"I wonder!" Marie said sadly.
But she still wore the white heather.
CHAPTER XII
"When two friends meet in adverse hour,
'Tis like a sunbeam through a shower,
A watery ray an instant seen
And darkly closing clouds between."
MARIE was alone at home one afternoon when young Atkins called.
It was Sunday, and Miss Chester had motored out into the country to see a friend who was sick.