25/29 I ought to stay the night through; but I'm late now for an operation at the hospital. Good night." He departed, musing. How plainly he could see the patch of garden in the summer sunshine and the white hollyhocks nodding above the picket fence! * * * * * Ruth sat waiting for the half hour, subconsciously. Her thoughts were busy with the possibilities of this break in her journey. In all her life no living thing had had to depend upon her, not even a dog or a cat. |