"I will send an invitation," she said to herself, "but if Mr.Brewster comes after he has read it, I shall be surprised." Montgomery, however, did not receive the note in the spirit in which it had been sent.

He only saw in it a ray of hope that Barbara was relenting and was jubilant at the prospect of a reconciliation.

The next Sunday he sought an interview with Miss Drew, but she received him with icy reserve.

If he had thought to punish her by staying away, it was evident that she felt equally responsible for a great deal of misery on his part.

Both had been more or less unhappy, and both were resentfully obstinate.