And as he looked at her it came to him that he had never half-anticipated the gladness her return would bring to him.
"I was angry," he said deliberately.

"I am still angry, very angry--" he noted the glint of defiance in her eyes and thrilled--"but I forgave, and I now forgive all over again.

Though I still insist--" "That I should have a guardian," she interrupted.

"But that day will never come.

Thank goodness I'm of legal age and able to transact business in my own right.