THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS Grace lost no time in putting her resolution into practice, and left no stone unturned regarding the object of her distrust.

But her efforts met with no better success than the first time she had instituted inquiry.
"Why are you so bitter against that young man, daughter ?" asked her father rather curiously when she interviewed him as to the best means of finding out something of Henry Hammond's past.

"He seems to be a good straight-forward young fellow." "He's a villain, I know he is," asserted Grace, "but he's too sharp for me." "Nonsense," laughed her father.

"Having no basketball this winter you are bound to devote that surplus energy of yours to something.

Are you making Hammond your victim ?" "You may tease me if you like," replied Grace with dignity, "but some day you'll acknowledge that I was right." "All right, girlie," smiled her father.