the ugly truth about the man, unless that were necessary in order to save her froreed that for the present, at least, no one--not even Caw--should be told
”Doris, don't you really care for me?” he asked presently
”Alan!--after all you have done!--”
”That's not the point, dear”