Louise gave him her hand with just a little apprehension. She realized
that for a young man to make an evening call upon a girl in a simple
community such as Cardhaven might cause comment which she did not care
to arouse. But it seemed Lawford Tapp had an errand.
"I do not know, Miss Grayling, whether you care to go out in my _Merry
Andrew_ now that your friends have arrived," he said. "But if you do,
we might go on Thursday."
"Day after to-morrow? Why not?" she replied with alacrity. "Of course
I shall be glad to go--as I already assured you. My--er--friends'
coming makes no difference." She thought he referred to Aunt Euphemia
and the Perritons. "They will not take up so much of my time that I
shall have to desert all my other acquaintances."
Lawford cheered up immensely at this statement. Cap'n Amazon had gone
into the store at once and now returned with, his box of "private stock
two-fors," one of which choice cigars each of the men took.
"Light up! Light up!" he said cordially. "My niece don't mind the
smell of tobacker.
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