I thought, perhaps, he might have passed this way." If he had thought he would detect anything in her face he was once more mistaken.
"It is more than possible," Mrs.Cary remarked with a touch of weariness.

"The road out there is a public one." "And where does it lead to, may I ask ?" "That depends upon which way you are traveling--and which fork you take." "Possibly.

But suppose you were riding north.

Wouldn't the right fork lead to Richmond--and the left swing around toward the river crossing ?" "As to that I must refer you to a more competent authority," she answered with a hint of some disclosure in her tones.
"Who ?" "Mr.Jefferson Davis," she replied and almost laughed outright as he turned away to hide his vexation.

This was an easy game for her to play--and every moment she gained added to Herbert's safety.