Her face hardened for an instant at this, and then, as suddenly, softened. “No,” she said; “I'm not afraid of anything.”

“And you 'll go?”

She nodded.

“Shall I come here?”

“No, you'd better not.”

“Where shall we meet?”

“Oh—let me see—over just beyond the station. It's quiet there.”

“All right. And I 'll get a lunch put up.”

“No—it's easier for me to do that. I 'll bring something. And now go—please.”

He rose, and slipped around the table toward her. .