"Beastly old station, this. What a godsend a
destructive fire would prove if it took it from one end to the other."
"Your daughter is coming?" asked David. The note of eagerness and
relief in his voice caused the other's eyes to narrow suddenly.
"You've met her, I believe," he said, studying David's face.
"Once,--at the Springs."
"She's coming rather unexpectedly to make me an extended visit. I
should deem it quite an honor, David, if you would give us the
pleasure of your company some evening for dinner--"
"My stay here is to be very brief, Colonel Grand, and my time is
entirely taken up," said David coldly.
"I'm sorry," said the Colonel, shrugging his shoulders in self-
commiseration.
It was on the tip of David's tongue to ask him if he knew of Thomas
Braddock's presence in town, but timely reflection convinced him that
it would be unwise. The Colonel, in his alarm, might set about to have
Braddock hunted down and confined without delay; and there was no
telling what crime he would lay at Braddock's door in order to secure
long imprisonment.
"I met your wife, also, at the Springs," said David, coolly
substituting the thrust.
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