CHAPTER XIII.
"Shall I tell Joe! Most certainly." But she did not tell him all, that night.

She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!" She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today." "She was, eh ?" he gave a slight start.

"Where has she been all this time ?" "Abroad." And Ethel answered his questions.

"She'll be here a good deal, I fancy," she ended.

Joe looked annoyed and uneasy.