"What are you talking about?" said Mary: but a sudden self-conscious look showed that she had guessed.
"You needn't be angry, Mamie," said Käthchen, her wet eyes shining with a half-concealed pride and delight; "but—but I was terribly frightened about what might happen to you; and yesterday I sent Big Archie out to Heimra—I told him to go as soon as the people had got into church—and I gave him a note. For I knew he would answer the message at once—and that he would see you came to no harm—"
"Do you mean Donald Ross?" said Mary, rather breathlessly.
"Who else could have done it?" said Käthchen, with something of reproach. "And I knew he would do that—or anything—for your sake. Oh, do you think I can't see?—do you think I have no eyes?"
Mary did not answer: she walked on in silence for a little while. But by and by she said—
"Käthchen, don't you think I ought to see Mr. Ross—before he goes back to Heimra?"
END OF VOL. II.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DONALD ROSS OF HEIMRA (VOLUME II OF 3) ***