State House on business, but I'll be back by six o'clock."

"If I were home I'd have my horse saddled and have a ride out to the
Arboretum or Chestnut Hill."

"They've no saddle horses here, unfortunately. I'll tell you what to
do. After dinner go down to Mandy Maxwell's and see her and the
children, and have a talk with Uncle Ike. I'll be there in time for
supper, tell Mandy."

When Quincy went down stairs he found that Mrs. Hawkins had gone out
to the stable to give Andrew directions about the team.

Quincy said in a low tone: "Mrs. Hawkins, have you some spare stalls
in your stable that I can use while here?"

"You can have the old barn all to yourself. It's a leetle further
from the house, but it's in first-rate order."

As they drove towards Eastborough Centre, Quincy pointed out the
objects of interest to Mr. Merry, who thought Fernborough a beautiful
town.

"Come down next Saturday afternoon, Harry, and stay over Sunday.
Bring down any important letters. Perhaps my sister Maude will come
back with me."

Mr. Merry accepted the invitation with polite outward thanks, but
with an inward sense of intense gratification. Love is blind. If he
had reflected, he would have come to the conclusion that the daughter