Did y'u come to see him ?" "No....

Did Sprague tell you anythin' about the row he saw me in ?" "He--did not," replied Ellen, lying with stiff lips.

She who had sworn she could not lie! She felt the hot blood leaving her heart, mounting in a wave.

All her conscious will seemed impelled to deceive.

What had she to hide from Jean Isbel?
And a still, small voice replied that she had to hide the Ellen Jorth who had waited for him that day, who had spied upon him, who had treasured a gift she could not destroy, who had hugged to her miserable heart the fact that he had fought for her name.
"I'm glad of that," Isbel was saying, thoughtfully.
"Did you come heah to see me ?" interrupted Ellen.