PART III.
CHAPTER I BLUEBEARD'S CHAMBER Bhulwana in early spring! Bhulwana of the singing birds and darting squirrels! Bhulwana of the pines! Stella stood in the green compound of the bungalow known as The Grand Stand, gazing down upon the green racecourse with eyes that dreamed.
The evening was drawing near.

They had arrived but a few minutes before in Major Ralston's car, and the journey had taken the whole day.

Her mind went back to that early hour almost in the dawning when she and Everard Monck had knelt together before the altar of the little English Church at Kurrumpore and been pronounced man and wife.

Mrs.Ralston and Tommy alone had attended the wedding.

The hour had been kept a strict secret from all besides.