32/36 Mercy!" she cried, dropping a card on the table. "That's a long distance, Hugh." He picked up the card and his face paled a little as he read: "Manila!" They sat down in the chair, she on the arm as before. After a moment he glanced at her perplexed face, and asked: "Are you afraid to go, Grace ?" "It isn't that, Hugh. I was just wondering if we could reach Manila by the twenty-third of May. It is unlucky to change the wedding day after it has been once selected," she said softly. |