He had hurt her last night.

How awfully she must have hurt him! "When will Martin be back ?" "I don't know," said Joan.

"Probably to-morrow.

I'm not sure." She stumbled a little, realized that she was giving herself away,--because if a bride is not to know her husband's movements, who is ?--and made a desperate effort to recover her position.

"It all depends on how long he's kept.