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"We seem to have the floor to ourselves," Dexie said with a smile. "If they knew the bliss of a perfect waltz, we would be crowded out, Miss Dexie. I begin to think I never waltzed before; your step is perfect what, you are not tired?" as Dexie stopped and led the way back to the piano. "No, but I will relieve Miss Chester; she is very fond of dancing."
"You will surely grant me that small favor before you go! I must speak to you, Dexie, even if you refuse me a private interview." "I have no right to grant even 'five minutes' interview' to my sister's lover," was the cool reply. "You can have nothing to say to me that might not be said before the whole family." "Am I your sister's lover? You know better, Dexie!
"No, I am sure it can't be right, Mrs. Gardner," said Elsie, "but we were so interested when we heard about these 'Jerkers' that we wished to see them before we went home." "Then you do not belong on the Island. Where is your home, my dears?" she asked, as she stepped briskly about preparing the tea. "We are from Halifax," Dexie answered. "And is it possible that you are the daughter of Mr.
"Dear me! is that what you call enjoying yourself, Miss Dexie?" said Maggie. "I fancy you would not like dish-washing, if you had to do it all the time." "Well, perhaps a full day's task of dish-washing would be rather tedious," said Dexie, laughing; "but I was only bidding for the breakfast dishes, you know." "But there is no need to trouble yourselves about anything," said Mrs. McDonald.
Dexie raised her eyes for one moment, but dropped them when she saw Traverse looking at her intently. She was glad it was not a fashionable belle he had chosen for his wife, for she knew what a position she must hold if she was "her mother's right hand." That term told a long story to one initiated into its duties. "But I am not going to let you off with such a general answer, Mr.
Gussie knew very well that she was not included in the invitation; but she had no intention of being left out, so she eagerly answered: "Oh, yes, of course we will go; it will be lovely and cool on the water this hot afternoon." Hugh knew it would be useless to hint that it was Dexie alone he wanted, but he meant to get rid of her society somehow.
She thought he had lacked the lover-like eagerness that one might expect, judging the matter from the standpoint of Gussie's frequent remarks. But believing that Lancy Gurney had more than a friendly feeling for Dexie, she felt uneasy for the result of the struggle between the rivals. Dexie would surely suffer between them.
"Well, there is plenty of room, Mr. McNeil," she said, with a smile, "so you won't crowd us." Lancy helped Dexie into the seat beside himself, so Hugh and Elsie took the seat behind. "Really, this is very comfortable, Lancy," said Dexie, as they flew along the street. "I don't see what better accommodation one could ask than this.
Sit here," and he placed a screen to hide them from the gaze of intruders; then coming over to her side, drew the letter from his pocket, saying: "Forgive me, Miss Dexie, for claiming your property; it is yours, is it not?" "Unfortunately, yes; and you were more than kind to shield me as you did," and she put the cause of the trouble in the deepest corner of her pocket.
Dexie was all aglow, her cheeks dimpled and rosy, her merry brown eyes full of life and her pretty hair falling in rings about her forehead, making her look much younger than she really was; while poor Elsie's face looked all the paler against the background of dark hair that grew low on her brow, and hung in two long braids down her back.
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