"Oh, could I?"
"Why not?"
A moment later he was gone. The light of his motor flashed down the hills like a falling star.
"I wonder what made the dogs bark," the Judge said as they went in.
"They probably thought it was morning," was Mrs. Beaufort's retort, as she preceded Becky up the stairs.
IV
The dogs had barked because Randy after a quick drive home had walked back to Huntersfield.
"Look here," he burst out as he and the Major had stood on the steps of the Schoolhouse, "do you like him?"
"Who? Dalton?"
"Yes."