He forgot to say that he was sorry; he only bit his lip in chagrin.
“Will you come in?” invited the maid.
“Is Mr. Jack home?”
“Then I won’t come in, thank you,” he replied.
“Shall I tell Miss Marjorie that you called, Mr. Hadley?”
“Yes, I wish you would,” he answered grimly.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE CRISIS.
Marjorie, however, did not hear of John’s visit the next day, for all night long she tossed in a fever, and towards morning she relaxed into a sort of stupor. The whole family were seriously alarmed; Jack was sent for, and the physician summoned earlier than he was expected.