"I don't care if you're going on an errand for the Czar of Russia;
you turn around, and walk along with me."
"Where to?"
"Wherever I lead you! Here's a rose arbour, this will do. In with
you!"
Daisy entered the arbour, trembling. She had never seen Farnsworth
so angry before, and her guilty conscience made her feel sure he
had discovered her treachery. In the arbour they were screened
from observation, and Bill lowered his voice.
"Now," said he, "tell me all about this 'Spirit of the Sea'
business. What underhanded game did you play to get the part away
from Patty Fairfield?"
"I didn't! She told Guy Martin she wouldn't take it."
"Yes; she wrote him a note. Now, in some way or other, you made
her write that note. How did you do it?"
"Did she tell you I made her write it?"
"No, she didn't! She said she wrote it, but she wouldn't tell me
why."
Daisy's eyes opened wide. Then Patty KNEW the note had been given
to Guy in her name, and yet she didn't denounce Daisy! Such
generosity was almost outside Daisy's comprehension, and she
paused to think it out. At last she said:
"Why do YOU think she wouldn't tell you?"
"I don't THINK, I KNOW! A man has only to look into Patty
Fairfield's clear, honest eyes to know that she's incapable of
meanness or deceit.
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