The Black Opal
“she cried when I showed her the letter.“I wish I could come with you.”“That’s entirely out of the question,” I said at once.“If she saw I was not alone, she might go away.”Dorothy realized that.“And she is Mrs. Craig,” she said.“Could Jefferson Craig have married her? Good heavens! Who would have thought of that?”We agreed to say nothing to Lawrence about it, and 1 was glad that she saw the necessity for that. I was also relieved that Gertie had not yet returned from her honeymoon. I knew she w...ould have guessed something had happened and made an effort to learn what it was.I was at the Albert Memorial at exactly ten o’clock. It was easy for me. I only had to walk there. She had not arrived, but I was not alarmed, for I knew she would find it difficult to judge exactly the time the journey would take. Eight minutes passed before I saw her hurrying to our rendezvous.I went towards her and, for a few seconds we stood looking at each other. Then she held out her hands and I |j took them both in mine.She had changed considerably.MoreLess
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