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Neil had not made up his mind whether he
wanted that ten thousand with the incumbrance, or not; but he certainly
did not want Jack to get it, and his brow grew cloudy, and he became
very silent, until Jack startled him by saying:
"By the way, Neil, why have you never told me of that pretty little wild
blossom hidden away in Wales?"
"Whom do you mean?" Neil asked savagely; and Jack replied:
"I mean your cousin Bessie. I stumbled upon her and her father in the
park this afternoon, and told them who some of the people were. I was
standing by Miss McPherson's chair when you drove by--"
"And she made that rush at Neil as if she had been a mad thing; it was
too absurd!" Blanche chimed in, and turning to Lady Jane, she described
the scene with great minuteness of detail. "It was really too
ridiculous, to see her standing there waving her handkerchief with her
head bare to show her abundant hair, and that old linen gown, which must
have seen some years' service. I was intensely mortified to have our
friends see her, and so was Neil.


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