Manlike, he laughed at her womanly fears.
“I must go, for I do not like to lose my place, but I shall not stay more than ten minutes,” he said.
“Mind, Waverley, that you don’t let slip a word about Fair being here, for no one is to know,” admonished Sadie.
“Not even Mrs. Howard?” he questioned, in surprise.
“No; for Fair thinks it is better so. She declares she will not drag that good woman into her trouble with that wretch.”
“And Bayard Lorraine?”
“He is not to know, either. Fair thinks there is no need. She declared that she will leave New York soon and go South or West, and that next time she will hide herself so cleverly that no detective can get upon her track again.”
CHAPTER XXXIV.
A DOUBLE TRAITOR.
In the morning, when Fair made her appearance at breakfast in one of her friend’s dresses, Mr. Osborne thought she was more beautiful than ever; but he did not give utterance to the thought, for he feared that she might be thinking already of the vengeance Belva Platt had taken on her because of his admiration. He greeted her kindly and cordially, as if she had been an old friend, and placed her at once at her ease.
“I hope you will make this your home as long as you feel safe, for Sadie will be only too happy to have you here,” he assured her, and his cordial kindness made Fair feel quite remorseful over the treatment he had received from herself and mother.