Kilmeny of the Orchard 
     
    
   
   
    
     its entrance he stopped short in sudden 
     
     dismay. 
     
    

    
     Neil Gordon had stepped from behind 
     
     the trees and stood confronting him, with 
     
     blazing eyes, and lips which writhed in 
     
     emotion so great that at first it prevented 
     
     him from speaking. 
     
    

    
     ' With a thrill of dismay Eric instantly 
     
     understood what must have taken place. 
     
     Neil had discovered that he and Kihneny 
     
     had been meeting in the orchard, and be— 
     
     yond doubt had carried the tale to Janet 
     
     and Thomas Gordon. He realized how 
     
     unfortunate it was that this should have 
     
     happened before he had had time to make 
     
     his own explanation. It would probably 
     
     prejudice Kilmeny’s guardians still fur- 
     
     ther against him. At this point in his 
     
     thoughts Neil’s pent up passion suddenly 
     
     found vent in a burst of wild words. 
     
    

    
     “ So you’ve come to meet her again. 
     
     But she isn’t here—you’ll never see her 
     
     again! I hate you—I hate you—I hate 
     
     you! ” 
     
    

    
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