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Updated: June 27, 2025
Gurney insisted that Elsie should go up to bed at once, and be doctored for the cold she had evidently contracted, and pressing a kiss on Dexie's cheek, she followed her daughter upstairs. But for all their care Elsie was confined to her room for several weeks, and her recovery was slow and tedious.
As the last notes died away, Lancy turned on the music-stool and took her hand; Dexie's thoughts had been so engrossed that, for the moment, she let it rest there, when she heard the low-spoken words: "I want to tell you something, Dexie." Instantly Elsie's words flashed into her mind, and she tried to break away from the arm that encircled her waist. "Let me go, Lancy," was the startled cry.
"But I won't whistle to-night, so there!" she kept saying to herself, as if she needed to keep her determination constantly before herself in order to back it up. Elsie rushed up the stairs at once, eager to enjoy the delights that an English box always contained; but for once Dexie's interest was centred in herself.
Guy was just in time to catch Dexie's fainting form and bear her from the room, when the children round the bedside understood that they were fatherless. Many changes took place in the household during the weeks following Mr. Sherwood's death. It was a sorrowful time to live through, and a most unpleasant memory to look back upon. These were days of trial to Dexie.
She sat down beside her and stroked the hot face until Dexie's sobs had somewhat ceased. Her gentle voice did much to soothe the tempest in Dexie's breast, but she seemed to have lost her persuasive power for the time. Mr. Sherwood went at once to his wife's room to explain the cause of the disturbance. "How inconsiderate of Dexie to cause so much annoyance!" was her fretful comment.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sherwood had started out for a walk in order to quiet the anxiety that filled his mind, and meeting Mr. Ross down by the Grand Parade he astonished the man by telling him of Dexie's determination. "But, Mr. Sherwood, she must come," he cried aghast. "Her performance has been announced and is the talk of the city." "Can't help it, Mr. Ross.
Remembering all this, Gussie's conduct this particular evening is seen in its true light, but it brought its own punishment. In some unaccountable way, Hugh's letter had dropped from Dexie's pocket while she sat sewing at the badges with the rest, and in searching for a spool of thread, it fell into Gussie's hands. She glanced over the letter, but did not notice the signature.
But after hearing Dexie's story, Hugh's anxiety on their account did not trouble him further. As they walked towards the house, Elsie expressed a hope "that Hugh and Gussie would soon get married, and would give them a good party to celebrate the event," and Dexie heartily seconded her wish.
Dexie's self-reliant manner was doing much to inspire Nina with courage to act on her own responsibility occasionally, and the few weeks' acquaintance with girls of her own age made quite an improvement in her manner, so that she could now laugh with the rest at the harmless jokes which passed back and forth, without waiting to consult her mamma about the propriety of it.
His passion for Dexie had grown as the weeks went by, and when the one obstacle, Lancy, was removed, all would be well. His visits to the Sherwoods were more frequent than ever, and he openly showed his preference for Dexie's society. But Gussie had no other admirer just then, and she accepted the attentions meant for her sister as if they were her own just due.
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