“Then let me enjoy the sweet hope of folly for a time. Frank Merriwell is going to Mexico soon. Wait until he returns, and then, if you still——”
“You do not understand. Fate has caused us to put off the event more than once.”
“But your plans are not coming out as you had intended. There will be no double marriage, for Elsie cannot——”
“How do you know about this?”
“How do I know? I’ll tell you. After entering this house I was making my way to my room. I had to pass the door of the room occupied by you and Elsie. The door was a bit ajar. I heard you talking, and I could not help pausing——”
In a moment her anger rose again.
“So you listened! You played the eavesdropper!”
“I couldn’t help it, for I heard you speaking of Merriwell. That name stopped me in my tracks. I beg a thousand pardons. I heard you say you were coming here for a book, and I scudded down the stairs to be here when you came, in order that I might see you and speak with you.”
Inza had hoped to convince him of his folly without being harsh, but now she was again aroused. To her his action seemed mean and despicable.