MAKE YOUR TERMS Graydon's uppermost thought now was to make his peace with Madge.

He dismissed all his former theories about her as absurd, and felt that, whether he understood her or not, she had become a splendid woman, of whose friendship he might well be proud, and accept it on any terms that pleased her.

He also was sure that Miss Wildmere's prejudices would be banished at once and forever by Madge's heroism, believing that the girl's hostile feeling was due only to the natural jealousy of social rivals.

"If Stella does not regard Madge's action with generous enthusiasm, I shall think the worse of her," was his masculine conclusion.
The wily girl was not so obtuse as to be unaware of this, and when he came down she said all he could wish in praise of Madge, but took pains to enlarge upon his own courage.

At this he pooh-poohed emphatically.