And yet there was something about his straightforward
manner which appealed to her. She thought, too, of the sick girl, and
the spirit of true chivalry which had caused these two boys to come all
the way to the city for her sake. How disappointed they would be when
she told them how utterly impossible it would be for her to go.
"Where is this concert to take place?" she at length enquired.
"At Headquarters, just in front of Whyn's window, so she can see and
hear," was the reply.
"Yes, but where? How far is it from the city?"
"Oh, I forgot that," and Rod smiled. "I thought everybody knew that
Captain Josh lived at Hillcrest."
"Hillcrest, did you say?" the woman demanded, while a new interest
shone in her eyes.
"Yes. It's on the river, about twenty-five miles from here. You could
go up in the afternoon boat, and get there in plenty of time."
The woman sat up suddenly in her chair now, for an idea had stabbed her
mind with a startling intensity. Could it be possible, she asked
herself, that this is he? Those eyes recalled one whose memory was
very dear, and that erect poise of the head, crowned with such golden
curls, could belong to no one else. And he was from Hillcrest as well,
the very place.
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