In mild surprise she turned about and beheld her erstwhile obedient partner hurl his spade from him and scramble out of the deep hole he had dug. Rebellion was written on his face, but as he approached Miss Katherine there was something much softer and infinitely agreeable to the female eye in his expression.
“Confound it all!” said Captain Peter Shannon, “let’s stop this foolishness and get married.”
Transcriber’s Note
Punctuation errors have been corrected.
Archaic and variant spelling is preserved as printed.
The following emendations have been made:
Page [6]—Katharine’s amended to Katherine’s—... so readily consented to Miss Katherine’s going ...
Page [7]—be amended to he—... why wouldn’t he come back ...
Page [9]—Katharine amended to Katherine—However strongly Miss Katherine became convinced ...
Page [19]—ever amended to every—“There is unusual strength in every feature, ...”