And they told that detective to find out all about you.

You see, dear, for Curt's sake and Stephen's sake as well as for your own, you will have to be particularly careful.
You see it, don't you ?" "Yes," said Celia, thoughtfully, "I----" The sudden thunder of a field battery drowned her voice.

Ailsa ran to the door and looked out, and a soldier shouted to her the news of the _Monitor's_ combat with the _Merrimac_.

Battery after battery saluted; regiment after regiment blackened the hill-tops, cheering.

At dusk gigantic bonfires flamed.
That evening Hallam came unexpectedly.
Now Ailsa had neither worn her ring and locket since her sister-in-law had arrived at the Farm Hospital, nor had she told her one word about Hallam.
Since her unhappy encounter with Berkley, outraged pride had aided to buoy her above the grief over the deep wound he had dealt her.
She never doubted that his insolence and deliberate brutality had killed in her the last lingering spark of compassion for the memory of the man who had held her in his arms that night so long--so long ago.
Never, even, had she spoken to Letty about him, or betrayed any interest or curiosity concerning Letty's knowing him.