James nodded. "More mystery," thought he with asperity.

"You have not spoken of it to her already, I hope," said Doctor Gordon
with quick anxiety.

"No, I have not. I have scarcely seen her."

"Well, not a word, I beg of you. She is very nervous."

The doctor had been removing his overcoat and hat. When he had hung them
on some stag's horn in the hall, he went with James into the
living-room.

There, beside the fire, sat the girl in brown whom James had met that
afternoon on the road.




CHAPTER II


She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the
very slightest shade of recognition. She could not help it, for Clemency
was candor itself. Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands
sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new
assistant, and carried off her part very well. James was not so
successful. He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to
notice it. Clemency went on relating how glad she was that Uncle Tom met