You've taken an awful load off my mind. I was
really worried. I HAD to ask you. Promised to. See you before you
go! Hello! Ethel! All right? Good!" Without waiting for an answer,
the impulsive young gentleman went on up to his own room to rejoice
over his escape.
Peg walked over and took Ethel by both hands and looked into the
tired, anxious eyes.
"Come into my room," she whispered.
Without a word, Ethel followed her into the Mauve Room.
CHAPTER XV
MONTGOMERY HAWKES
On the 30th day of June, Mr. Montgomery Hawkes glanced at his
appointments for the following day and found the entry: "Mrs.
Chichester, Scarboro--in re Margaret O'Connell."
He accordingly sent a telegram to Mrs. Chichester, acquainting her
with the pleasant news that she might expect that distinguished
lawyer on July 1, to render an account of her stewardship of the
Irish agitator's child.
As he entered a first-class carriage on the Great Northern Railway
at King's Cross station next day, bound for Scarboro, he found
himself wondering how the experiment, dictated by Kingsnorth on his
death-bed, had progressed. It was a most interesting case. He had
handled several, during his career as a solicitor, in which bequests
were made to the younger branches of a family that had been torn by
dissension during the testator's lifetime, and were now remembered
for the purpose of making tardy amends.
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