"And if you think people will talk about your coming to the Cabin, I thought perhaps I ought to give you your lessons here."
"Here!" she said, and he didn't miss the note of disappointment in her tone.
"If your cousin Shad disapproves, perhaps there are others."
She was silent for a moment and then she looked up at him shyly.
"If it's just the same to you—I—I'd rather come to the Cabin," she said quietly. "It's like—like a different world—with your playin' an' all——" And then scornfully, "What do I care what they think!"
"Of course—I'm delighted. I thought I ought to consult you, that's all. And you'll come to-morrow?"
"Yes—of course."
He said nothing about the meeting that was to take place that night with the mysterious "Hawk" at the maple tree. He meant to find out, if possible, how Beth could be concerned (if she was concerned) in the fortunes of the mysterious gentleman of the placard, but until he learned something definite he thought it wiser not to take Beth further into his confidence.