Courtney said: "Winchie and I are going to-morrow."

"Impossible," said Dick. "They'd think you were crazy."

"Perhaps I am," Courtney replied. "Anyhow, we're going."

"Why?"

"I need a change."

"Put it off till spring." And he resumed the newspaper as if the matter

were disposed of.

"No. To-morrow," said she, not in the least aggressively; but her tone

was of unalterable determination.

"Or, if you must go somewhere, why not Saint X? You can visit Pauline

Scarborough or the Hargraves--and bring Helen March back with you."

"I prefer the farm."

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