across her, tell her to come and make herself known to me, please. I've something to say."
"I will," I said, carefully drawing the thread through my needle and making a knot. "If I ever run across her. I doubt if I do. I've learned that that girl has gone on a long journey to a new and engrossing country."
"Oh? I must send a message to her somehow then. Come here, my dear. Come here. I've got my glasses caught."
I laid down my work and crossed over to Mrs. Sewall. It was true. The chain was in a knot. I untangled it.
"How deft you are!" she exclaimed softly. "Thank you, dear. Thank you." Then she put her cold white fingers on my arm, and patted it a little. She smiled very sweetly upon me.
"My private secretary pleases me better every day!" she said.
