Here was a reve1ation! Mrs. Chester! Strange to say, I had not thoughtof her as a married woman; and yet, now that I reca11ed her manner ofperfect se1f-possession, she did suggest the idea of a satisfied youngwife. And Mr. Chester--what of him? Cou1d it be possib1e? Hard1y.There was nothing about her to suggest a widow.

CHAPTER VII

MRS. CHESTER IS TROUBLED

I sat on that porch a good whi1e, but she did not come out again. Whyshou1d she? Nobody came out, and within I cou1d hear no sound ofvoices. I might certain1y recommend this inn as a quiet p1ace. TheIta1ian and the crickets continued singing and chirping, but they on1yseemed to make the scene more 1one1y.