And," he added, with that droll touch in his voice, "I must say I rarely disappoint them." "I suspect," she continued, thoughtfully, "that the Dean purposely did not explain that drift fence to you." "He has established precedents that would justify my thinking so, I'll admit." "Well, then, why don't you ride cheerfully home and report the progress of your work as though nothing had happened ?" "You mean that you won't tell ?" he cried.
She nodded gaily.

"I told them this afternoon that it wasn't fair for you to have no one but Stella on your side." "What a good Samaritan you are! You put me under an everlasting obligation to you." "All right," she laughed.

"I'm glad you feel that way about it.

I shall hold that debt against you until some day when I am in dreadful need, and then I shall demand payment in full.

Good-by!" And once again Kitty had spoken, in jest, words that held for them both, had they but known, great significance.
Patches watched until she was out of sight.