hat she
and Mrs. Endicott have been detained, and will you be kind enough to
explain this to Mr. Sanderson." Anna never knew what the message cost
Mrs. Tremont.

A moment later, Sanderson's card was sent up; Anna rose to meet him
with swiftly beating heart.

"What perfect luck," he said. "How do I happen to find you alone?
Usually you have a regiment of people about you."

"Cousin Frances has just telephoned that she has been detained, and I
suppose I am to entertain you till her return."

"I shall be sufficiently entertained if I may have the pleasure of
looking at you."

"Till dinner time? You could never stand it." She laughed.

"It would be a pleasure till eternity."

"At any rate," said Anna, "I am not going to put you to the test. If
you will be good enough to ring for tea, I will give you a cup."

The butler brought in the tea. Anna lighted the spirit lamp with
pretty deftness, and proceeded to make tea.

"I could not have taken this, even from your hands last week,
Anna--pardon me, Miss Moore."

"And why not? Had you been taking pledges not to drink tea?"

"It seems to me as if I've been living on rare beef and whole wheat
bread ever since I can remember----"

"Oh, yes, I forgot about your being in training for the game, but you
did so magnificently, you ought not to mind it. Why, you made Harvard
win the game. We were all so proud of you."

"All! I don't care about 'all.' Were you proud of me?"

"Of course I was," she answered with the loveliest blush.

"Then it is amply repaid."

"Let me give you another cup of tea."

"No, thanks, I don't care about any more, but if you will let me talk
to you about something-- See here, Anna. Yes, I mean Anna. What
nonsense for us to attempt to keep up the Miss Moore and Mr. Sanderson
business. I used to scoff at love at first sight and say it was all
the idle fancy of the poets. Then I met you and remained to pray.
You've turned my world topsy-turvy. I can't think without you, and yet
it would be folly to tell this to my Governor, and ask his consent to
our marriage. He wants me to finish college, take the usual trip
around the world and then go into the firm. Besides, he wants me to
eventually marry a cousin of mine--a girl with a lot of money and with
about as much heart as would fit on the end of a pin."

She had followed this speech with almost painful attention. She bit
her lips till they were but a compressed line of coral. A