"His sister-in-law!" cried Bob.
"What in the world will he do with her in that cabin of his?" ejaculated Mrs. Morgan.
"Is she pretty?" This from Bob.
The Doctor was quite satisfied with the sensation he had aroused, and sat down to tell his story comfortably.
"Ah've just come from Oakwood, and Sydney told me. It seems she turned up last night after the Baron got home from the picnic; drove out from Asheville. He had to go and get Melissa Yarebrough to come and look after her."
"He wasn't expecting her, then?"
"Sydney says no. Of course he couldn't ask visitors to that shack of his."
"Ah suppose she hadn't any idea he was living that-a-way."
"Ah reckon not. She's his brother Maximilian's wife, or widow, rather, for she brought him the news of his brother's death. Sydney says he was quite broken up about it when he came over soon this morning to ask Mrs. Carroll if she would take her in. The old lady'd gone to fetch her when Ah got there."
"Did you wait?"