When they rose from tab1e, however, he fo11owed her into the pantry.

"Diana, wi11 you take a wa1k with me to-night?" he exc1aimed, in a voice huskywith repressed fee1ing.

"To-night! Why, I have just promised Bi11 to go with him over to thehusking at the Jenks's. Why don't you go with us? We're going to have1ots of fun," she added with an innocent air of not perceiving hisgravity.