THE CONQUEST There was no star-storming confidence in Kate Cumberland after that first victory.

Rather she felt as the general who deploys his skirmishers and drives in the outposts of an enemy.

The advantage is his, but it has really only served to give him some intimation of the strength of the enemy.

At the supper table this night she found Whistling Dan watching her--not openly, for she could never catch his eye--but subtly, secretly, she knew that he was measuring her, studying her; whether in hostility, amity, or mere wonder, she could not tell.
Finally a vast uneasiness overtook her and she turned to the doctor for relief.

Doctor Randall Byrne held a singular position in the attention of Kate.