Miss Westlake was in despair.

She had really hoped, and believed, that Sam had forgotten his engagement in business talk, and she had felt quite triumphant about it.

Tilloughby, satisfied to be with Miss Westlake, and Princeman, more than content to ride by the side of Miss Stevens, were neither of them overjoyed at the appearance of the fifth rider, who made fully as much a crowd as any "third party" has ever done; and he disarranged matters considerably, for, though at first lagging behind alone, a narrow place in the road shifted the party so that when they emerged upon the other side of it Miss Westlake was riding by the side of Sam, and Tilloughby was left to ride alone in the center.

Thereupon Miss Westlake's horse developed a sudden inclination to go very slowly.
"Papa says I'm becoming a very keen business woman," she remarked, by and by.
"Well, you've the proper blood in you for it," said Sam.
"That doesn't seem to count," she laughed; "look at Billy.

But I think I did a remarkably clever stroke this morning.