I suppose that I was wrong." She knew only too well, but now his evident trouble troubled her and she loved him too well to accept the temptation to use the exasperating phrase, "I always told you so." "You can do nothing, James, without more certainty.

You will not question his mother ?" "No, I can't do that, Ann; and yet I cannot quite let this go by and simply sit still." "What do you propose to do ?" "I do not know," and with this he left her and rode to the mills.

In the afternoon he called at Mrs.Lamb's and asked where he could find Peter.
She was evidently uneasy, as she said, "You gave him work on the new roof of the Baptist chapel with Boynton; he might be there." He made no comment, and went on his way until reaching the chapel he called Peter down from the roof and said, "Come with me, I want to talk to you." Peter was now sober and was sharply on guard.

"Come away from the town," added the Squire.

He crossed the street, entered his own woods and walked through them until he came in sight of the smoking relics of the parsonage, where at a distance some few persons were idly discussing what was also on Penhallow's mind.