He glared at her while she laughed mockingly.
"Where is everybody?" he asked. "The place is as lonely as a tomb."
"Louise is out riding with Jim."
"And what are you doing at home?" he demanded suspiciously.
"Me? Oh I remained to care for you--to keep you from being lonely."
"You lie. You are expecting some one."
She laughed.
"Who is it this time?" he persisted.
"Your insinuations are so unwarranted," she murmured.
"Whom are you expecting?"