He rose and held out his hand. She did not accept it, much to his chagrin.
"Aren't you glad to see me, Nell?" he queried. "I've been absent almost a week, and I thought you would be longing for my company by this time."
A smile of self-assurance crossed his dark face.
"I have no reason to regard you with any more consideration than on your former visit," she said. "Have you seen my brother?"
"Yes."
"Where is he now?"
"In Iowa, I presume."
"He is well?"
"He was when I parted with him, a short time since. You haven't heard from him?"
"Yes. He was then in a small town in the South or West, I believe."