David Baker’s Opinion

shyness. Eric smiled as he recalled his first meeting with her. He suddenly realized how far Kilmeny had come since then and how much she had devel- oped.

With a little gesture of invitation Kil- meny led the way through the orchard to the wild cherry lane, and the two men fol- lowed.

“ Eric, she is simply unutterable! ” said David in an undertone. “ Last night, to tell you the truth, I had a rather poor opinion of your sanity. But now I am consumed with a fierce envy. She is the loveliest creature I ever saw.”

Eric introduced David to the Gordons and then hurried away to his school. On his way down the Gordon lane he met Neil and was half startled by the glare of ha— tred in the Italian boy’s eyes. Pity suc- ceeded the momentary alarm. Neil’s face had grown thin and haggard; his eyes were sunken and feverishly bright; he looked years older than on the dayr when

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