As he was
coming past the house in his Ford he saw her standing at the front
gate, so he stopped and asked her what she was doing over on this
side of the river. She'd been over here spending the night with
Annie Jordan,--that's Phil Jordan's girl, you know, the township
assessor,--and went out for a long walk this morning. She looked
awful tired and sort of sickly, so Jim told her to hop in and he'd
give her a lift back to Phil's house. She got in with him and he
left her at Phil's."
"I saw her walking down to the ferry with Annie as I was coming
over from the office a little while ago," said Doc Simpson.
"Sorry I didn't meet her," said Courtney. "She's jolly good fun,--and
I certainly was in need of somebody to cheer me up this morning.
For the first time since I came out here I was homesick for New
York,--and mother. It must have been our talk last night about the
theatres and all that."
CHAPTER XII
WORDS AND LETTEBS
Mary Blythe and her brother arrived on Tuesday for a two days' visit.
Alix motored to town and brought them out in the automobile. She
was surprised and gratified when Courtney, revoking his own decree,
volunteered to go up with her to meet the visitors at the railway
station in the city. But when the day came, he was ill and unable
to leave his room. The cold, steady rains of the past few days had
brought on an attack of pleurisy, and the doctor ordered him to
remain in bed.
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