"Yes; and John Alden never spoke for himself."
"Priscilla," murmured Cora. "Do you know who she was?"
"No. Who?"
"Mary Downs."
"Mary—why, I thought she was out of town."
"She was, but she came back to-day, and I helped her fix up a costume. And so the nun went off with her?"
Cora walked slowly toward the house, Ed following.
CHAPTER XX
THE AFTERMATH
Ed Foster and Jack Kimball sat in the library of the latter's home until quite late that night—long after the merrymakers had departed.