SAN JACINTO DAY



flippant, almost sacrilegious, to Mary. She gave
Roberta a disapproving glance behind her back,
thinking, " Little you know about it. If you could
see as I do now, how Phil is hiding his real feel-
ings, you'd realize that there's one man, at least,
capable of the deathless devotion you scoff at."
  The evening was over all too soon. Phil was to
take Roberta home on his way back to the hotel,
and when he rose to go said, " I'll not make my
farewells now. My train doesn't leave till nearly
noon to-morrow, so I'll call some time during the
morning to pay my respects to the Major and see
you all again."
  "You'll have to say good-by to Mary now,"
said Gay.  " She insists on taking that horrid
freight car back to Bauer, at seven in the morn-
ing."
  "I must," said Mary. "You know they need
me, now that the nurse is gone, and I've already
been away two days."
  Roberta went out into the hall for her hat, and
Gay followed as far as the door, talking as she
went.
  "And I haven't had any visit with you at all,"
said Phil, who was standing, hat in hand, looking
down at Mary. " I haven't had a word with you



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