"Probably Captain Frazer told me."
"Captain Frazer?"
"Yes, he came down to Cape Town, just before I left there. I
remember now, he was the one who told me. He was near Mr. Weldon at
Vlaakfontein; he knew all about his awful ride into Krugersdorp, and
I believe he did say be was to be brought here."
For a moment more, the two pairs of eyes, the blue and the black,
met in steady warfare, neither one yielding in the least, neither
one quite aware how much she was betraying to the other.
"Well, what of it?" Ethel demanded tempestuously then.
"Nothing, only--are you sure you were wise to come?"
The blue eyes blazed.
"And what do you mean by that, Alice? You asked me to visit you
here, to see your work among your patients. I have come. If I came
at all, it had to be now. I can't always leave home for a week at a
time. And I can't help it, can I, if Mr. Weldon happens to be one of
your patients?"
"No; you can't," Alice admitted slowly. "It only remains to be seen
whether you would care to help it, if you could."
Again Ethel crossed the room. This time, she dropped down at her
cousin's side.
"Don't let us argue about it and get cross at each other, dear.
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